RAW fever-when to STOP!

Don't get me wrong, I think working with RAW is fantastic. The only downside, for me anyway, is knowing when to stop.

The fact that there are so many endless possibilites and outcomes from the original file seems to effect my judgement and I don't know when to call it a day. I'm more critical of images because I never see them as an end result and know in the back of mind that the RAW file can always be tweaked. I find myself constantly criticising my images, maybe it's too bright, too saturated and I keep going back and changing them like some kind of obesession

How do you know when to stop or when the end result you've achieved is what you were aiming for?

I think it's like learning any new process, be it walking or driving a car; we aren't born with these skills.

At first, I tweaked every adjustment there was to tweak.

Gradually, experience comes, and the process becomes clearer.

Or, one simply gets bored or tired of it, and quits.

totalbeginner wrote in post #3464391
How do you know when to stop or when the end result you've achieved is what you were aiming for?

When your wife shouts, "Turn off the damn computer and get in here for dinner."

Hmmm, what would Ansel Adams say?

dekalbSTEEL wrote in post #3466408
Hmmm, what would Ansel Adams say?

"Make Love Not RAW"