Do you shoot RAW or JPEG? I’d love to know, and why!

@izzed3500

Жыл бұрын

Yes. I shoot RAW on card 1 and JPEG on card 2. I adjust my settings to get the colors and white balance I want in camera to speed up my workflow. However, I still retain the RAW files if I need them for a particular shot. I have regretted NOT having them in the past. Also, this naturally creates a backup in case one card bites the dust.

@MakeItTakeItOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Raw only. After throwing so many Fujichrome slides away in the editing process decades ago, I wish I realized how powerful RAW and good editing is.

@maddog1046

Жыл бұрын

I shoot in both. My editing skills are very limited and sometimes the camera's JPEG file comes out better than I can edit the raw file. My genre is underwater photography. RAW is a "MUST" when taking underwater photos as it is almost impossible to get the white balance right underwater! Another great video!!! Thank you very much for all you do on KZread!!!

@PhilIpp88

Жыл бұрын

RAW because it is future proof. Who knows how long we will use JPEG as a file format to compress photos. It is clearly outdated.

@washingtonradio

Жыл бұрын

Both, I have the raw files for fast sharing but will edit the raw files later.

I use to shoot RAW exclusively, and realized I was spending the time to try to make it a decent image by color processing it in light room. A lot of the time, the jpg looked better. Then I would move the image into photoshop to do the actual retouching for the client. What I noticed is, my workflow was exhaustive and only boosted my ego not my paycheck. Then one day, I was the head photographer for Los Angeles Fashion Week (not bragging, explaining) and one of the guys on the riser near me was shooting straight to jpg and was getting paid. I asked why, he said the jpg is good enough and better than what his clients (designers, magazines) were expecting. - Right then I realized, I am doing far more work than is needed. --- few weeks after I practiced more on shooting straight to jpg, was fine, and moving into client work, no complaints. So Today, I just do this: * High end commercial work: I shoot RAW medium format in my studio * Simple commercial work: JPG * Model digitials, agency headshots, jpg * Events: JPG What I learned, anyone can tell my why they are superior, why my workflow is no good, but at the end of the day, I shoot for luxury brands, NBC television, and runway and have no complaints from clients and repeat work.

@simon_dentremont

Жыл бұрын

Cool! Thanks for sharing!

@Daedalus33

11 ай бұрын

If it’s good enough for you good enough for me, sounds like spending the hours editing is better saved on touchups or other parts of the process

@LegendEater

11 ай бұрын

cool for sharing your experience and do you agree with the point that raw allow more quality and mastering in your work ?

@portblock

11 ай бұрын

​@@LegendEater I wish I could give a simple answer, but its more involved. for short, yes I think it can, but I don't think it always does. I believe its several parts, I leave the color science up to the people who make the camera to convert that raw data to jpg - granted, lightroom, capture one, have good profiles as well. maybe easiest if I give 2 examples where I think it helps, and one were I think it doesn't matter: #1: A straight to jpg on the beach with ocean in the back, there is going to be huge difference from light to dark, and the jpg will not express what the eye sees no matter what. - In this case a raw file can bring down the highlights, raise the shadows and you can get very close to what the eye sees. #2: when I shoot a commercial bathing suit campaign on the beach with an 8x10 screen behind model, an 8x8 scrim above, front fill flash. Then the jpg will be nearly if not exactly what I envisioned for the shot. I would also dare to say this shot would be better than the raw shot in #1 Now I am not saying raw is not good, I am not saying jpg is better than raw, what I am saying is: * Raw is a superior data carrier (like a negative vs print) * Raw can be better than jpg when things are not right * Raw is converted to jpg (most of the time) anyways so a jpg from camera can be deliverable * Camera JPG can provided extremely good end results when shot well. I look at it like this, I shoot with 20year old lenses, 99% of my students have brand new $3,000 - $5,000 lenses, waaay sharper than mine, but once you resize or retouch an image, kiss all that bleeding edge sharpness and lens IQ away. When I deliver a 50/100mp medium format jpg image to a client, they don't pixel peep, when its printed there is no pixel peeping. All in all, raw, latest and greatest is far superior, but far greater than most needs. I say most, not all, when I shoot a campaign its usually raw. sorry for long reply, I know it may sound contradictive, but each has its place, raw is better than jpg, but raw makes me no more money than shooting runway straight to jpg only, shooting raw only makes my workflow longer and more complicated, has zero financial benefit.

