I mix it up recently on holiday I took mainly JPEGs as they were just snaps of people and places. When I went to a location worthy of a bit of time where I thought I would need to make some edits such as sunsets across to the mainland and mountains I shot in raw. Nice to hear someone supporting JPEGs in the right circumstances.
As with some who say "only real photographers shoot in full manual-only, and only similarly shoot raw," this smacks to me of photographic snobbery. Perfectly acceptable images can be captured in jpg. Also, it is not an essential ingredient of modern photography to spend hours in front of a - must be calibrated- monitor, effectively creating a painting like image, often bearing little resemblance to the original scene, to create a final product having the view of painting, complete with added in sky, oversaturated colours- think you know what my points are.
The editing process drives me nuts, so jpeg suits me fine. I did not, however, know about photo styles. I look forward to exploring that feature. Thanks for your help!
I love shooting RAW. Gives me so much versatility on post editing. Only time I really shoot JPG is when it's just a simple image needed for work that doesn't need to be too fancy
Hello Paul. As usual, an excellent video; always clearly explained. You tell what you're going to tell us, then you tell us, and finally tell us what you told us, so the lessons are easy to understand and retain. Plus you tell us the whys of trying something other than a "this is what you do" explanation. I always add to my learning from these videos. Thank you for sharing your expertise and experience with all of us!
I just caught your "How to photograph THE MOON " a couple of days ago in time to capture some outstanding pics of the harvest moon. I found your teaching style easy to follow and to the point. You got yourself another subscriber. CHEERS!!
Very good, concise video explaining the advantages/disadvantages of both. One thing to note is that if you do shoot Raw+JPEG you will often lose some of the in-camera settings that are available when shooting in JPEG-only mode. The functions that are disabled will vary by camera. When shooting in JPEG-only the full feature set of the camera will be available. However, if you do decide to shoot in JPEG-only mode you'll lose any of the advantages of PP with a Raw file.
Hi Paul, another great video :). Even the most capable camera will buffer if you choose a memory card with slow read/write speeds. If you can fork out enough for a good card, you should not suffer too many buffering issues. Once I chose to shoot in both raw and jpeg. These days I prefer not to waste space on my card with jpegs. With a raw file and current post processing software, there is no limit to creativity. One's creativity is really limited with jpegs.
Thank you Paul for expressing this viewpoint. Unless you are shooting for Competition or sale of a very large image to hang jpeg works very well (my opinion). Your insights are valuable to the community.
Really depends on how and what you are shooting and what your target market is, as well as just what kinds of editing/post-processing you do. If I do high speed burst work for sporting functions I shoot jpg, but if I am doing event/wedding/portrait work, I shoot raw, so really depends on the situation.
THANK YOU!!! When I made the step up from a point and shoot, the best bang for my budget was to kit myself out with a good used Nikon DSLR and two lenses (that STILL cost me less than a new mirrorless body). It gives me three choices of JPEG quality. I shot RAW for the first time a couple of weeks ago and felt like the entire post processing session was a salvage operation. I don't do this so that I can come home to a joyless slog that makes me want to cry, not when I can put the camera in "JPEG Fine" and complete an edit with a light touch - and heart.
I only shoot JPG, I process them in either Photoshop or Lightroom, I have sold prints at exhibitions and just to people and people like my work, they never ask me if I shoot in JPG or RAW.
It doesn't really say anything about the choice between jpg and raw. If you are not interested in getting the maximum quality, not being able to edit the photos to the fullest. Then it can work with jpg, but then you can just as well use the mobile.
I enjoyed your explanation; you laid everything out in a nicely organized fashion and made it easy to understand. I already knew most of what you were relating, but was curious about the video's tag line re whether we should shoot RAW. I, personally, only shoot RAW, but then I am doing it professionally and producing large Giclée prints on canvas for sale to discriminating fine art clients - 24 x 36 - sometimes bigger - from my work and need every ounce of quality I can squeeze out! But, if I am not serious, I will use JPEGs. I subscribed and look forward to more of your tutorials.
Great explanation. I always shoot JPEG and RAW. I have the images ready to go with the JPEG, and I can work on it with the RAW. That's just what works for me. My hard drives are all in RAID configurations. With disc space being so affordable these days, I don't delete any photos. Thanks for another great video.
TY Paul, for another informative and timely video. I have been contemplating going back to shooting JPEG,I have been shooting only raw for a few years but not wanting to spend time post processing since eyes aren't what they used to be . Having much more fun , sharing and time outside shooting with my Nikon Zfc and less time home on the computer.
