I preordered mine within 30 seconds of B&H allowing preorders and my camera is backordered.. It'll be my first Fuji and I'm extremely excited to use it as my EDC. I'll only be shooting in HEIF.
Switching to a jpeg workflow with only mobile editing saved my passion for photographing my personal life. I was so sick of editing RAW files from family events that I had stopped shooting them altogether. Through this, I found that shooting raw was completely overrated in modern cameras and have started shooting raw + jpeg professionally as well - my last three weddings, I never touched a raw file.
same to me. instead of editing every raw files when i shoot with dslr, to just some slight editing on jpeg on my phones/ipads. It saves so much time, so i can actually focus on shooting a better photos instead and, just like you, save my photography passion
I never ever leave my camera at home. And thats greatly in part thanks to you. Shooting Jpegs and Film Simulations REALLY got me excited about photography again.
What's crazy is all my neon photos from Hong Kong was shot jpeg and they are still the best low light shots I have ever done. That was on the XT3 right after watching your setup video.
i used to shoot raw for event, wedding and stuff...untill switching to Fujifilm Xt4 from z6, now im focusing on shooting rather than editing. i could say i enjoy photography as much as i enjoy life now.
Great video and great tips. I have been using JPEGs only for about 2 years now and it's changed my perspective on photography. I never really enjoyed editing photos so using JPEGs has been a game changer.
Very informative. I have been shooting JPEG since Fuji X100 (the first release) - I don’t have time to edit photos and have a mindset of old school “shoot it right first time”. I haven’t thought about LCD/EVF calibration, great tip!
Banger intro! I've been thinking of going back to JPEG as my primary format for the majority of my photos. It's where I started and after I shifted to raw I just got used to the workflow. I like the raw backup option on a second card, in case I have to take an underexposed shot or in the moment the white balance gets off.
I came across your JPEG philosophy a while ago and despite being a canon shooter, it inspired me to create my own profile that mimics the allure of film emulation. Being a new dad, it has encouraged me to capture more moments of my son without the fatigue of post processing. Transfers directly to my phone- BOOM DONE! And yes, I've got the raws on the side 😎
Great video, as always! Have been shooting JPEG only with my X100v and your Portra simulation with great success for a while now. Makes life so much simpler. Like using my old film cameras. Keep up the excellent content. 😀
Reggie, I enjoy your videos. You come across as very calm, sincere and knowledgeable. I am a landscape photographer that only shoots raw and I edit everything. About 2 months ago, I picked u[ a Ricoh GR III street edition to play around with. I recently, started shooting jpegs in addition to raw. I will try some of your ideas... keep up the good work.
Nice. Same! I learned a lot getting it right in-camera, and it also improved my eye for colour when painting. 🎨 I'm not a fan of recipes because I like a more natural or neutral image with as little stylization for documentary as possible. I find a lot of fun in chasing the authenticity of reality more than going for a look. I think people don't realise how versatile and flexible jpegs are now compared to 10 years ago. X-E2S | X70 | X-T2 | GRIII | Canon R8
Nice info and to the point Reggie. But have you considered this workflow… I’ve just started to shoot HEIC files with the newer Fujis and you get a small file with all the camera’s processing added [custom recipes, sharpening, colour, noise etc] but with much more pp leeway than conventional jpeg and you can still save a RAW for insurance if you want. The advantages are that you get a 10-bit file with the custom recipes baked in and with much more leeway for post processing than 8-bit jpeg’s. Ignore the negatives like “ it’s not a well used file format” because in a non-destructive workflow I always Export my edited file in jpeg and the HEIF stays on my storage. You can also edit HEIC’s on your iPhone if you want a mobile solution, again export a copy to jpeg for sharing.
Preach! I've been shooting RAW+JPG on Fujis since the X-T1, tens (hundreds?) of thousands of photos later, and I'd say I've needed the RAW maybe a dozen times, when I'd cooked the settings or when I wanted to go nuts with complex masks for a one-off large format print. I'm glad I had the RAW as a backup in those cases, and have my archive should I ever want to go revisit any shots, but 99.99% of the time JPG with custom film sim's is a better lifestyle honestly.
Everyone or every photographer says to shoot RAW, shoot in Manual mode, do this do that. This is why I appreciate you Reggie for being true to yourself. I agree with you, I also shoot in jpeg and I shoot 90% in Aperture mode. Capturing the moment or scene is what's important. Great vid content as always.
Thanks, enjoyed. As a guy who shot film for a decade or two, mainly colour transparency and B&W neg, I actually have grown to appreciate shooting in JPEG recently. There was very little room for tweaking with e.g. Fuji Velvia 50 35mm back in the day. Careful exposure, avoiding blown highlights, bracketing and working with what you got was all you got. There is way, way more 'lattitude' in a jpg than the old filmstock transparency could ever offer. Arguably jpg has as much or maybe more lattitude than col. neg stock - with good software and technique. I still have my Nikon DSLR set to RAW, but on my daily driver Pixel 8 Pro I've turned 'RAW'/DNG off. The 50Mp jpgs are stellar and they can stand some tweaking if required. An Ektar 100 LUT and they are all I need. And .. it is always possible to turn RAW on temporarily - if a special situation demands.