@Lackmind

10 ай бұрын

​@@portblockthank you for sharing your experience

Perhaps another way of looking at it, is a baked cake (jpeg) vs. a cake recipe (RAW). Add too much sugar (balance) to the baked cake it's a struggle to make it taste good, but if the recipe has the wrong amount of sugar simply change the recipe and bake again. With RAW you can keep tweaking the recipe till it's as good as in can be. On the other hand, it's nicer to be given a cake and simply eat it :-)

@thelogicalkrampus462

9 ай бұрын

Wonderfully put. Thank you!!!!

@trevorclausen6945

9 ай бұрын

Same thing, but I went with steak, raw is right off the cow, jpeg is an already cooked steak being served to you, it looks good, but did you cook it and season it to your liking?

@halilsmail512

8 ай бұрын

Ill save this for later :D good

@kencroft7933

7 ай бұрын

On the other hand, if you have baked a cake to a recipe and it doesn't taste good, do you know have to alter the recipe to make the next cake taste good? This is my problem, no matter how much I fiddle with raw files, probably 50% of the time the jpg is better than the result I can make from the raw. So bearing in mind that I do not print and my photos are viewed either on un-calibrated computer monitors or on phones, I just stick to the ease of a jpg and keep raws for the odd time that an image has gone seriously wrong.

@asbjrnhagennielsen6560

5 ай бұрын

Nice metafor. But remember the 'cake' (jpg) was backed by the recipe made by finest cooks in the world. Think you can do better? 🙂

i left film school a year ago and i swear its videos like yours here on youtube that make me realise everything i need to know is here. thanks again, simon.

@jonfreeman9682

7 күн бұрын

You said it. There is nothing to learn in school anymore. I realized the same thing. Colossal waste of time and money to learn absolutely nothing as in nada.

You have a gentle common sense way of sharing and shedding new light on things we probably already knew, but your way of explaining things is refreshing with no filler. Also, your wildlife photos capture animals personality like no other. If only the animals could see the way you captured their beauty in your wonderful calendar :)

@simon_dentremont

Жыл бұрын

Too kind! Thanks very much!

@ardnfast

Ай бұрын

Well put 👏👏👏

Its extraordinary how well you explain everything in your videos, so everyone can understand it, even someone who is just a beginner and still doesn't know much about photography and all the terms used.

Simon you’ve quickly become one of my favorite photography channels on KZread! I almost always shoot both but 99% of the time the end images I’m editing are the JPEG files. It’s very rare that I end up editing the RAW image. For me it’s only there as a safety net.

i love how you find examples to keep the video interesting and relatable. keep up the great content

You make some very well informed and compelling content. Honest and straight forward. The many compliments already made are well deserved. Enjoyable content, keep up the good work.

Hello Simon, I really admire quality of the content and correctness. As a programmer, that knows implementation details of JPEG/PNG - I wouldn't explain it better than you in more affordable language. You're doing a great job!

@simon_dentremont

Жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks!

@PaulMansfield

11 ай бұрын

Yes, I thought that was excellent, it didn't dumb it down like some and so avoided being misleading.

I always shoot in JPEG and I also learned that I make sure my lighting and color are balanced at the source (my camera) . Thank you for making this great video

I had like a thousand question on this matter and you left me with a million answers. You are fantastic, thank you so much!

I have shot RAW for years and have worked for over 20 years with Photoshop. There is so much more flexibility regarding adjustments like luminosity masking, frequency separation and many other improvements when you have the RAW file. Nowadays, if you work with 32 bit image versions, there is not even a comparison to what you can bring out in an image and if you use plug-ins like the Nik collection, the limitations of the JPEG files become very obvious. In my opinion JPEGs are wonderful shortcuts for snapshots right out of the camera or to bring the edited end product into the media. Great video as always!

Thanks Simon, I can totally relate to this video. I used to shoot weddings with Fuji and used JPEG+RAW. But in 98% I only used the JPEGs. RAW was only required, if I had to do a major edit - which was less than 2% of the images taken.

You are the kind of creators on KZread that I love. Spreading useful information which can also help us in our lives and are really helpful. Thank you so much! ❤

@simon_dentremont

8 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Best fifteen minutes of effective digital photo training I've ever seen. Thank you! -- This also confirms my desire to stay in JPEGland simply because I'd rather be shooting and not endlessly bit-twiddling in front of a computer monitor.

Photography competitions often want to see the RAW image - and wildlife competitions usually insist on it.