That is the reason why I made this video, RAW is great but it's not for everybody. The Nikon Zfc is a really great camera and if you shoot Jpeg images you can have a lot of fun with the Picture Control settings. Thanks for watching 🏆
Blessings Paul, yet another great video my friend. I normally shoot both JPEG and RAW images. This way if I need to post it fast I still have the jpeg image available without much editing and I could always use the Snapseed for minor editing. I also have the Raw so if I have time like a portrait I could go ahead and do my creative part on computer.
Thanks Paul for another well explained video. I switched to RAW, on your recommendation, a couple of years ago but didn't realize that when viewing images on the camera display that they were displayed in JPEG. A lesson learnt. Thanks and keep up the great work. Regards, Andy
With my first camera there was no way to choose, she could only handle JPG. Since I had my first DSLR camera, I have only been taking photos in RAW. Thank you for the well-explained video Paul.
Hi Paul I shoot RAW However... Recently the biggest lesson that I have learnt is why spend hours in front of computer. Of you get it right first time. Brilliant. Learning the camera functions and histogram will save you so much time. So jpeg is very compelling What is a TIFF file etc and why should we use it? I am new to your work but very much enjoying it
My fuji xt5 allows me to set my camera to shoot fine raw and jpeg so I can get the best of both worlds. When I process the photos and send to instagram these are jpeg . I really enjoy your tutorials which are very clear and understandable.
I do fine art photography and always shoot RAW. I don't shoot high volume, so storage and buffer speeds aren't a concern for me. I might spend an entire weekend on a subject and come away with a dozen images, maybe one keeper if I'm lucky. I add five or six, maybe seven images to my website each year. Having said that, there are moments when I do shoot JPEG. For me, it's a kind of training. Knowing that my editing options are limited with JPEG, it forces me to slow down and consider lots of things, to try and nail as much as I can in camera. It's also a way to teach me to be more decisive and to trust my instincts. I have an exercise I used to teach people; take blank memory card, set your camera to JPEG, cover your LCD with tape and just use the metering display (or turn image preview off if you don't have a metering display). Then shoot 10-20 images and take the card to a printer (without having looked at the images) to print each image at 4x6. People are often surprised at how good they really are when they stop obsessing about the LCD after each shot. And when tweaking an image is less of an option, people will often find more beauty in what they created without the need to tinker.
In other words treat your digital camera like a film camera. With an old-school SLR iso and picture style were both fixed by your choice of film. With only a light meter and no screen you had to rely on the viewfinder and meter. You didn’t get to see the results until the film was processed … no chimping and reshooting. Finally, an (expensive) roll of film giving 36 exposures concentrates the mind.
Thanks paul great video I still shoot jpeg and I'm constantly being told to shoot raw but I don't really edit my images. this video has just made my mind up for now at least I will stick to jpeg 👍thank you. Excellent channel
Easy to follow lessons at 75 years of age its a easy learn, photo Genius make it it easy explained and without any compilations thank you, all the way from ireland
Just FOUND YOU !! Well I Teach Photography on here as well and also to the Beginners at my Club, Brentwood & District Photographic Club and YOUR 'Video Teaching ' is GREAT ! No 'Hums and Ahs' and you really Get Down to the 'Nitty Gritty ' NO WAFFLING first as so many others do -- I am still learning 'Digital' Photography although being IN Photography since 1951 and you are a GREAT TEACHER -- SUBSCRIBED ( 'Good On You Mate' in my Best Aussie Accent!! )
I've only just got my 1st good camera, an old one. It doesn't shoot RAW so I found a Canon EOS, another old camera, that does shoot RAW. This video has been a great help in understanding the different formats.
Excellent video thanks, I use an old Canon 1300d and shoot in both modes at the same time , if I feel lazy jpeg time otherwise lightroom and Photoshop for editing.
Hey Paul, great video as usual! Please consider doing a video about,as you call them, take away cameras. I’m looking for a small affordable travel camera so I don’t have to lug my big DSLR around on trips.
Hey Paul - Great video as always… esp. the added graphics. One of my 2 go-to cameras is the Panasonic/LUMIX FZ300. There are some photo settings it literally will not let you shoot in jpg (lol - doesn’t tell you, just disallows). It will let you do a bit of ‘programming’ of the jpg processing if there are certain attributes you always prefer. A video I’d find interesting is Luminar Neo (probably my next purchase) on the same photo starting in RAW and starting in jpg.
I kind of choose depending on what I'm doing. If the photos I'm taking are for what I call reference only, I will just do JPG. These are photos I would do of different stages of a metalwork or woodwork project I'm working on. Or they could be the different stages of a local building project. Or they could be of a ship or superyacht which has come in our harbour. Or they can also cover me doing temporary photos where I have done a recce of a place I've not been to and found some good positions to get good photos, but the weather or light wasn't good at the time. It then reminds me where to go and I can walk straight to that point another day. The reason I will use RAW files for, is more valuable important stuff. The kind of stuff I think one day, I could use to make money out of. Anything scenic from landscapes, close ups of flowers, or a field of flowers. Long exposures, architecture, wildlife or patterns in nature. That's what I use RAW for.
