Comments on: Digital Photography Sessions – Episode 003 – RAW vs. JPEG

By: Wedding photographer Basingstoke

Wedding photographer Basingstoke — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:17:50 +0000

As a wedding photographer I always shoot raw. I can make as many image enhancing adjustments as I like to the raw imagw without losing data or degrading the original image. When I am finished I convert the raw file to a jpeg and the jobs done.

By: dnorman

dnorman — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:35:01 +0000

if you’re in antartica, I’d shoot RAW. Better to fill up some extra cards with data than miss some detail by trying to conserve space… I just got back from the caribbean, and shot mostly JPEG, but switched to RAW to capture scenes where the dynamic range was more important (sunsets, etc…) You could shoot JPEG some of the time, and bump over to RAW when you need it…

By: dan

dan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:10:48 +0000

Yours is the first simple yet detailed explanation of raw v. jepeg I have found without paying for long, unnecessary classes. (I shot semi pro film years ago for local papers)
My new wife and I are honeymooning in Antartica (no it’s not a typo) so detail in snow and shadow is a major concern.
Could I still save space and get “close” to the tweaked RAW images by bracketing at jpeg images? I don’t expect an absolute yes/no but will appreciate your imput greatly.
Thanks and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Dan

By: Bruce Schauble

Bruce Schauble — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:52:46 +0000

That was a very clear and very helpful mini-tutorial. I’ve been using .jpeg only ever since I got my digital SLR a year ago and was wondering about the plusses and minuses of shooting RAW. Thanks.