Shooting RAW
When Shooting RAW
Shoot RAW Leaves Your Cooking Options Open
When shooting RAW all the data from the shot the sensor collected is saved. When you save in JPG or JPEG there is “clipping” going on to compress the file size so it is smaller. This compression process picks the data by a mathematical algorithm to decided what data to keep and what to discard.
Among photographers there is an ongoing discussion about the advantages or lack there of of shooting Raw vs JPG. One of the best I’ve run across is Raw vs JPEG. But when it comes to creating an exceptional listing image. There is nothing that can replace the detail garnered from a RAW image file.
While RAW image files are large they provide the best results for HDR processing. They also allow the greatest flexibility in post processing. White balance, color settings, just about anything you can think of can be changed (with the exception of focus) and that can be improved when shooting RAW.
If you are only a casual photographer and not interesting in spending time post processing your images, shooting RAW probably isn’t for you. But if you want maximum ability to post process your images, then RAW is the way to go.
For me, I don’t like having to go back and reshoot a room because I under exposed it in the camera. When shooting RAW it isn’t an issue.
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