I just bought a DSLR and I've taken 6,000 pictures. I shoot in raw and jpeg. I have not used one raw file, but they are there if I need them in the future.
@MatsPhoto You are so correct! I have learned to process RAW, and my images look so much better than jpeg straight out of the camera. Funny to read my comment from two years ago.
If you set your picture style for your jpegsto NEUTRAL then the preview image on the back of the LCD will be flatter and look more like the RAW image.(in case you shoot RAW + jpeg) and don't want to be spoiled with the fully processed look of the joeg image.
Hi George, I recently tested a new camera and tried to open the RAW files in Adobe Lightroom, this was not possible because the camera was so new that Lightroom could not recognise or make sense of the RAW file (data file) from that particular camera. Of course shortly after there was an update issued and then there was no problem. The reason for the lengthy explanation is that a RAW file straight out of camera on the memory card is effectively just data, when you open the file using the correct (and updated) software an image will be then be displayed based on the data values. So unlike a Jpeg which is a "ready to go" image and can be viewed on just about anything, a RAW file ideally needs to be imported into the appropriate software first, edited and finally saved as a format that can be opened on most devices - such as Jpeg, TIFF, etc... Thanks for watching.
Most processing software will apply edits to the RAW file by default(exposure, white balance...). It applys these filters so the RAW can be viewed. If viewed without these filters it's normally a very dark image, not much detail.
Unless I'm confused, in the video you state that a raw file is not an image, but in your latest reply you refer to it as an image. Is araw file an image or not. LOL. Thanks again. I really appreciate your videos.
If you don’t want to shoot and edit RAW, could you save your jpegs as TIF files when you edit them in your pc until you are happy with them? Then convert them back to jpegs when you’re finished. That way, you won’t lose data due to successive saves in the edit process.
I shoot JPEG, make a TIFF copy, do post processing on the TIFF, then make a JPEG copy of the modified TIFF. The JPEG copy is more or less the same size as the original JPEG.
Edit your images in Photoshop, and save them as both jpegs and PSD (Photoshop images). You can always go back to the PSD, it is lossless, and do more work on it. Then save it again as both a JPG and PSD.
Hey, Paul, I love your videos and I would like to share my own opinion on the RAW VS Jpeg image formats. I feel both Jpeg and RAW image formats work well in their own respected ways depending on the person shooting the photos. For the casual photographer who wishes to shoot a photo for easy photo sharing and quick photo printing for friends and family then using the Jpeg image format is perfect for them. However, if you wish to do photo touchups in let's say "Adobe Lightroom" then there might be an issue with that. It's not impossible to edit Jpeg photos in "Lightroom", but beware that you're going to have some photo information loss compared to RAW format. If you wish to add special effects to your photo such as CGI compositing elements then the RAW format would be recommended, because having the original resolution, and image quality you will be able to print out in the highest quality possible regardless of the amount of editing you done. Although paid image processing software's are considered an inconnivance to some people, investing some money aside to purchase them would be a worthy outcome because working with free 3rd party softwares that offer similar elements, they might not have some helpful features that only paid softwares can offer. Regardless that both formats have their up's and down's in the end it all depends on the user and how they wish to use their images for.
I see myself as a recorder rather than an artist, I don’t do much in post. However I do explore a little. I might shoot jpeg and raw and then play with the raw. For example in bird photography, I might over expose a bird against the sky so I can see the colours rather than a silhouette. But I don’t see myself editing hundreds of photos. I’m not a pro. I sometimes shoot in black and white to look at the “mood”. anyone can make a black & white photo from a raw, so I think it’s “cheating” to make a black & white photo after the fact. By taking a B&W photo I try and imagine what it’s like to use a Lieca Monochrom.
I remember back in the hoary old days I would always get a warning when I saved a picture as a JPEG. I never thought it was too lossy though. Nowadays I do mostly shoot in RAW because I enjoy editing my photos.
I shoot RAW mostly. My M6II has a HDR mode that produces a jpg. I like it, the photos come out pretty good. Anyways, I use RAW for most of my photos and I use my computer to make the jpg pics for facebook, instagram, behance and playbook. Posting seems to take more of my time LOL.
First time watch you. I was wondering about the so called improved Jpeg that is call HEIF, what is the update to using HEIF going to give me. Is it worth using vs. Jpeg. Does HEIF make using Raw less important.