Thank you for this. I've never really gotten into the RAW workflow. Mainly due to lack of skills and the use of free software, but there's also a deeper dimension. From the age of 13 to 21 I shot almost entirely on slide film, which is very unforgiving in terms of exposure. You've got to get it right in the moment. Capturing what you see and envision in the moment is really important to me, and I'm only interested in making slight enhancements in post-processing.
I've found that editing jpegs are fine as long as you stick with mostly exposure compensation. The film simulations are so good that the only adjustments needed are for improper exposure, highlights and shadows. Spending hours edit RAWS suck and what a collosal waste of time.
Loved this! I shot JPEG only on my Fujis because of you! Reggie's Porta on XTRANS2 is magical! Used that for about 2 years! Sadly lost my fuji gear in an incident, and I bought and old Nikon D90 - great camera! Now I don't like my Nikons DSLR jpegs as much as I like the Fujis, so I'm also shooting JPEG + RAW, and I usually prefer processing the RAW most of the time. But I have done a version of what you described - I've experiment to find the best settings for me on JPEGs straight out of camera, and I always check the JPEGs to see if I find them good enough for me to use that instead, and quite a few times the JPEG is totally fine to use.
@@Reggiebphoto I guess being able to focus on the creative side of photography and not feeling ‘guilty’ of not having all the knowledge about post editing etc. I always feel like I need to know everything before I start something, and it often leads to not starting at all. This makes it more approachable! So thank you!
It is everything that the xt5 is but in small lesser pacakage. It can be a great one camera setup that covers everything - trave, street, weddings, family and so on in a smaller package.
I didn't even think to calibrate my X100V screens! I've done that now and although they weren't out by much (just 1-2 points on certain colours) I'm sure it'll make a difference. thanks for the tip!
Great advice. In essence you are doing what we needed to do for decades with film. Chose the film stock for the shoot, take care on lighting and exposure, check it again, the shoot. We typically carried two SLR bodies in those days, one for slide (Velvia or Provia) and one for negative as a back up or for portraits (Reala ans Superia I think were the names). For the best images if we wanted to print we would typically use well exposed slides film and high quality paper that could print from slide (Cibachrome I think). The other variant was MF and maybe three backs, including black and white. Boy was it expensive. I think I took MF and SLRs to India once and spent £1k on development and large prints. 30 yrs on the Cibachrome prints look like new. I still use RAW as insurance like you recommend but modern cameras are superb for live working - especially histograms.
I’ve been shooting raw plus JPG for years. Using the JPG files for snapshots and editing the occasional raw file for that special photo. I recently upgraded to a new camera and I’m finding the JPEG. Images are just as good as my edits I make in camera raw.
When shooting events I always shoot Raw + Jpeg and rarely use the raw, just a touch of tweaks is usually all the jpegs need. After watching your video, I'm going to adjust even more in camera to see how little if any post is required. Thanks!
I shot RAW for 9 years until my old computer got too slow, so I experimented with jpegs to save space. Now even with a brand new laptop, I stuck with jpegs because Fuji jpeg is so good, plus with mirrorless cameras you can see what you get, without fear of the accidental "overexposure" that people warn you to shoot in raw. Anyways, I think choosing to shoot in jpeg depends on your cameras. Fuji jpegs are good, but jpegs in Nikon or Canon or Sony might not be as good. You just have to experiment.
Shooting JPEG is one (not the main) reason for me to use Fuji. I have three kids, a full time job and no time to process all my RAWs. I used Sony FF before and never found full satisfying JPEG-settings. I shoot as a hobbyist but also events for a homepage.
I've been shooting raw on my 5DII for 12 years! The editing process takes so long and it often takes me months to get photos completed after a holiday. But now I've finally made the switch to mirrorless and bought an x-t5 to shoot with JPEGs. Your videos have convinced me! The "storing" icon comes up for me when I change the clarity in S mode. But when I change it to CL there's no buffering. Any idea of what is changing with the JPEG between the two shooting modes?
I shoot JPEG and RAW, too, but most of the time I stick with the JPEGs SOOC. I shoot Fuji, so the film simulations give me all the different looks that I need to take great photos.
I run a canon but this holds true. Get it right in camera, and you can tweak a jpeg a touch later. Find the right light or adapt to it. I prefer a fixed 5500k white balance alike slide film, and onky tweak it if it looks off. I like the atmospheric color tone without trying to "correct" any warm, cool, or even sickly green flourescent tones to the light. You certainly can't be a bad photographer and run in JPEG only and get equally good results. I like subtlety so not going nuts with clarity and contrast and squashing all the dynamic range is preferable to me. RGB curves, white balance, and exposure adjustment are about it.