Simon, you are the greatest photography youtuber I have come across: 1) Your pictures are amazing - they match Mark Smith's level of talent 2) You teach me more info across 4 or 5 videos than I have learned in 6 years of trying to learn on my own 3) Your explanations are SO EASY to understand Finding you on KZread a month ago has already made my pictures 3 times as good as they were before I discovered your channel Do you know how good you are? I hope so.

@simon_dentremont

8 ай бұрын

Too kind!

@regentgray762

4 ай бұрын

@@simon_dentremontnot too kind, too accurate!!

@jarekluberek8123

Ай бұрын

Have to agree. Pictures are stunning. I was a photography enthusiast in my youth but I clearly didn't have that kind of talent.

Thanks for making me feel better about shooting in JPEG. I do it for all the reasons you mentioned and now I know why!

Thank you for making this video. The work that you put into it is appreciated. Like many others who commented, I found that there wasn't enough of a difference to justify using raw photos.

Thanks for your in-depth analysis of this topic and leaving out the fluff!

You are such a great teacher! Thank you for what you do.

Another top notch, no fluff, extremely well done lesson in photography by Simon! 😅

@kerc

Жыл бұрын

This is one of the best technical photography channels out there, period.

It's funny, a lot of people are convinced they need to shoot RAW only to fight Adobe Camera Raw/Lightroom to make it look like it would have from the camera's engine to begin with.

Man I'm always blown away by the incredible quality of these videos

As an hobbyist photographer I have settled on shooting in raw/jpeg for each photo. Many times I shoot in difficult light conditions and simply don't have the time to make the changes. This set up gets the best of both worlds for me. While traveling I can connect my camera to a monitor or tv and share with everyone around and back home I can post process the raw images that will be printed. I use Darktable for raw processing and Gimp for jpeg processing. They both work great ! Thanks for the great video !

@russellbaston974

Жыл бұрын

I shoot Raw+jpeg as well and depending on the job I alter the size of the jpeg, small jpeg's allow going through the images/files very quickly for choosing the best, then process the Raw. In a studio situation where colour temoerature and lighting ratio can be controlled to a high degree one can just use the jpeg, majority straight out of camera.

@annekedebruyn7797

Жыл бұрын

Same! RAW to one card, jpeg to the second one.

I really appreciate how you bring a positive perspective to these topics. I too was led to believe that Rob was the only option, but as an event, you make a very compelling case for jpeg

You are an excellent tutor Simon. Everything is explained thoroughly but simply.

Thanks! Your videos are excellent. Clearly explain everything thoroughly without getting bogged down in techno speak. So many KZread videos gloss over details, steps or go way too fast.

Thank you, Simon for being not just a great photographer but also a great teacher. Your videos really changing my thoughts about many things in photography.

@simon_dentremont

6 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

@qtrfoil

6 ай бұрын

Hard agree, it's wonderful to get the word from a world-class photographer. An awful lot of what I run into on KZread (and blogs) is people who are good on camera. When they show their images, though, I'm thinking "No. Noooo. Why would I listen to you?" For Simon's videos I enjoy the stills even more than the video!

@HenryBLeeNYC

3 ай бұрын

Agreed! I've been a professional photographer for 40 years, and have already learned a lot from the 2 videos I've watched so far.

@jonfreeman9682

7 күн бұрын

I've only watched 2 videos one on how much MP you need in a camera and this Raw vs JPG and have learned more than thousands of dollars of photography school.

A technical nitpick: JPEG does not use psychovisual models, it is a simple static (depending on compression level) fourier based algorithm. Newer image and video formats do take human perception into account, but JPEG is over 30 years old and thus quite simple. But that is probably a good thing if you want to edit the images, as it will mess with any psychovisual assumptions. Something to keep in mind is if you archive your images, the RAWs will get better in the future, while JPEGs will be stuck in the past. New stuff like AI denoising, super resolution, HDR gradation, etc. will make old RAWs shine. I processed some old RAW files from a Canon DSLR from 2006 for displaying on HDR monitors and they looked stunning compared to the JPEGs. Technology will continue to move forward and having the unprocessed data will allow you to take advantage of newer and better image processing in the future.

@ondrejrypacek7949

Ай бұрын

It is much more complicated. Bit rate is not the only difference between jpeg and raw. It is not just a downsampled raw.

@gregsullivan7408

Ай бұрын

Completely false, and our host got it 100% right. Please refer to the Wikipedia page on "JPEG", in particular, the JPEG Compression section.