Recently I saw a very impressive photography thread, with a whole bunch of amazing tropical birds, posted by a Pro wildlife photographer, who shot exclusively in JPG ! I'd have been tempted to respond, "What the heck are you doing" ?!?! > But his work looked outstanding. No obvious exposure, or color flaws. So here's the way I look at it, If you are "so good" that you can make flawless, award winning photos shooting in JPG, I have nothing but respect for you. However, I will continue to shoot in RAW, because I'm not that good, and not sure that I will ever be. Also, it's just in nature of wildlife photography, that you might shoot 50 different birds / wildlife, in JPG, and every one of them come out fantastic. But then, that once in a lifetime, super rare creature pops up > and those will inevitably be, the shots that are over, or underexposed, or terrible color balance, etc. I'm not worried about those 50 shots that will look fine either way, but rather, insuring that I have the best chance at a great shot, whenever that once in a lifetime opportunity pops up, and I need all the help I can get :)
Shooting RAW with my Sony RX100 iii gas changed everything. I put my camera away for years. I didn’t like it over ISO 400. But now thanks to Lightroom I don't mind Shooting at ISO6400.
On my latest Olympus cameras I set RAW+JPEG which gives me both. I got Rawtherapee freeware software to treat the ORF files if needed, I'm not paying $xx a month for software I may not use. End result, after 5 years I have never needed to use a RAW image. OK that depends on my style. I shoot Underwater, with Two Strobes + LED, Portrait with multiplke strobes+LED and a bit of Travel, yeah I can point and shoot. The end result is 99% seen on computer screens at resolution 1200 to 1900 with mixed still and video. The Eye selection autofocus is mindblowing straight out of the Camera, after that If I got my strobes right, it's a winner straight out of the camera, if not it is straight in the trash can you won't repair that in RAW. My editing limits itself to an occasional crop and levels/brilliance/contrast when I am pushing the limit of my strobes underwater.
I've been shooting seriously for a few years and every time I watch your videos I learn something new. Thank you for the extended knowledge.
Thanks Raymond, very much appreciate the kind feedback.
I mix it up recently on holiday I took mainly JPEGs as they were just snaps of people and places. When I went to a location worthy of a bit of time where I thought I would need to make some edits such as sunsets across to the mainland and mountains I shot in raw.
Nice to hear someone supporting JPEGs in the right circumstances.
As with some who say "only real photographers shoot in full manual-only, and only similarly shoot raw," this smacks to me of photographic snobbery.
Perfectly acceptable images can be captured in jpg.
Also, it is not an essential ingredient of modern photography to spend hours in front of a - must be calibrated- monitor, effectively creating a painting like image, often bearing little resemblance to the original scene, to create a final product having the view of painting, complete with added in sky, oversaturated colours- think you know what my points are.
I shoot in JPEG only, I mainly shoot stock images and events. One of my images was selected for The NY Times that was shot in JPEG
The editing process drives me nuts, so jpeg suits me fine. I did not, however, know about photo styles. I look forward to exploring that feature. Thanks for your help!
I do not like editing either!
Your tutorial is really great . So thorough and elaborate, but at the same time admirably easy to understand. Thank you a lot!
I love shooting RAW. Gives me so much versatility on post editing. Only time I really shoot JPG is when it's just a simple image needed for work that doesn't need to be too fancy
Same here. I always shoot RAW as well. Except....when my client needs the images immediately. That's when I shoot BOTH RAW and Jpeg.
Hello Paul. As usual, an excellent video; always clearly explained. You tell what you're going to tell us, then you tell us, and finally tell us what you told us, so the lessons are easy to understand and retain. Plus you tell us the whys of trying something other than a "this is what you do" explanation. I always add to my learning from these videos. Thank you for sharing your expertise and experience with all of us!
So nice of you, I very much appreciate the great feedback and support. Thank you 😃
I just caught your "How to photograph THE MOON " a couple of days ago in time to capture some outstanding pics of the harvest moon. I found your teaching style easy to follow and to the point. You got yourself another subscriber.
CHEERS!!
Very good, concise video explaining the advantages/disadvantages of both. One thing to note is that if you do shoot Raw+JPEG you will often lose some of the in-camera settings that are available when shooting in JPEG-only mode. The functions that are disabled will vary by camera. When shooting in JPEG-only the full feature set of the camera will be available. However, if you do decide to shoot in JPEG-only mode you'll lose any of the advantages of PP with a Raw file.
Great topic Paul! I never thought id consider jpegs at times but you truely have demonstrated there is a time and a place for everything!
Tq for all the lessons mr Paul.....
Hi . I'm here for the first time and found your video easy and clear to understand. Thank you a lot.
Welcome to the channel and thanks for watching, hope you will stick around 😀
I have been wondering about this for while ! Thank you !!