I also stopped shooting RAW and I feel happy about it. All your pics here look magnificent! And while we are viewing them in VP9 (video codec compression) it's still possible to enjoy them. It doesn't matter if you edited the RAW yourself on PC or your camera did all the processing according to your picture profile settings. No one could tell. The end result is always downscaled and presented as JPEG and viewed on SDR displays. RAW is nothing more than an unhealthy time-wasting obsession that often gives photographers some false confidence ("I'm shooting RAW so my pics are better"). Most of the things even highlight preservation could be done with camera built-in capabilities.
Woah. Subscribed! I sold my xv100 for the Ricoh and love the jpg recipe life! For my videos I’m looking at Sony due to AF and returned the xt5. Any idea about Sony recipes for jpg?😊
With the fun of trying out film recipes and mainly taking photos when on trips or at friend gatherings with my X-S10, I really love not having to edit any RAW files anymore. Still use some RAW files when I go and do some landscape work by myself.
I switched to Fuji when the X-S20, largely for being able to just grab the JPEGs I like and share them. I’ve done some client work and I do shoot JPEG+RAW for that peace of mind too, but I’ve been really happy with my Fuji camera so far. Now to explore some of the video side 😅 (open gate!!)
Interesting, but I’m 66 and don’t think I’m going to change now. Plus when I shoot, I tend to not think too much about the exposure, as I’m focused on getting the image. Unless I have more time of course. Curious if you calibrate your screen on your MacBook Pro under a 5000 Kelvin light. This is what I’ve done for years and it works out pretty good. I would love to hear how you catalog and back up your images to find them. I recently had a complete disaster with my back up process, and when I upgraded all my equipment, they would no longer talk to each other. I’ve learned the raid drives aren’t always updated as manufacturers dump the older firmware versions. Looking for a fool proof way to back up and organize my images - right now it’s a complete disaster. 🖖
I switched to shooting in HEIF (+RAW). Since I use an iPhone, I find the HEIF to be of higher quality and more flexible in terms of adjustments. I only need adjustments when shooting candid moments where the image may need exposure, contrast, or wb adjustments.
Insightful! Thank you! I do the same [except I'll now calibrate my EVF - great idea!], however, I created a script file so that when I select my 'final' jpegs for client use, only the RAW files which reflect my selected 'final' jpegs are imported into C1 [i.e. why keep RAW versions of pics that are lower in priority?]. Once in a blue moon I'll revert back to the RAW to tweak a really good and desired pic.
After I bought my current camera (well, newest for me but 10 year old camera, even tho I have newer cameras as well) I have shot only JPEG, not even RAW + JPG. I have started to think it as a "film camera" where it is what it is. End result might be good or it might be bad, I don't even crop photos anymore before printing some of them after every photo session. That way the process is waaaaayy much simpler and it forces me to learn to be better photographer in a way. Benefits of JPEG only workflow (for me) have been these: - Less thinking - just shoot and make the choice of the output style on shooting location, not later. It is what it is, same way than with film cameras. - JPEG opens in every device and is lightweight to handle - Uses much less space since files are smaller, cheap to make small copies to iCloud as well + NAS + external hard drives - It has been actually fun
Or if you are just. a classic film person, and missed the last two decades of evolving digital photography. Now is the right time to join and enjoy the usual process of shutting.
Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge on shooting in JPEG. Out of curiosity, are there other recipes you often use, besides your signature one?
I’m switching to JPEG because I love photography as a hobby, but I tend to avoid using my camera since I don’t want to spend hours editing or run out of storage on my phone
Hi Reggie, I love your videos as a Fuji users who has made the switch to jpeg only. For your day to day captures of your family, what lens do you find yourself using most often?
I agree! Never considered editing jpegs though... Sometimes I still go back and edit the raws for print. But if Fuji was to enable highlight/shadow recovery in camera, maybe a 5 point tone curve to also set black/white point.... Oh man! Next people would probably ask for bigger screens on the cameras for easier editing :D Btw, what's your favourite fim sim?
Love your content! Very useful, informative yet crisp. I am subscribed! While I am waiting for my X100VI to arrive, I wonder how I can shoot pano on it. I am primarily a landscape shooter and with 35 & and 28mm equiv. built-in + WCL II lenses respectively, I am a little worried about not being able to do pano in some cases. I can always take two shorts and photo merge them in Lr but if there's a way to do pano, let me know. Thank you.
@@Reggiebphoto It's an old folk tale by Hans Christian Andersen, "The Emperor's New Clothes," is often read as a cautionary tale regarding groupthink. It's a good read. Check it out
Great video! I have heard so many other photographers complain about the editing restrictions of Jpegs, justifying their need to shoot raw. However I shoot 60mp images on my sigma fpl and I find the raw files to be HUGE and the Jpeg images seem to have enough data for me to do tons of post processing if I choose to, but I try to keep editing to a minimum. Does the higher megapixel jpg image allow for more editing then if it was 16 or 24 mb?