I shoot almost exclusively uncompressed Nikon RAW, basically for the same reasons you note. There are slight difference in compressed RAW, and I mentally know they are there. That said, I doubt most people could tell. Always appreciate your professionalism and balanced approach to photography. Thanks for the videos, and keep up the GREAT work!

Loved your presentation. Great give and take, good cuts- and excellent points and presentation styles. Thanks!

A lot of my work is done in situations with wildly fluctuating lighting conditions. Shooting RAW gives me much more dynamic range to work with, and gives me a bit more wiggle room in case I end up with a slightly blown exposure. I toggled between RAW for those conditions and JPEG for "easier" conditions for a while, but then I settled on just shooting RAW all of the time because only having a single workflow was more of a benefit to me than the smaller file size and universality of JPEG.

You have a very engaging teaching style. I am a newbie, just having acquired a Canon R10, and I've watched a number of R10 tutorials, focusing on settings a beginner should use. Some say JPEG only and others say RAW only, but none of the videos I've watched explain it as helpfully as you have in this video. Thank you!

@simon_dentremont

5 ай бұрын

Glad to help!

Thanks for your help

Damn, I watched 3 videos and already subscribed. Normally I take longer especially since there are so many creators in the photography space. Your videos are really helpful, keep up the good work.

The information in this video brought in tremendous value for a casual photographer like me who has a DSLR. Very informative. Loads of information. Simon, you explain very well. Thank you very much indeed.

@simon_dentremont

7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

[1] It's also worth noting that the histogram is typically based on the JPEG processing too. That means that, even if you're shooting in RAW, you might want to switch to a flatter profile with reduced contrast to give yourself a better idea of the range of details being captured in the RAW file. [2] Canon has an application called Picture Style Editor which allows users to create custom Picture Styles. The options in the program are far more advanced than the simple sliders available on the camera itself (ex. curves, selective adjustment for specific colors such as skin tones, etc.), and you can even download or share Picture Styles with other people online. A lot of photographers obsess over post-processing techniques and tools for converting RAW files into JPEG output, but there's hardly any content or guides out there that showcase the potential of pre-processing.

@tonygibbons5

Жыл бұрын

Jonathan, where do we find this picture style editor other than in the camera?

@tonygibbons5

Жыл бұрын

@@IndigoEyePhotography thank you 🙌 I have Eos Utility but had no idea about this!

Incredibly informative and well made, especially your side-by-side comparisons of JPED and RAW images. Very helpful. Answered all my questions and then some. THANK YOU. 🎯

Best. KZread. Teacher. Ever.

As a hobbyist who has started to turn some very basic knowledge into wedding photography extra cash, I can tell you that I'm glad to be shooting in cRAW +Jpeg on my Canon R6 because I can almost always rescue the cRAW file from my own mistakes while shooting under pressure. If I've taken a lousy shot of a great scene in some dark corner of a wedding hall, I can absolutely work magic on that photo in post if I'm using the cRAW. Although for 90% of the shots, the JPEG is just fine. Between this video and your histogram video, I feel like I've figured out half of what my camera is trying to tell me.

Once again, thank you so much Simon. I shoot in RAW 100% of time, sometimes I do not favour the saturation of the jpeg . With certain images I love a more muted and soft image which I find RAW will allow. I shoot with an R6 and I did not know that the picture style setting is for jpeg, good to know. Take care 😊

It just depends on your line of work. I do KZread videos, so I just need the pictures videos edited already, with only slight alterations required in post.

Such a fantastic video and the best Ive seen on this subject. Clear, concise and precise as well as easy to understand.

@simon_dentremont

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I worked as a newspaper photographer for over 40 years and we always shot JPEGs when we went to digital about 1999. We did have a photographer on our staff who shot RAW but most of us on the staff felt out JPEGs looked better at the speeds we were having to work, sometimes two or three packages a day with one or two videos. Great video.

@SwissNetHawk

Жыл бұрын

So you went digital for speed and flexibility, then JPEG IS the best tool for your needs. And your images were printed in newspapers and not blown out to large prints. Another good reason to settle with JPEG. However, today's cameras can shoot RAW and JPEG at the same time. Why not use this mode to get the best of both worlds? Meaning: if you ever shoot a very special and rare event, you can lightroom the hell out of your RAW, while still being able to deliver a JPEG instantly. Just a thought...