Hi Paul, another great video :). Even the most capable camera will buffer if you choose a memory card with slow read/write speeds. If you can fork out enough for a good card, you should not suffer too many buffering issues. Once I chose to shoot in both raw and jpeg. These days I prefer not to waste space on my card with jpegs. With a raw file and current post processing software, there is no limit to creativity. One's creativity is really limited with jpegs.
Exactly.
Creativity has to be mainly in composition, not editing. Editing should only be used to make it a bit better
Cheers Paul , appreciated , keep up the great work , regards from Northland NZ
Thank you Paul for expressing this viewpoint. Unless you are shooting for Competition or sale of a very large image to hang jpeg works very well (my opinion). Your insights are valuable to the community.
Thank you kindly Paul.
great explanation..... thanks
Really depends on how and what you are shooting and what your target market is, as well as just what kinds of editing/post-processing you do. If I do high speed burst work for sporting functions I shoot jpg, but if I am doing event/wedding/portrait work, I shoot raw, so really depends on the situation.
Great information!! Now I know reasons and facts to decide when to select either format! Thank you!!
thanks Paul explained clearly the differences between jpeg and raw.
Thank you for watching, supporting and taking the time to share your feedback.
THANK YOU!!! When I made the step up from a point and shoot, the best bang for my budget was to kit myself out with a good used Nikon DSLR and two lenses (that STILL cost me less than a new mirrorless body). It gives me three choices of JPEG quality. I shot RAW for the first time a couple of weeks ago and felt like the entire post processing session was a salvage operation. I don't do this so that I can come home to a joyless slog that makes me want to cry, not when I can put the camera in "JPEG Fine" and complete an edit with a light touch - and heart.
I only shoot JPG, I process them in either Photoshop or Lightroom, I have sold prints at exhibitions and just to people and people like my work, they never ask me if I shoot in JPG or RAW.
It doesn't really say anything about the choice between jpg and raw. If you are not interested in getting the maximum quality, not being able to edit the photos to the fullest. Then it can work with jpg, but then you can just as well use the mobile.
Thanks Paul, another great video thanks
Glad you enjoyed it Patrick, thank you so much.
Right on. Thanks for sharing.
I enjoyed your explanation; you laid everything out in a nicely organized fashion and made it easy to understand. I already knew most of what you were relating, but was curious about the video's tag line re whether we should shoot RAW. I, personally, only shoot RAW, but then I am doing it professionally and producing large Giclée prints on canvas for sale to discriminating fine art clients - 24 x 36 - sometimes bigger - from my work and need every ounce of quality I can squeeze out! But, if I am not serious, I will use JPEGs. I subscribed and look forward to more of your tutorials.
Great explanation. I always shoot JPEG and RAW. I have the images ready to go with the JPEG, and I can work on it with the RAW. That's just what works for me. My hard drives are all in RAID configurations. With disc space being so affordable these days, I don't delete any photos. Thanks for another great video.
Thanks Paul, this really helped. Very well explained.
I absolutely LOVE your videos and advice. You are the very best in my opinion. Linda in UK
Thank you ,now I have to learn Lightroom. Ill go to the library.
Bonus tip is really useful!
much needed topic thanks
Glad it was helpful! Thank you.
Thank you for the great educational information. Much appreciated 🙏
subscribin!..as a casual in a shop sellin cameras, this is helpful for me helping customers...And always good to hear from a local
Thanks for the great feedback Erica.
Thank you. I was not comfortable using RAW. And right now I don't feel the need for it right now since the only editing I do is cropping.
Awesome video and commentary 👌
You don’t know how much you just helped me !!
TY Paul, for another informative and timely video. I have been contemplating going back to shooting JPEG,I have been shooting only raw for a few years but not wanting to spend time post processing since eyes aren't what they used to be . Having much more fun , sharing and time outside shooting with my Nikon Zfc and less time home on the computer.
That is the reason why I made this video, RAW is great but it's not for everybody. The Nikon Zfc is a really great camera and if you shoot Jpeg images you can have a lot of fun with the Picture Control settings. Thanks for watching 🏆
Then you can shooting in JPEG + ROW. This is my way to go.
nice balanced talk and easy to understand for the new, i do shoot both depending on what it is, if im shooting surfing and some sports i shoot jpeg .
Blessings Paul, yet another great video my friend. I normally shoot both JPEG and RAW images. This way if I need to post it fast I still have the jpeg image available without much editing and I could always use the Snapseed for minor editing. I also have the Raw so if I have time like a portrait I could go ahead and do my creative part on computer.
Same here.
Me too. I think that is the best way to go
Next great video.... More extra knowledge for everyone who watch....Love you Paul. God bless you.
