How many of you are shooting sports in RAW ?

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #4978192
You can get away with shooting RAW if you don't have to turn stuff around instantly. I think you'll find most pros shooting jpg since they've got tight deadlines for submitting images after an event (if not during...)

The time it takes to import an image into DPP, crop, adjust exposure and white balance, sharpen then convert and save, is a LOT less than trying to decide which pic to send to a publisher.

bildeb0rg wrote in post #5265692
The time it takes to import an image into DPP, crop, adjust exposure and white balance, sharpen then convert and save, is a LOT less than trying to decide which pic to send to a publisher.

definitly agree if you've got a tight deadline, but JPG is about quantity not necessarily quality. When i shoot on a same night deadline and/or have to transmit during an event, then JPG definatly....otherwise​, it's always RAW. ...but if you have an efficient workflow (I use Lightroom), then you can even turn around a nights work of 1000 photo's in a couple hours.

coleygm wrote in post #5264744
wow...interesting. If I may ask, what level of sporting events are you shooting? ie HS, College, etc...?

HS level volleyball mainly - it's actually club volleyball, which is Junior/High School age but outside of school. We photograph volleyball all over the country and into Europe about once a year.

We do work with some local high schools and colleges and are pushing to expand that number (the seasons don't conflict so working with colleges would give us something more to do in our slower Summer and Fall seasons).

Regards,
Micheal

coleygm wrote in post #5265839
definitly agree if you've got a tight deadline, but JPG is about quantity not necessarily quality. When i shoot on a same night deadline and/or have to transmit during an event, then JPG definatly....otherwise​, it's always RAW. ...but if you have an efficient workflow (I use Lightroom), then you can even turn around a nights work of 1000 photo's in a couple hours.

Totally agree that if you're shooting an event, and want on site sales, then I can see the beauty of jpegs.
As I'm only looking for four (max) to submit, then it's RAW all the way. I'm getting faster (not necessarily better) and can now chew through around 200 RAW files an hour.
Hiting "delete" still counts as pping, right???

I crop and rotate my sports photos in Lightroom so there is no advantage for me to use jpeg. Sure, It takes longer to download my cards but that time is spent setting up the online gallery or reading and responding to e-mails - things that I would have to take time for anyway. My actual hands-on processing time is the same for either RAW or jpeg.

The advantage of RAW is when I want to bring a face up out of a shadow or tone down a slightly blown out white jersey. I hear that Lightroom 2 is going to have a burn and dodge tool so that will be even more reason to shoot RAW.

I still shoot in jpeg since I have still much to learn. I started digital photography whole heartedly only 13 months ago. Right now I am learning to calibrate my monitor and printer, and trying to stop being so "cute" with Lightroom so I don't get over sharpened, over contrasty, over saturated, posterized prints.

After that, I'll confront RAW. I need to do this before NBA basketball starts up again Nov 2008. My team is not going make the playoffs this year.

bildeb0rg wrote in post #5267196
Hiting "delete" still counts as pping, right???

can I use that in my sig? One of the more classic comments I've heard here and oh so true imo. Some of my best pp work was done exactly that way!