@whatmeworry2006

9 ай бұрын

I too am a working press photographer and have never shot raw. Deadline is an understatement!

@lucuslopez6866

6 ай бұрын

​@@SwissNetHawk When your competing with other news outlet/photographers to get the story out faster, you don't have the luxury of spending a hour editing photos. A lot of their photos go online now and not in print.

@jonfreeman9682

7 күн бұрын

Totally agree. JPG all the way even though a lot of pros look down on it the reality is visually you can't tell the difference. That being said there are use cases for Raw as well.

Hello Simon! You are absolutely the best teatcher here in KZread! I love your videos. You also speak so clearly that it is so easy to understand for poeple who are not english speaking.

@simon_dentremont

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

I have read a few online articles on this subject and still not fully understand. You have explained this subject simple all in less than 15min. Thank you Simon.

Since getting the Canon R5 when it was released, I switched from shooting RAW to C-RAW and have noticed no difference in post processing my pictures even when I pixel peep to 300-400 %. It certainly help with the storage and hopefully with the buffer issues. Thanks so much for your wonderful videos. Catherine

I vote for RAW and JPEG, I review my JPEG for the best, picking the keepers then I save only the RAW keepers for additional processing. Works to speed up my workflow, remember take lots of photos and delete most.

Thanks for a very balanced coverage of both formats.

@simon_dentremont

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

This is one of the absolute top best two 2 or 3 channels related to photography among all of the ones I follow on YT. You give precise to the point information that is actually educational and helps in understanding various concepts in photography bar none. Thank you and please keep up the great work you are doing!! Best wishes from sunny and warm Libya!!

@simon_dentremont

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I’m working on a wildlife photography video course. Can I use your comment in promotional material, with atribution?

@BurhanMuntasser

Жыл бұрын

@@simon_dentremont You have my permission to use my comment in the promotional material for your wildlife photography video course. Good luck to you, I wish you all the best. Is your photography video course available now or is it under development?

Excellent appraisal of image type choice. I shoot both so that I can quickly prune my shots before editing the raw files I want to keep. Regarding data backups, I used to work in IT and we used to tell customers 'If you don't have three backups, you don't have any' . Back in those days there was no cloud so off site storage of one copy was best practice. Thanks you for another packed video.

Wow, you break down the facts into an understandable narrative so well. Thanks again for another fine video. 📸

As a hobbyist, I have always wondered what the big fuss was about shooting RAW. I found your explanation of RAW vs. Jpeg very clear and concise. You have just gained a new subscriber. Keep up the good work!!

@simon_dentremont

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@Bike_Lion

Жыл бұрын

@Oldman666 - Try actually *reading* the full comment before replying to it. If you had, you'd know that he *did* watch the video.

This the best video on how to in photography. Thank you

A great explanation of the differences and characteristics of RAW vs JPEG files. As a mere enthusiast focussed on wildlife images I generally just shoot in JPEG and if I avoid blowing out the highlights generally I can tweak the resultant image sufficiently for my purposes. However in poor light conditions or when shooting landscapes then I definitely try to set up the dual RAW/JPEG files as for these images post processing really can lift the impact of the final image.

Nice explanation. Thanks

You are an excellent teacher, thanks for sharing your techniques with us!

@simon_dentremont

8 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

Thank you.

Getting our first pro-grade camera and your videos are the most digestable and informative pieces as we begin experimenting with lenses, settings and taking lots of photos. Thank you so much 👍

@simon_dentremont

3 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

You know, it GODDAMN depends what you are doing with the footage.

My perspective on shooting in JPEG is that it is ultimately the same as shooting with a reversal film stock. Those films created slides of a positive image that also offered no further creative control. But by shooting in JPEG, you get to appreciate the best possible file compression capabilities of this format, very important when considering efficient distribution, .

THE CONTENT OF THESE VIDEOS ARE AMONG THE BEST I HAVE SEEN

The benefit of JPEGs when shooting burst depends on the camera and memory card you're using. I was shooting at an event, using my old camera as backup with different lens, tried to take a burst with it and it stopped after just few pics. I the checked what was up and realized it was shooting JPEGs and the buffer filled because it couldn't process them fast enough. I switched to RAW and it doubled the burst length. Not sure if there was some other setting that was the issue (anti-noise algorithm or something, it was kinda dark in there), but didn't have time to look into it, and 95% of pics were with my main camera anyway. When I upgrade to my camera, I'll probably start shooting RAW+JPEG

I'm a wildlife photographer but not professional. I work a 40 hour a week job so time is not something I have a lot of. Shooting in JPEG gives me more flexibility especially with the camera not getting bogged down. I do like the idea of compressed RAW and will check into that! Thanks so much for all your super informative videos.

