The RAW Question
The biggest thing about shooting weddings in RAW is the versatility it gives you to correct mistakes. The goal of any photographer is to try to capture the image correctly in the camera when you capture the image. With a wedding, you only have one chance to get it right. It's not like you can get everyone back together again to reshoot. So you want to give yourself every chance to produce the absolutely best images you can.
I always shoot in RAW. Because I carry about 30 gig of storage with me in the CF cards in my bag, storage space is not an issue. I'm still learning and make a lot of mistakes, so I want to give myself every chance to end up with good images from my photo outings. RAW gives me the best chance for that. Finally, I do not need to worry about the degradation of the images that happens with JPG over time.
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