Thanks Paul for another well explained video. I switched to RAW, on your recommendation, a couple of years ago but didn't realize that when viewing images on the camera display that they were displayed in JPEG. A lesson learnt. Thanks and keep up the great work. Regards, Andy
Another great video thank you I’m learning so much
With my first camera there was no way to choose, she could only handle JPG. Since I had my first DSLR camera, I have only been taking photos in RAW. Thank you for the well-explained video Paul.
So now you spend more time on what the rest of earths Sub-Humanoids dont care about.
you really good at teaching very understandable
Great video! Thanks again Paul! 👏👏🤗🤗
My pleasure as always 😃
Hi Paul
I shoot RAW
However... Recently the biggest lesson that I have learnt is why spend hours in front of computer. Of you get it right first time. Brilliant.
Learning the camera functions and histogram will save you so much time.
So jpeg is very compelling
What is a TIFF file etc and why should we use it?
I am new to your work but very much enjoying it
I was just told that shooting Raw is better, so upon me doing my research, this video & comments gives me insight that shooting JPEG is just fine :)
Great vid Lots of info. Thank-you. God bless
Thanks, you too! 👍🏻
Another great video
I appreciate that, thank you.
My fuji xt5 allows me to set my camera to shoot fine raw and jpeg so I can get the best of both worlds. When I process the photos and send to instagram these are jpeg . I really enjoy your tutorials which are very clear and understandable.
I do fine art photography and always shoot RAW. I don't shoot high volume, so storage and buffer speeds aren't a concern for me. I might spend an entire weekend on a subject and come away with a dozen images, maybe one keeper if I'm lucky. I add five or six, maybe seven images to my website each year.
Having said that, there are moments when I do shoot JPEG. For me, it's a kind of training. Knowing that my editing options are limited with JPEG, it forces me to slow down and consider lots of things, to try and nail as much as I can in camera. It's also a way to teach me to be more decisive and to trust my instincts. I have an exercise I used to teach people; take blank memory card, set your camera to JPEG, cover your LCD with tape and just use the metering display (or turn image preview off if you don't have a metering display). Then shoot 10-20 images and take the card to a printer (without having looked at the images) to print each image at 4x6. People are often surprised at how good they really are when they stop obsessing about the LCD after each shot. And when tweaking an image is less of an option, people will often find more beauty in what they created without the need to tinker.
In other words treat your digital camera like a film camera. With an old-school SLR iso and picture style were both fixed by your choice of film. With only a light meter and no screen you had to rely on the viewfinder and meter. You didn’t get to see the results until the film was processed … no chimping and reshooting. Finally, an (expensive) roll of film giving 36 exposures concentrates the mind.
Thank you for this video!
Thanks for great information ☺️
Thanks paul great video I still shoot jpeg and I'm constantly being told to shoot raw but I don't really edit my images. this video has just made my mind up for now at least I will stick to jpeg 👍thank you. Excellent channel
Same here! Unless I need rapid fire for sports, I shoot both jpeg+raw so I have the option to edit the truly great photos.
Easy to follow lessons at 75 years of age its a easy learn, photo Genius make it it easy explained and without any compilations thank you, all the way from ireland
Just FOUND YOU !! Well I Teach Photography on here as well and also to the Beginners at my Club, Brentwood & District Photographic Club and YOUR 'Video Teaching ' is GREAT ! No 'Hums and Ahs' and you really Get Down to the 'Nitty Gritty ' NO WAFFLING first as so many others do -- I am still learning 'Digital' Photography although being IN Photography since 1951 and you are a GREAT TEACHER -- SUBSCRIBED ( 'Good On You Mate' in my Best Aussie Accent!! )
I've only just got my 1st good camera, an old one. It doesn't shoot RAW so I found a Canon EOS, another old camera, that does shoot RAW. This video has been a great help in understanding the different formats.
Great video Thanks for the info
No problem 👍
since ive went to fuji. Ive been enjoying their film simulations and I seem to enjoy the results. Feels like a chore just to edit RAW now.
Great video as always .... I rarely shoot in raw myself. 🤔🤔🤔
Seus vídeos são brilhantes. Obrigado.
This was such a great video. So clear and to the point. I learned so much, thank you. 🙏🏻
Great explanation, Paul. I use both but usually Jpeg for my purposes.
Excellent video thanks, I use an old Canon 1300d and shoot in both modes at the same time , if I feel lazy jpeg time otherwise lightroom and Photoshop for editing.
Hey Paul, great video as usual! Please consider doing a video about,as you call them, take away cameras. I’m looking for a small affordable travel camera so I don’t have to lug my big DSLR around on trips.
