Sold on RAW again

[mkitson]

Decided to give RAW another go now I have upgraded to CS2. Very happy with the results, this shot was initially pretty blown out on the face and would have been almost unusable as a jpeg.

iso 200, 1/200, f2.8, 50mm lens, 20D.

[Croasdail]

wow... super sharp picture and crisp colors. those 50s are great lenses. And very nice DOF - no disctractions. Its a keeper. Cheers.

[skade]

Wow! Thats fantastic!

[dannym]

I agree. RAW is the only way to go. And you gotta' love Spiderman. Cute kid.

[RbrtPtikLeoSeny]

I'd have to say you nailed this one! Great work!

[learjet035]

Is there a "Raw for dummies" book or tutorial anywhere you could recomend? I shot raw and really was overwhelmed with all the adjustments so I stopped. I looked through a few book @ the store but I felt like I needed a larger brain to understand it all. =)

[mkitson]

Thanks for the positive comments. I'm no expert but I found Deke McClelland's PS CS one-on-one easy enough to follow for the basic getting to grips with RAW. Another advantage I have noticed in CS2 is that the RAW converter has an Auto function which gives a decent starting point in most cases.

[MAD DOG]

Nice shot Martin, and guess what?

We share the same surname. Do you live in the UK?

[mkitson]

Not too many Kitson's around. I live in County Durham, UK.