My love hate relationship with my x100f comes down to the image mismatch between the viewfinder and image. I’ll try your top tip of calibrating the the camera to a screen image🤗
The trick is they have to be the same exact image. Take a photo - take the sd card out and put it on the computer and download that photo. Put that sd card back in your camera without formatting the card and play it back in the viewfinder, then calibrate again the screen
Do you have a specific recipe that you would recommend for weddings? Really starting to think about using your workflow for this wedding season to save an insane amount of time post processing. Thanks!
I understand your point about adjusting recipes to your liking but there's also something to be said for trying a professionals that they've found works for them. That said, have you made any adjustments to your Portra since the video you made?
Of course, try it and tweak if something doesn’t work. I haven’t made any tweaks. My recipe was a FujiXWeekly that I made a few major tweaks to to make it my own
I shoot with a modified Acros simulation that completely transformed the way I use my camera. I went to look up the settings and I realized it was one of your recipes.
Reggie..Hello from a fellow Pinoy. I have an XH2 and a couple of lenses. I will be going to Rome this coming August. I have these lenses that I am considering of bringing with me, 16-55, 33f1.4, and 18f1.4. Should I bring the zoom or my 2 primes?
Real talk: what’s your thoughts on the newly announced X100VI? Did ya preorder? Is it overhyped? Let’s hear it 🤔
Overhyped for me but good for Fujifilm
I preordered
I never had an x100 series so this will be my first
I’m sure it’s wonderful but I never really used the X100V. I’m enjoying the Ricoh GR3x as a truly pocketable camera.
I preordered mine within 30 seconds of B&H allowing preorders and my camera is backordered.. It'll be my first Fuji and I'm extremely excited to use it as my EDC. I'll only be shooting in HEIF.
Switching to a jpeg workflow with only mobile editing saved my passion for photographing my personal life. I was so sick of editing RAW files from family events that I had stopped shooting them altogether.
Through this, I found that shooting raw was completely overrated in modern cameras and have started shooting raw + jpeg professionally as well - my last three weddings, I never touched a raw file.
that's awesome!
same to me. instead of editing every raw files when i shoot with dslr, to just some slight editing on jpeg on my phones/ipads. It saves so much time, so i can actually focus on shooting a better photos instead and, just like you, save my photography passion
Reggie’s intro game 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks brotha. Appreciate your support!
I never ever leave my camera at home. And thats greatly in part thanks to you. Shooting Jpegs and Film Simulations REALLY got me excited about photography again.
What's crazy is all my neon photos from Hong Kong was shot jpeg and they are still the best low light shots I have ever done. That was on the XT3 right after watching your setup video.
JPEG holds its own for sure
What is the stupidest video ?
Damn it. I believe autocorrect did it to me. I wanted to know what the setup video was ? 🤦
I still don’t understand your question
@AiramDatoon mentioned in his last sentence something about a “setup video”
This channel is so underrated. Love your style!
Reggie, what an intro(I haven't seen the whole thing yet) mad respect! 🤌🤌🤌
Haha! Seems to be the consensus here :)
Your videos are by FAR the best Fuji content I've found on RUclips.
Wow, thanks! What kind of video format do you like the best?
I definitely agree! Reggie and Omar Gonzalez are my top 2 faves!
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@@lbighettiReggie, Omar, Pal2tech!! Fuji is lucky to have these guys around. Making it easier and more enjoyable for everyone.
i used to shoot raw for event, wedding and stuff...untill switching to Fujifilm Xt4 from z6, now im focusing on shooting rather than editing. i could say i enjoy photography as much as i enjoy life now.
Awesome video, Reggie. What I love about your channel is you shoot Fujifilm and your videos are about how you use the gear not so much about the gear.
That’s the goal! Half the photos shown in this video were also shot on Ricoh. So it’s not really about the brand at all.
Appreciate your insights based on your JPEG experience, it has inspired me to begin experimenting with the same process by tweaking some film sims.
Definitely give it a try.
Great video and great tips. I have been using JPEGs only for about 2 years now and it's changed my perspective on photography. I never really enjoyed editing photos so using JPEGs has been a game changer.
Yes! If people like to edit, go for it. But for those who don’t, this is a great alternative
Very informative. I have been shooting JPEG since Fuji X100 (the first release) - I don’t have time to edit photos and have a mindset of old school “shoot it right first time”. I haven’t thought about LCD/EVF calibration, great tip!
It’s a commonly overlooked step
Love your work and your channel ❤
Thank you so much!
Banger intro! I've been thinking of going back to JPEG as my primary format for the majority of my photos. It's where I started and after I shifted to raw I just got used to the workflow. I like the raw backup option on a second card, in case I have to take an underexposed shot or in the moment the white balance gets off.
Same. I stuck to raw cause I was used to it from a 10 year habit. Glad I gave jpeg a fair shot
Your intro with your photos is amazing...