Great idea, I will consider this for a future video. 👍🏻
Great video! What about the raw + L option - how would that work?
great vid paul
Hey Paul - Great video as always… esp. the added graphics. One of my 2 go-to cameras is the Panasonic/LUMIX FZ300. There are some photo settings it literally will not let you shoot in jpg (lol - doesn’t tell you, just disallows). It will let you do a bit of ‘programming’ of the jpg processing if there are certain attributes you always prefer. A video I’d find interesting is Luminar Neo (probably my next purchase) on the same photo starting in RAW and starting in jpg.
Thanks Steve, appreciate the feedback and support
RAW allows for post WB adjustment (including targeted adjustments). This alone allows for creative differences beyond what the camera offers.
thanks paul make a videos for setting and quality on canon 650d and canon 760d
I kind of choose depending on what I'm doing. If the photos I'm taking are for what I call reference only, I will just do JPG. These are photos I would do of different stages of a metalwork or woodwork project I'm working on. Or they could be the different stages of a local building project. Or they could be of a ship or superyacht which has come in our harbour. Or they can also cover me doing temporary photos where I have done a recce of a place I've not been to and found some good positions to get good photos, but the weather or light wasn't good at the time. It then reminds me where to go and I can walk straight to that point another day. The reason I will use RAW files for, is more valuable important stuff. The kind of stuff I think one day, I could use to make money out of. Anything scenic from landscapes, close ups of flowers, or a field of flowers. Long exposures, architecture, wildlife or patterns in nature. That's what I use RAW for.
Switching between Jpeg and RAW to suit the situation and intention makes perfect sense to me 😀
Thanks for the great feedback.
@@photogenius thanks and no worries. 🙂
I shoot JPEG because I do not have the processing ability (computer and program) to deal with the RAW files. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for the tips. Im a newbie in photography world. :)
good job male, thanks!
I don't edit my photos so, I've switch recently from Raw to Jpeg. Even when I was shooting Raw I always processed them to Jpeg regardless.
WOW!
Hi Paul great video. Would it be possible you could advise best procedures in saving edited raw photographs in PS and LRC, for print.
Another informative video, thak you very much. I do astrophotography and i need the maximum of picture data fot editing so i use RAW.
I just bought a DSLR and I've taken 6,000 pictures. I shoot in raw and jpeg. I have not used one raw file, but they are there if I need them in the future.
Once you learn the possibilities of raw, you will never shoot jpg again.
@MatsPhoto You are so correct! I have learned to process RAW, and my images look so much better than jpeg straight out of the camera. Funny to read my comment from two years ago.
Hi Paul thanks for all the videos that you share....may i please ask if you could possibly do one for U1, U2, U3 settings for Nikon Z6?
If you set your picture style for your jpegsto NEUTRAL then the preview image on the back of the LCD will be flatter and look more like the RAW image.(in case you shoot RAW + jpeg) and don't want to be spoiled with the fully processed look of the joeg image.
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Hello. Thanks for the video! Question if a raw file is not an image what am I looking at when I open it up in a photo editing program?
Hi George,
I recently tested a new camera and tried to open the RAW files in Adobe Lightroom, this was not possible because the camera was so new that Lightroom could not recognise or make sense of the RAW file (data file) from that particular camera. Of course shortly after there was an update issued and then there was no problem. The reason for the lengthy explanation is that a RAW file straight out of camera on the memory card is effectively just data, when you open the file using the correct (and updated) software an image will be then be displayed based on the data values. So unlike a Jpeg which is a "ready to go" image and can be viewed on just about anything, a RAW file ideally needs to be imported into the appropriate software first, edited and finally saved as a format that can be opened on most devices - such as Jpeg, TIFF, etc...
Thanks for watching.
Most processing software will apply edits to the RAW file by default(exposure, white balance...). It applys these filters so the RAW can be viewed. If viewed without these filters it's normally a very dark image, not much detail.
Unless I'm confused, in the video you state that a raw file is not an image, but in your latest reply you refer to it as an image. Is araw file an image or not. LOL. Thanks again. I really appreciate your videos.
Darktable is also great for processing RAW files. Its also free!
If you don’t want to shoot and edit RAW, could you save your jpegs as TIF files when you edit them in your pc until you are happy with them? Then convert them back to jpegs when you’re finished. That way, you won’t lose data due to successive saves in the edit process.
Hi Carl, I don't see why not. Thanks for watching and contributing.
I shoot JPEG, make a TIFF copy, do post processing on the TIFF, then make a JPEG copy of the modified TIFF. The JPEG copy is more or less the same size as the original JPEG.
Edit your images in Photoshop, and save them as both jpegs and PSD (Photoshop images). You can always go back to the PSD, it is lossless, and do more work on it. Then save it again as both a JPG and PSD.
Hey, Paul, I love your videos and I would like to share my own opinion on the RAW VS Jpeg image formats.
