RAW or JPEG!!!

[Taallyn]

I primarially shoot in RAW. It gives a lot more latitude when processing. It is also a non-destructive format; meaning that the changes you make are saved to the file and can be reset at any point, even after saving the file.

JPEG exists to make sharing and storing photo files easier.

RAW exists to give you the best data to create the best JPEG.

Kind of simplistic, but the closest I come to right now.

[sfmoe]

Originally Posted by Taallyn

I primarially shoot in RAW. It gives a lot more latitude when processing. It is also a non-destructive format; meaning that the changes you make are saved to the file and can be reset at any point, even after saving the file.

JPEG exists to make sharing and storing photo files easier.

RAW exists to give you the best data to create the best JPEG.

Kind of simplistic, but the closest I come to right now.

I think thats the best explanation yet, simplistic is always the best

JPEG : instant
RAW: negative

[Nicole]

Originally Posted by kimspics

so do the majority of you all shoot in RAW? should I change my camera setting to RAW? if RAW is so much better why does jpeg even exist?

I shoot in RAW, but as for why should jpg even exist for shooting in? Not everyone wants to deal with processing every shot

[crunch]

+1 vote for RAW.

Give you a better chance of rescuing an "OK" photo than JPG. Things like white balance and exposure are dead easy to fix. Quite necessary I think for a wedding, or for anything in fact. I shoot everything in RAW.

Cheers!

[schambers]

Correct me if I am wrong, but my point and shoot (fuji finepix s700) only allows shooting in JPG, but upon importing into lightroom I convert to DNG. It takes longer but it allows for non-destructive editing.

My question is, seeing how my camera shoots in JPG, is there even a point to convert to DNG upon importing with lightroom?

I know it takes longer and takes up more space, but the price that disk space is today, diskspace is no longer a worry. The only thing that stinks is the amount of time it takes to import the photos.

[Crashmaster007]

Unless im shooting sports I shoot in RAW. In my opinion if you aren't shooting in RAW you might as well not be taking pictures. The amount of post processing power that RAW gives you is amazing.

[kahunaben]

I just got into photography, but when I got married we asked photographers what format they shot in and most said jpeg.

I we personally received about 1000 pictures from my wedding and if you had to post process all of those, that would take forever! Especially if you shot multiple weddings each month!

Just a thought.

[BRabbit]

Originally Posted by kimspics

so do the majority of you all shoot in RAW? should I change my camera setting to RAW? if RAW is so much better why does jpeg even exist?

im pretty new to this but from what iv read ive decided to shoot mostly in jpeg just because i like to shoot alot of pics and decide later which ones i like i dont really ever pp so losing some of the data doesnt effect me but if your gonna photoshop your pics alot then use raw it really depends on what you like to do

[TarheelRambler]

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.

[smc1377]

While I do shoot in RAW about half the time, I fear that many are using RAW as a crutch. Instead of taking the time to get it right the first time, they just shoot and correct later. While I do appreciate all the benefits RAW gives me in the post-processing stage, I've learned that getting it right from the get go is a lot easier than trying to color correct 500 images.

However with that said, I'll still shoot the very important stuff in RAW *just in case*.