@Bike_Lion

Жыл бұрын

Shooting both jpeg and raw (or compressed raw) might be a good option for you.... You could then delete most of your raw files (to reduce storage demand), but if you happen to get one really great shot, or a unique shot that *would be* great, if it weren't for balance and such being off, then you'd have the option of messing around with it in post production. I do agree though that for folks with more limited time/energy, jpeg is often the best option, as it's simply ready to go, directly off the card, leaving you more time for actual shooting and going to/from your shoots 🙂

Wonderful summary! The best I've ever seen from one video. I always shoot JPEG. Not only for all the reasons you mentioned, but since photos are art and not science, perfection is not required. Most of my audience are non photographers and will not notice the small imperfections associated with JPEG compression, plus they won't be looking at them with a large detailed screen like I do. When I shoot, I usually underexpose to watch highlights as the darks are more forgiving. And when I edit, I make sure to do it all in one setting and never re-open and re-edit.

@jGNFX

Жыл бұрын

"Photography is a science, and we use it to make art "

Great video Simon, it's good to hear a pro acknowledge how good modern camera Jpeg processing is.

Beautifully explained as in all your videos. Thank you Simon !

Unbelievable Simon Another Video with knowledge, full of needful information! I'm right at the beginning of, let's say, starting to take pictures. All, and I mean really all Videos from you are full of necessary content. And as I mentioned at a different video : for me, as a German and not native speaker, yours are much better explained, than those in German. Congratulations and go ahead! Even if I started with taking pictures now, I have some little experience, making videos for friends with small content. So I know, how much work it is, to deliver such videos in this quality. 🤯 Greatings from good old Germany By the way. I'm shooting in raw and jpeg. Jpegs for the fast effort and raws, when I retire and have more time for this day filling hobby. 🙋🏼‍♂️Raphael

@simon_dentremont

Жыл бұрын

Danke! I need to use English, cause meine Deutche ist nicht sehr gut!

I do mostly landscape photography. People are astonished that I choose to shoot in JPEG. I do it mainly to challenge myself. I kind of pretend I'm shooting film. I use grad filters, polarizers, the whole thing. I get some really interesting results. I find shooting in JPEG (similarly shooting with film) has taught me to slow down, focus on my surroundings, looking for eye catching compositions, and of course light. Thank you Simon for bringing very interesting topics to your channel!

@simon_dentremont

Жыл бұрын

If you can get the jpeg right, RAW should be easy! Nice!

@frankfurter7260

Жыл бұрын

Why don’t you shoot blindfolded. To further challenge yourself. I find it challenging enough to try to shoot an interesting photo that I or anyone else would want to look at for more than a nanosecond.

@mwwhited

Жыл бұрын

Because some of us enjoy time behind the camera more than time screwing around on the computer. Just like when doing film I could push/pull stops and nudge/burn negatives but I’d rather just get my shot in camera. There are also things you can do in camera that are not the same as in post such as shooting color filters. Getting the balance right though the lens will always be better than trying to fake it later in photoshop.

@thegreatsiberianitch

7 ай бұрын

​@@frankfurter7260?

@aretwodeetoo1181

3 ай бұрын

Your analogy is bad. If you had shot film you would know that you have an incredible amount of agency in the development and printing processes. Then your analogy would become that raw to image file conversion is the modern equivalent of that agency. You thinking that process is like shooting film tells me unambiguously that you never shot, developed and printed film...

Thank you for a balanced view on the subject, prompted by the video I tried a couple of lossless compression utilities to compress a RAW file. Unsurprisingly they failed to save any disc space. I am just a hobbyist photographer, the inner geek drives me to use RAW but it predictably slows the camera down. I guess it does highlight just how powerful the processors in our cameras are, where they can pretty well instantaneously do very complicated mathematics to the RAW to produce a JPG and the bottleneck is writing to the memory card.