Some of my best photos
I came across your JPEG philosophy a while ago and despite being a canon shooter, it inspired me to create my own profile that mimics the allure of film emulation. Being a new dad, it has encouraged me to capture more moments of my son without the fatigue of post processing. Transfers directly to my phone- BOOM DONE! And yes, I've got the raws on the side 😎
Done done
Love this video. I was just thinking about how JPEGs were plenty good with all this modern technology. It’s definitely going to free me up creatively
Beautiful intro!!!! That racecar sequence!!!
Still need to release that full video :)
Superb discussion, I learned a lot.
What was the most insightful thing for you?
As always, love the video!!! You rock and your thoughts are always worth listening to! Thank you!
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Really interesting, thanks,Regi
Thanks for your content. Greetings from Switzerland
Waiting fingers crossed for my preorder !!
Great video, as always! Have been shooting JPEG only with my X100v and your Portra simulation with great success for a while now. Makes life so much simpler. Like using my old film cameras. Keep up the excellent content. 😀
That intro was awesome haha gotta show some love here
Thanks bro. Appreciate you reviewing my intro before the video went live. Glad to have you in my circle 🫱🏽🫲🏾
Phenomenal work INSPIRING!
Reggie, I enjoy your videos. You come across as very calm, sincere and knowledgeable. I am a landscape photographer that only shoots raw and I edit everything. About 2 months ago, I picked u[ a Ricoh GR III street edition to play around with. I recently, started shooting jpegs in addition to raw. I will try some of your ideas... keep up the good work.
Nice. Same! I learned a lot getting it right in-camera, and it also improved my eye for colour when painting. 🎨
I'm not a fan of recipes because I like a more natural or neutral image with as little stylization for documentary as possible. I find a lot of fun in chasing the authenticity of reality more than going for a look.
I think people don't realise how versatile and flexible jpegs are now compared to 10 years ago.
X-E2S | X70 | X-T2 | GRIII | Canon R8
Nice! I voted for this one in the poll so it’s cool to see your views and experiences on this.
Thanks for voting!
damn this makes me wanna shoot jpeg full time great video thank you
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Nice info and to the point Reggie. But have you considered this workflow…
I’ve just started to shoot HEIC files with the newer Fujis and you get a small file with all the camera’s processing added [custom recipes, sharpening, colour, noise etc] but with much more pp leeway than conventional jpeg and you can still save a RAW for insurance if you want.
The advantages are that you get a 10-bit file with the custom recipes baked in and with much more leeway for post processing than 8-bit jpeg’s.
Ignore the negatives like “ it’s not a well used file format” because in a non-destructive workflow I always Export my edited file in jpeg and the HEIF stays on my storage. You can also edit HEIC’s on your iPhone if you want a mobile solution, again export a copy to jpeg for sharing.
My goal is to not have to edit. So I stick to JPEG to maximize compatibility for now.
2:30 is an awesome tip regarding EVF matching to a trusted screen
all these photos are fantastic! I'm in love with all your BW photos
thanks Rahul!
Thanks for sharing all your experience Reggie! Love the practicality of this one! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
More to come!
Preach! I've been shooting RAW+JPG on Fujis since the X-T1, tens (hundreds?) of thousands of photos later, and I'd say I've needed the RAW maybe a dozen times, when I'd cooked the settings or when I wanted to go nuts with complex masks for a one-off large format print. I'm glad I had the RAW as a backup in those cases, and have my archive should I ever want to go revisit any shots, but 99.99% of the time JPG with custom film sim's is a better lifestyle honestly.
Everyone or every photographer says to shoot RAW, shoot in Manual mode, do this do that. This is why I appreciate you Reggie for being true to yourself. I agree with you, I also shoot in jpeg and I shoot 90% in Aperture mode. Capturing the moment or scene is what's important. Great vid content as always.
Do what works for you! Although, full transparency, I shoot in manual mode almost 95 percent of the time.
Your videos and recipes truly started the JPEG only renaissance
Wow, thanks for this comment!
Thanks, enjoyed.
As a guy who shot film for a decade or two, mainly colour transparency and B&W neg, I actually have grown to appreciate shooting in JPEG recently.
There was very little room for tweaking with e.g. Fuji Velvia 50 35mm back in the day.
Careful exposure, avoiding blown highlights, bracketing and working with what you got was all you got. There is way, way more 'lattitude' in a jpg than the old filmstock transparency could ever offer.
Arguably jpg has as much or maybe more lattitude than col. neg stock - with good software and technique.
I still have my Nikon DSLR set to RAW, but on my daily driver Pixel 8 Pro I've turned 'RAW'/DNG off. The 50Mp jpgs are stellar and they can stand some tweaking if required.
An Ektar 100 LUT and they are all I need.
And .. it is always possible to turn RAW on temporarily - if a special situation demands.
I do use your film simulation on my two xt4’s. They works 90% of the time.
