Landscapes...do you shoot RAW or just JPEG?

beachbum2277 wrote in post #9745695
Are you saying you used the Auto function in Adobe Camera Raw? If so, what's the point of Raw then if all you're doing is hitting auto? Doesn't the camera do the same conversions when it automatically kicks out a JPEG?

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I hit auto on some things not all and no the camera auto feature is crap compared to photoshops one. End of the day most of my ****s require little pp to begin with. I give u one example that the camera is **** and that's Wb. The auto wb in Photoshop is far superior

beachbum2277 wrote in post #9745695
Are you saying you used the Auto function in Adobe Camera Raw? If so, what's the point of Raw then if all you're doing is hitting auto? Doesn't the camera do the same conversions when it automatically kicks out a JPEG?

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Just because you shot it on Daylight doesnt mean that is the best WB to achieve the look you want - you might want to give the image a slightly warmer or cooler look which you can by selecting a different WB.

My RAW workflow is:

Load images and select those for further work.
Open in ACR
Adjust WB to see how it will look with different WB.
Adjust exposure to get overall look close to what I want.
Adjust fill/ recovery sliders to adjust highlight/shadow detail.
Adjust contrast/saturation and clarity
Decide if a Grad filter might improve the sky by depening tones etc (this is where the 14 bit depth of RAW comes in handy - even a sky showing as grey/white can have a lot of hidden detail in it which you can bring back)
Basic cloning.
Export to PS if needed.

I use RAW all the time. When I noticed my archives growing in size, I tried to go back to jpeg, but after one day of shooting I went right back to RAW.

The amount of control you have in RAW is amazing. Many times I dont even bother with WB in the field because the light changes so rapidly during the best hours to shoot. Its just easier to deal with it in post.

I shoot raw also except for fast action shots, and I know my archive is growing, but when the time comes I will just delete all my raw files and keep the converted JPEG.

monk3y wrote in post #9765674
I shoot raw also except for fast action shots, and I know my archive is growing, but when the time comes I will just delete all my raw files and keep the converted JPEG.

or just buy another hdd for £50.

jonneymendoza wrote in post #9765744
or just buy another hdd for £50.

haha no not an option!! I have a long way to go with my gears..so any money that I can save up will definitely be going to the gears. btw, I am using a laptop so no option other than external HD..and I have no plans YET of acquiring a desktop. maybe a big monitor to connect to my laptop but definitely no desktop.

monk3y wrote in post #9765775
haha no not an option!! I have a long way to go with my gears..so any money that I can save up will definitely be going to the gears. btw, I am using a laptop so no option other than external HD..and I have no plans YET of acquiring a desktop. maybe a big monitor to connect to my laptop but definitely no desktop.

ext hdd's are dead cheap. i got one for £50. usb powered one too mate and 320gb of space. perfect for a laptop

jonneymendoza wrote in post #9766058
ext hdd's are dead cheap. i got one for £50. usb powered one too mate and 320gb of space. perfect for a laptop

actually I got myself a 1TB seagate extension for uhhmm $110 but has a power supply cord. I think there isn't any 1TB usb powered external HDD yet.

monk3y wrote in post #9770100
actually I got myself a 1TB seagate extension for uhhmm $110 but has a power supply cord. I think there isn't any 1TB usb powered external HDD yet.

http://www.bestbuy.com …18118265681&sku​Id=9522322

Aweitzel wrote in post #9770758
http://www.bestbuy.com …18118265681&sku​Id=9522322

hehe ok there is... but I am happy with mine now.its really ok its just a little too big

monk3y wrote in post #9770100
actually I got myself a 1TB seagate extension for uhhmm $110 but has a power supply cord. I think there isn't any 1TB usb powered external HDD yet.

i dont think their is even a 1tb laptop u can buy.

anyways i notice your a pinoy so feel free to browse my pics from my recent visit to philippines last month https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=836451

RAW especially for landscapes. Often the sky is much brighter than the ground, so having the latitude to adjust a lot is great.

tim wrote in post #9772989
RAW especially for landscapes. Often the sky is much brighter than the ground, so having the latitude to adjust a lot is great.

QFT

RAW allows most of the leeway ordinarilly got by using ND grads. Its normally possible to recover up to 2 stops of highlight detail while at the same time recovering shadow detail that would have been lost with Jpeg due to the dynamic range of the scene.

Beachbum, what are your thoughts so far?

Aweitzel wrote in post #9773692
Beachbum, what are your thoughts so far?

My thoughts? My thoughts are it's about time to get processing some of my old raw shots and do some comparing to the jpegs. I never knew that so many people were using raw (77 vs 6 in the poll). So far my processing of the raw files has been a little tough. I'm still getting use to/figuring out what each of the sliders does and figuring out when to use each one. Learning something new can be frustrating as hell!

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