Just RAW... Or JPG too???

wedding stuff =raw

I dont know if you would notice the difference from raw or jpg on the 20d but on the 1ds MKII the raw file is more detailed, I used to shoot raw+L jpg and 99% of the time the jpg file was all I needed for what I was doing (portraits) but now im doing stock my director convinced me raw was the way to go and after following his processing directions I wont be using jpg anymore.

Bruce

I love what raw can do, but doesnt it take you forever to process them? do you tweak every single thing or how do you do a batch of 700 photos without it taking FOREVER?????

thanks mrs jb

I do all my corrections in batches.

700 images, I take it you mean a wedding, thats easy I all ways do a cwb with a grey card in the clients house/outside/in the church and at the reception then I tweek one of each of the images and then I batch say all the church images by using a droplet to create the tiff or jpg. after that I then run an action for the B&W images.

Bruce

300JPEGs in photoshop takes me about 2 hours to color and density correct.

Bibble, doing the same edits to a raw file can be done in 15-30 minutes.

Both times were approximations that we tested at work, using a dual core, dual processor G5 with 8gb ram and Bibble for OSX for raw, and Photoshop CS2 for jpegs.

What's density correction? I often hear the term used but I have no idea what it is.

Thanks Guys. you have answered my question. I will only shoot in RAW from here on as there is really no reason for a JPG that quickly.

As far as being a pro, I'm far from it

exposure. The "denser" a print is, the darker it is. Fuji uses that term on the fuji frontiers correction software and it stuck with me after I left the printing lab I guess

I thought it was something to do with brightness, thanks for the explaination

I only shoot RAW + JPEG if the client wants the disk that way. I have been taking each JPEG out and burning a CD for the clients so they can use it. I like to see the pictures on the computer as thumbnails and I know most of the people that want JPEG have no idea how to deal with the RAW files. I have not printed much for clients unless they ask for a set of 4x6 of the whole shoot and I get those at Costco or Sam's. When I really get into getting paid for my work, I will probably shoot in RAW to save space on my CF cards. I was at my niece's wedding where the photographer asked if I shoot in RAW. I told him I was doing both JPEG and RAW. He said it was not a good idea to do that in UT because most labs don't accept RAW files to print. He prints right after the ceremony to present a small album at the reception about 4 hours later. He takes his CF cards to the lab and fixes the pictures he wants blown up to 8x10 and puts the 20 or so in an album for display. He says he has no time to shoot in RAW to get the conversion done. I didn't see the pictures he took as I left and processed my own shots that were done with my 20D and 17-40L at f4. My son said the photographer's pictures were amazing and so clear using Finepix something. For what it's worth, I like the color of the RAW files much better.

If he as using Fuji,it was the s3. I use that camera at work. GREAT color, sooooooooooooooo slow.

jj1987 wrote:
exposure. The "denser" a print is, the darker it is. Fuji uses that term on the fuji frontiers correction software and it stuck with me after I left the printing lab I guess

I was wondering what you meant too...thanks! I remember in school a negative being described as dense if it contained a lot of exposed silver...so that makes sense!

I went on a shoot with a commercial photographer I know today, just to have a look. He was using a 5D set to RAW + L JPG, and the 5D set to make the JPGs monochrome. We had studio lighting, the JPGs turned out looking great and that's all the client needed, so he burned them to CD and left. If they ever want them in color he'll process the RAW and send it, but today all that was needed was the JPG and it took no time at all.

Just another angle on this. Different tools for different jobs.

I actually think that's a great idea (Except giving out CD's...whole other topic though) Damn! Time to buy a 5D!! Thanks TIM! : )