Nice 👍🏽
Thank you for this. I've never really gotten into the RAW workflow. Mainly due to lack of skills and the use of free software, but there's also a deeper dimension. From the age of 13 to 21 I shot almost entirely on slide film, which is very unforgiving in terms of exposure. You've got to get it right in the moment. Capturing what you see and envision in the moment is really important to me, and I'm only interested in making slight enhancements in post-processing.
Love your photos👍
Thank you!
ALSO, THIS INTRO IS FIRE !! 🔥
Thank you. 3 years of work summarized in less than a minute haha
On my OM-5 jpeg is all i shoot. The camera processes a lot better than i ever could.
I've found that editing jpegs are fine as long as you stick with mostly exposure compensation. The film simulations are so good that the only adjustments needed are for improper exposure, highlights and shadows. Spending hours edit RAWS suck and what a collosal waste of time.
Loved this! I shot JPEG only on my Fujis because of you! Reggie's Porta on XTRANS2 is magical! Used that for about 2 years! Sadly lost my fuji gear in an incident, and I bought and old Nikon D90 - great camera! Now I don't like my Nikons DSLR jpegs as much as I like the Fujis, so I'm also shooting JPEG + RAW, and I usually prefer processing the RAW most of the time. But I have done a version of what you described - I've experiment to find the best settings for me on JPEGs straight out of camera, and I always check the JPEGs to see if I find them good enough for me to use that instead, and quite a few times the JPEG is totally fine to use.
good stuff
Thanks for sharing your insights! Really helps me as a beginner to photography!
what did you find most helpful?
@@Reggiebphoto I guess being able to focus on the creative side of photography and not feeling ‘guilty’ of not having all the knowledge about post editing etc. I always feel like I need to know everything before I start something, and it often leads to not starting at all. This makes it more approachable! So thank you!
Yes, start now and learn as you go!
It is everything that the xt5 is but in small lesser pacakage. It can be a great one camera setup that covers everything - trave, street, weddings, family and so on in a smaller package.
indeed
I didn't even think to calibrate my X100V screens! I've done that now and although they weren't out by much (just 1-2 points on certain colours) I'm sure it'll make a difference. thanks for the tip!
Yup, it minimizes the delta between what we see on the screen and the output that we’re getting
@@Reggiebphoto If I may ask, I notice that you shoot in manual exposure but DR is set to Auto. Do you use auto ISO or is that also manual?
@Rexyspride iso is also in manual. When I want to got into a higher dr mode, I intentionally bump the iso and ensure I’m in that higher dr
@@Reggiebphoto Awesome! That's good to know. Thanks for the constantly helpful work you do.
100%
Beautiful pictures 🤩😍
Thanks for watching!
Great advice. In essence you are doing what we needed to do for decades with film. Chose the film stock for the shoot, take care on lighting and exposure, check it again, the shoot. We typically carried two SLR bodies in those days, one for slide (Velvia or Provia) and one for negative as a back up or for portraits (Reala ans Superia I think were the names). For the best images if we wanted to print we would typically use well exposed slides film and high quality paper that could print from slide (Cibachrome I think). The other variant was MF and maybe three backs, including black and white. Boy was it expensive. I think I took MF and SLRs to India once and spent £1k on development and large prints. 30 yrs on the Cibachrome prints look like new. I still use RAW as insurance like you recommend but modern cameras are superb for live working - especially histograms.
Exactly. I realized JPEGs could be a viable workflow after I started shooting film again and working with the scans.
Great video goat
Thanks for tuning in Kyler!
I’ve been shooting raw plus JPG for years. Using the JPG files for snapshots and editing the occasional raw file for that special photo. I recently upgraded to a new camera and I’m finding the JPEG. Images are just as good as my edits I make in camera raw.
When shooting events I always shoot Raw + Jpeg and rarely use the raw, just a touch of tweaks is usually all the jpegs need. After watching your video, I'm going to adjust even more in camera to see how little if any post is required. Thanks!
I shot RAW for 9 years until my old computer got too slow, so I experimented with jpegs to save space. Now even with a brand new laptop, I stuck with jpegs because Fuji jpeg is so good, plus with mirrorless cameras you can see what you get, without fear of the accidental "overexposure" that people warn you to shoot in raw. Anyways, I think choosing to shoot in jpeg depends on your cameras. Fuji jpegs are good, but jpegs in Nikon or Canon or Sony might not be as good. You just have to experiment.
Greetings from Belgium. Thank You for sharing. :)
Hello there!
Loved your intro
Great shots!
I´ve noticed you tend to find Alfa Spiders, that´s a very nice trend 😁
just one lol
@@Reggiebphoto I´ve seen two in this video, white and green. And that´s great 😊
Great intro!
Shooting JPEG is one (not the main) reason for me to use Fuji. I have three kids, a full time job and no time to process all my RAWs. I used Sony FF before and never found full satisfying JPEG-settings. I shoot as a hobbyist but also events for a homepage.
I hear you!
