What do you do with your RAW photos?

[kirbinster]

I use lightroom, so I keep all the raws. I add keywords and other data so I can easily find any photo at any time in the future. The ones I want to upload to Flickr I convert to Jpeg as I do also for those that I want to send for printing online.

[lputman]

I review all the RAWS, delete any that need to go. I subsequently keep any jpeg or photoshop psd files created from those RAWS.

[porterd2nz]

I shoot in RAW or RAW+JPG depending on the situation. I only import the RAW files into my workflow (the JPGs are there in case I need to give someone a quick preview of a particular shot before processing through Lightroom and/or Photoshop. NOTE: I don't import all of the shots, just the ones that are keepers. Bad shot get deleted.

All my processing is done on virtual copies of the RAW files. I only export to JPG for the web. I only print from the RAW files, never from the JPGs.

[TAWW]

I use Lightroom, everything is raw until I decide to export for upload/email or edit in Photoshop. I do not keep the JPG that was exported.

[Quo Fan]

I use Lightroom, and save almost all my RAW shots. I only delete the ones that are not salvagable. I pp in Lightroom and CS3 if I need to, convert to JPG and upload or burn to CD for distribution.

[Ewie]

I have started to convert my RAW files to DNG as I import them as it's a good way to save disk space whiloe retaining all of the image information. The jpegs are a output images once I've edited the original so I tend to keep those as well.

I backup files onto an additiona HDD on my PC, but will have to look at getting an external drive to archive older file to.

[Sime]

Morning!

All of my RAW files are my most important files... I load all my raws onto my pc and backem up right away , then work on the raws in lightroom [non-destructive] and export depending on the client.

Sime.

[koddok]

Sometimes i just use RAW and sometimes i just use JPEG...it all depends on what i'm shooting at and therefore if it needs a good post production or simply a veru high speed shooting...

[rediguana]

I - use Lightroom, import RAWs as DNG, export to JPG when required, and delete the JPG's when done. Over time, my 'good' JPG photos will be collected in iPhoto, whilst Lightroom contains all original photos that I haven't deleted. If I have created a panorama though, I'll usually delete the DNG and just leave the TIF - as long as I'm happy with the conversion.

[3afsa]

I shoot in RAW, but once I edit and export them to JPG, I delete them.