I feel both Jpeg and RAW image formats work well in their own respected ways depending on the person shooting the photos. For the casual photographer who wishes to shoot a photo for easy photo sharing and quick photo printing for friends and family then using the Jpeg image format is perfect for them. However, if you wish to do photo touchups in let's say "Adobe Lightroom" then there might be an issue with that. It's not impossible to edit Jpeg photos in "Lightroom", but beware that you're going to have some photo information loss compared to RAW format. If you wish to add special effects to your photo such as CGI compositing elements then the RAW format would be recommended, because having the original resolution, and image quality you will be able to print out in the highest quality possible regardless of the amount of editing you done.
Although paid image processing software's are considered an inconnivance to some people, investing some money aside to purchase them would be a worthy outcome because working with free 3rd party softwares that offer similar elements, they might not have some helpful features that only paid softwares can offer.
Regardless that both formats have their up's and down's in the end it all depends on the user and how they wish to use their images for.
It's too cold to shoot raw these days. 🎥🎥
I see myself as a recorder rather than an artist, I don’t do much in post. However I do explore a little. I might shoot jpeg and raw and then play with the raw. For example in bird photography, I might over expose a bird against the sky so I can see the colours rather than a silhouette. But I don’t see myself editing hundreds of photos. I’m not a pro.
I sometimes shoot in black and white to look at the “mood”. anyone can make a black & white photo from a raw, so I think it’s “cheating” to make a black & white photo after the fact.
By taking a B&W photo I try and imagine what it’s like to use a Lieca Monochrom.
I remember back in the hoary old days I would always get a warning when I saved a picture as a JPEG. I never thought it was too lossy though. Nowadays I do mostly shoot in RAW because I enjoy editing my photos.
So far I have not found a lab that will print RAW photos, is there one out there?
Not that I know of, instead save/export your RAW images as high res Jpegs or whatever the lab specifies.
I shoot Raw and Jpeg do i need to ? especially with nature/outdoors pictures
Being new to photography I have no idea how to do any post editing so I shoot jpeg.
I shoot RAW mostly. My M6II has a HDR mode that produces a jpg. I like it, the photos come out pretty good. Anyways, I use RAW for most of my photos and I use my computer to make the jpg pics for facebook, instagram, behance and playbook. Posting seems to take more of my time LOL.
First time watch you. I was wondering about the so called improved Jpeg that is call HEIF, what is the update to
using HEIF going to give me. Is it worth using vs. Jpeg. Does HEIF make using Raw less important.
Recently I saw a very impressive photography thread, with a whole bunch of amazing tropical birds, posted by a Pro wildlife photographer, who shot exclusively in JPG ! I'd have been tempted to respond, "What the heck are you doing" ?!?! > But his work looked outstanding. No obvious exposure, or color flaws. So here's the way I look at it, If you are "so good" that you can make flawless, award winning photos shooting in JPG, I have nothing but respect for you. However, I will continue to shoot in RAW, because I'm not that good, and not sure that I will ever be. Also, it's just in nature of wildlife photography, that you might shoot 50 different birds / wildlife, in JPG, and every one of them come out fantastic. But then, that once in a lifetime, super rare creature pops up > and those will inevitably be, the shots that are over, or underexposed, or terrible color balance, etc. I'm not worried about those 50 shots that will look fine either way, but rather, insuring that I have the best chance at a great shot, whenever that once in a lifetime opportunity pops up, and I need all the help I can get :)
Shooting RAW with my Sony RX100 iii gas changed everything. I put my camera away for years. I didn’t like it over ISO 400. But now thanks to Lightroom I don't mind Shooting at ISO6400.
On my latest Olympus cameras I set RAW+JPEG which gives me both. I got Rawtherapee freeware software to treat the ORF files if needed, I'm not paying $xx a month for software I may not use. End result, after 5 years I have never needed to use a RAW image. OK that depends on my style. I shoot Underwater, with Two Strobes + LED, Portrait with multiplke strobes+LED and a bit of Travel, yeah I can point and shoot. The end result is 99% seen on computer screens at resolution 1200 to 1900 with mixed still and video. The Eye selection autofocus is mindblowing straight out of the Camera, after that If I got my strobes right, it's a winner straight out of the camera, if not it is straight in the trash can you won't repair that in RAW. My editing limits itself to an occasional crop and levels/brilliance/contrast when I am pushing the limit of my strobes underwater.
As a wildlife videographer what would you suggest filming in JPEG or Raw, and why. Again I’m filming not taking stills.
Easily for you, there is no raw video in the vast majority of cameras. Video is mpeg compressed.
Thanks for the clear explanation and the shout out to Luminar Neo. It’s all I need and use. BTW they are based in Ukraine
I will never stop shooting RAW. I love having full control of my imaging process. That is why I always shoot in Manual Mode. I'm a control freak.