You nailed it . 🔨
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I've been shooting raw on my 5DII for 12 years! The editing process takes so long and it often takes me months to get photos completed after a holiday.
But now I've finally made the switch to mirrorless and bought an x-t5 to shoot with JPEGs. Your videos have convinced me!
The "storing" icon comes up for me when I change the clarity in S mode. But when I change it to CL there's no buffering.
Any idea of what is changing with the JPEG between the two shooting modes?
It disables clarity for faster drive modes
raw+jpeg is the best way to be covered
I'm getting lazy with editing and I'm going to give JPEGs a go. Thanks for the videos
Go for it
I shoot JPEG and RAW, too, but most of the time I stick with the JPEGs SOOC. I shoot Fuji, so the film simulations give me all the different looks that I need to take great photos.
Thanks for sharing!
I run a canon but this holds true. Get it right in camera, and you can tweak a jpeg a touch later. Find the right light or adapt to it. I prefer a fixed 5500k white balance alike slide film, and onky tweak it if it looks off. I like the atmospheric color tone without trying to "correct" any warm, cool, or even sickly green flourescent tones to the light.
You certainly can't be a bad photographer and run in JPEG only and get equally good results. I like subtlety so not going nuts with clarity and contrast and squashing all the dynamic range is preferable to me. RGB curves, white balance, and exposure adjustment are about it.
I also stopped shooting RAW and I feel happy about it. All your pics here look magnificent! And while we are viewing them in VP9 (video codec compression) it's still possible to enjoy them. It doesn't matter if you edited the RAW yourself on PC or your camera did all the processing according to your picture profile settings. No one could tell. The end result is always downscaled and presented as JPEG and viewed on SDR displays. RAW is nothing more than an unhealthy time-wasting obsession that often gives photographers some false confidence ("I'm shooting RAW so my pics are better"). Most of the things even highlight preservation could be done with camera built-in capabilities.
Woah. Subscribed! I sold my xv100 for the Ricoh and love the jpg recipe life! For my videos I’m looking at Sony due to AF and returned the xt5. Any idea about Sony recipes for jpg?😊
i've been trying to get a brand to send me a sony camera to test recipes out, but no luck yet.
@@Reggiebphoto so I’ll
Subscribe and patiently waiting Reggie! :)
Tell Sony yo send me a camera!
@@Reggiebphoto hahaha on it!
With the fun of trying out film recipes and mainly taking photos when on trips or at friend gatherings with my X-S10, I really love not having to edit any RAW files anymore. Still use some RAW files when I go and do some landscape work by myself.
nice!
I switched to Fuji when the X-S20, largely for being able to just grab the JPEGs I like and share them. I’ve done some client work and I do shoot JPEG+RAW for that peace of mind too, but I’ve been really happy with my Fuji camera so far. Now to explore some of the video side 😅 (open gate!!)
Nice!
Interesting, but I’m 66 and don’t think I’m going to change now. Plus when I shoot, I tend to not think too much about the exposure, as I’m focused on getting the image. Unless I have more time of course.
Curious if you calibrate your screen on your MacBook Pro under a 5000 Kelvin light. This is what I’ve done for years and it works out pretty good.
I would love to hear how you catalog and back up your images to find them. I recently had a complete disaster with my back up process, and when I upgraded all my equipment, they would no longer talk to each other. I’ve learned the raid drives aren’t always updated as manufacturers dump the older firmware versions.
Looking for a fool proof way to back up and organize my images - right now it’s a complete disaster. 🖖
Thanks for the topic suggestion
I switched to shooting in HEIF (+RAW). Since I use an iPhone, I find the HEIF to be of higher quality and more flexible in terms of adjustments. I only need adjustments when shooting candid moments where the image may need exposure, contrast, or wb adjustments.
Nice!
Just watched 20 second and its fantastic :0
Did you continue? The first minute of this video is some of my best
Yes! Yes! Great videos you`ve got.@@Reggiebphoto
Killer intro, wow!
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Insightful! Thank you! I do the same [except I'll now calibrate my EVF - great idea!], however, I created a script file so that when I select my 'final' jpegs for client use, only the RAW files which reflect my selected 'final' jpegs are imported into C1 [i.e. why keep RAW versions of pics that are lower in priority?]. Once in a blue moon I'll revert back to the RAW to tweak a really good and desired pic.
Another great video man. I was in the bay at the weekend, I should have dropped you a message.
oh what!
@@Reggiebphoto road trip.
Hope you enjoy your time! Safe travels
After I bought my current camera (well, newest for me but 10 year old camera, even tho I have newer cameras as well) I have shot only JPEG, not even RAW + JPG. I have started to think it as a "film camera" where it is what it is. End result might be good or it might be bad, I don't even crop photos anymore before printing some of them after every photo session. That way the process is waaaaayy much simpler and it forces me to learn to be better photographer in a way.
