Working in RAW

NewCreation517

Hello all,

I shoot with a Canon 20D and am really getting into photo finishing (color correction, b/w conversion, etc.). I've always shot as JPG, but I hear a lot of talk about shooting in RAW. What are the benefits of this? I know the file size is larger, but the photos do not seem to look any different (at least to the naked eye). Do the files clean up better? Do the inherently look better?

For the record, I use Picasa a lot. I know it's not the best, but it's free.

Thanks!

DavidTO

NewCreation517 wrote:

Hello all,

I shoot with a Canon 20D and am really getting into photo finishing (color correction, b/w conversion, etc.). I've always shot as JPG, but I hear a lot of talk about shooting in RAW. What are the benefits of this? I know the file size is larger, but the photos do not seem to look any different (at least to the naked eye). Do the files clean up better? Do the inherently look better?

For the record, I use Picasa a lot. I know it's not the best, but it's free.

Thanks!

This is the kind of information request that is broad, and easily found via search. For instance, googling raw vs. jpeg brought up these results.

Not that we aren't happy to help answer your questions, but a little legwork on your part, a little self-education, goes a long way to making you self-sufficient. Come back with specific questions or things you don't understand, but at least try to find the answers yourself. Don't be a Help Vampire.

Anthony

DavidTO wrote:

This is the kind of information request that is broad, and easily found via search. For instance, googling raw vs. jpeg brought up these results.

Not that we aren't happy to help answer your questions, but a little legwork on your part, a little self-education, goes a long way to making you self-sufficient. Come back with specific questions or things you don't understand, but at least try to find the answers yourself. Don't be a Help Vampire.

Well said! This is the second question this week, which had the OP googled for primary information - or even just visited the relevant website in the other case - their question would have been answered.

Yes, I am a grumpy old man.

Anthony.

wxwax

NewCreation, here's a Google search for RAW on smugmug. Lots of good stuff there.

DavidTO

wxwax wrote:

NewCreation, here's a Google search for RAW on smugmug. Lots of good stuff there.

er...dgrin

wxwax

Yeah, what he said. :uhoh