tonylong wrote in post #15231909
I typically advise people who want to delve into Raw shooting to use the Canon Raw processing software Digital Photo Professional (DPP). It came with your camera and has the cool ability to use the camera settings that are used in creating jpegs as a default for rendering a Raw image that you can then play with. With this approach you don't need to shoot Raw + jpeg unless you want to see the limits of processing jpegs (I ran across those during my years of shooting with jpg-only cameras).
As was said, Raw gives you more latitude, not just in "fixing mistakes" but in massaging the "best" out of your image capture.
I typically advise people who want to delve into Raw shooting to use the Canon Raw processing software Digital Photo Professional (DPP). It came with your camera and has the cool ability to use the camera settings that are used in creating jpegs as a default for rendering a Raw image that you can then play with. With this approach you don't need to shoot Raw + jpeg unless you want to see the limits of processing jpegs (I ran across those during my years of shooting with jpg-only cameras).
As was said, Raw gives you more latitude, not just in "fixing mistakes" but in massaging the "best" out of your image capture.
Well said, Tony.
Let me add something that others usually don't say...post processing raw images is FUN!
Really, it is. I've found that bringing out the best in my photos is almost as enjoyable as using my camera. It's another part of the photography experience. Back when I was a jpeg shooter, the idea of shooting raw and post processing seemed difficult and complicated. But it's really not. DPP is easy to use and allows you to control the amount of sharpness, contrast, brightness, and color saturation (among others) as you desire.
I case you don't have it, you can download Canon's DPP instruction manual (the 2nd listing). Many DPP tutorials exist on Canon's site and on the net.
http://usa.canon.com …os_7d#BrochuresAndManuals