Benefits of JPEG only workflow (for me) have been these:
- Less thinking - just shoot and make the choice of the output style on shooting location, not later. It is what it is, same way than with film cameras.
- JPEG opens in every device and is lightweight to handle
- Uses much less space since files are smaller, cheap to make small copies to iCloud as well + NAS + external hard drives
- It has been actually fun
personally, shooting in jpeg always pushes me to do better IN CAMERA. not worry so much about the after editing, be happy with the soc.
100%
Or if you are just. a classic film person, and missed the last two decades of evolving digital photography. Now is the right time to join and enjoy the usual process of shutting.
Exactly
Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge on shooting in JPEG. Out of curiosity, are there other recipes you often use, besides your signature one?
Nope I only have one black and white and one color for each system (Fuji new gen, Fuji old gen, and Ricoh)
I’m switching to JPEG because I love photography as a hobby, but I tend to avoid using my camera since I don’t want to spend hours editing or run out of storage on my phone
Hi Reggie, I love your videos as a Fuji users who has made the switch to jpeg only. For your day to day captures of your family, what lens do you find yourself using most often?
i don't really stick to one
I agree! Never considered editing jpegs though... Sometimes I still go back and edit the raws for print. But if Fuji was to enable highlight/shadow recovery in camera, maybe a 5 point tone curve to also set black/white point.... Oh man! Next people would probably ask for bigger screens on the cameras for easier editing :D
Btw, what's your favourite fim sim?
Love your content! Very useful, informative yet crisp. I am subscribed! While I am waiting for my X100VI to arrive, I wonder how I can shoot pano on it. I am primarily a landscape shooter and with 35 & and 28mm equiv. built-in + WCL II lenses respectively, I am a little worried about not being able to do pano in some cases. I can always take two shorts and photo merge them in Lr but if there's a way to do pano, let me know. Thank you.
I believe there’s a pano mode
Great vid dude
Thanks for the visit!
In todays photography technology world, with jpg and high pixel counts, RAW and Full Frame have become 'The Emperors New Clothes'
What do you mean by that. I’m not familiar with that term
@@Reggiebphoto It's an old folk tale by Hans Christian Andersen, "The Emperor's New Clothes," is often read as a cautionary tale regarding groupthink. It's a good read. Check it out
Great video! I have heard so many other photographers complain about the editing restrictions of Jpegs, justifying their need to shoot raw. However I shoot 60mp images on my sigma fpl and I find the raw files to be HUGE and the Jpeg images seem to have enough data for me to do tons of post processing if I choose to, but I try to keep editing to a minimum. Does the higher megapixel jpg image allow for more editing then if it was 16 or 24 mb?
My love hate relationship with my x100f comes down to the image mismatch between the viewfinder and image. I’ll try your top tip of calibrating the the camera to a screen image🤗
The trick is they have to be the same exact image. Take a photo - take the sd card out and put it on the computer and download that photo. Put that sd card back in your camera without formatting the card and play it back in the viewfinder, then calibrate again the screen
Hi Reggie . Thank you for the video. Great job , will you do a video of your workflow for FUJIFILM Sim JPEG ? From Camera to social media. Thank you.
It will be coming sometime this year for sure.
@@Reggiebphoto thank you, will be waiting
Thank you
Do you have a specific recipe that you would recommend for weddings? Really starting to think about using your workflow for this wedding season to save an insane amount of time post processing. Thanks!
No I don’t have one in mind tbh
I just love your compositions so much
Thanks so much. I take a lot of pride in them
you know what!? I shot in Jpeg for 1 year beacuse of you!!!😁 RAW burden no more
How do you like it so far?
Great eye-opening video. What are your thoughts on the HEIF format vs Jpeg (vs Raw)?
I prefer JPEG for compatibility
How about HEIF files, I know the file size is smaller due to better compression, but it’s supposed to have better colour and dynamic range too?
Are there any changes in settings between the X100VI and X100V? Really enjoy your videos, they are very helpful!
Nope
@@Reggiebphoto Thank you!
I understand your point about adjusting recipes to your liking but there's also something to be said for trying a professionals that they've found works for them.
That said, have you made any adjustments to your Portra since the video you made?
Of course, try it and tweak if something doesn’t work. I haven’t made any tweaks. My recipe was a FujiXWeekly that I made a few major tweaks to to make it my own
I shoot with a modified Acros simulation that completely transformed the way I use my camera. I went to look up the settings and I realized it was one of your recipes.
Oh nice!
I really liked your recipe and saved it on my X-S10! But I find my photos much warmer and flatter than yours, what would be the cause?
The cause will likely be your use of light. I’m very intentional about the light I choose for my subjects
loved all the images. what was the BW recipe ?
which photo. shoot me the time stamp
Reggie..Hello from a fellow Pinoy. I have an XH2 and a couple of lenses. I will be going to Rome this coming August. I have these lenses that I am considering of bringing with me, 16-55, 33f1.4, and 18f1.4. Should I bring the zoom or my 2 primes?