Sometimes in a perfect lighting situation in studio with multiple light setup, I may go with the Jpegs for speed as a lot of photos are taken for fashion photography. I will always shoot Raw plus Jpeg in studio, but there are times, especially when the client wants the images right away, I will just send them the jpegs. Not an issue if the Kelvin setting in camera is correct for studio and the histogram looks good on test images. In perfect lighting, the Raws are there for backup, or if the clients wants extensive editing done to specific images later, then I may use the Raw. Numbering on Raw and Jpegs match. If nearly no editing is needed in ideal lighting studio setups, jpegs can work for some pro use. The latest Nikons have great color in Jpegs SOOC. Thanks for review!

Great explanation as always, Simon! Quick note for those watching with Sony cameras, "Picture Profile" is for video recording, while "Creative Style" is for stills and includes the adjustability for JPGs like contrast, saturation, sharpness, plus more if on the latest generation.

@simon_dentremont

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

I shoot in JPEG and have been shooting in JPEG for over 15 years with no problems. These JPEG, images have been published in magazines, on billboards, pamphlets and brochures. I shoot weddings in JPEG and other events in JPEG I also shoot models and editorials and JPEG as well. Lol. Oh, and I also do all of my retouching in Photoshop Everything you can do in Lightroom. You can also do it and Photoshop. It just looks different. 😎💪🏾🙌🏾. So don’t feel bad when you see other photographers try to shame people for shooting in JPEG .

My gosh, what a video! Thank you so much Simon you nailed, you taught it all perfectly! It was all I needed ❤ Congrats!

@simon_dentremont

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Simon, well covered, as a pro I have been shooting raw since I went digital, partially because of speed of processing. When I am out doing wildlife I often shoot craw and jpg [Canon R5], but rarely even look at the craw, the camera is so good at preparing jpgs, and software so efficient I don't see the need. No doubt it helps having shot on film for 25 years, fully understanding exposure.

Hi Simon, after 40+ years covering photojournalism and weddings working with film along with always working with Canon equipment and then transitioning to digital, your video has made a big grey area somewhat more apparent. I personally chose to work with JPEG for ease of handling and never really had any editing issues. today I prefer to work with RAW for the amount of editing that is available. Great Video and some stunning pictures. Thank you. Gordon, Halifax, UK.

@eriztonoqarzwoss

11 ай бұрын

Right! In tricky situation where lighting is difficult or unpredictable, it pays to shoot in RAW. The extra exposure latitude gives you more room for exposure corrections or enhancement.

I'm a beginner and am learning many things from you. thank you very much for your detailed videos..

I have just discovered your channel. Your content is great. Straight to the point yet very detailed. Thank you!

I am the owner of a system camera. Sony A6000. Since the purchase, and it seems to be 2017, I turned off JPEG, so I still haven't turned it on, because, as you correctly said in your video, RAW is a "digital negative". But after watching your video, I turned off RAW and tried to shoot in JPEG. And... MY GOD, THIS IS FANTASTIC. I couldn't even imagine that my camera could shoot so beautifully. Of course, I will not completely abandon RAW, but now I will shoot in JPEG more often. Thank you, my friend.

@Scott2-13-70

3 ай бұрын

And it's just getting better. Finally going to get a mirrorless next year. Nikon Z8. Can't wait to see what it can do.

I'm a beginner with little understanding of photo editing. In that regard I prefer JPG. Thanks for the detailed explanation, I kinda get the idea and finally understand why I struggle on some color balancing instances

Even though I know all the differences, this is the best comparison video I've seen between JPEG and RAW. Very well explained Simon! Even us non-pros, we go on vacation, take tons of shots in RAW, only to fully process the 5%-10% that are worthy of posting and showing off. I've considered shooting both, but then my culling time will balloon as I try to determine which images to keep as RAW only and which as JPEG only (certainly won't keep everything!). BTW, please do a video comparing RAW vs DNG vs Compressed DNG.

With my Fuji camera, I usually shoot RAW + JPEG in case I capture an image that I absolutely love and want to take time editing. Rather than that, I usually don’t mind the JPEGs that come out.

I've been shooting RAW almost exclusively for nearly twenty years and never regretted the change. Better colours, better shadow and highlight detail, and being able to salvage exposure errors or very contrasty light conditions are the reasons why. The few times I've used JPG, I always regretted it. This happened a few times around 2004 to 2007 when CF cards were much smaller and more expensive per MB and I was running out of space, so switched to JPG to get more shots.

@USGrant21st

Жыл бұрын

The only time I was shooting jpeg was when LR had a really ugly Adobe profile for Canon RP and nothing else was available. Other than that I can't think of ever wanting to limit myself by JPEG.

@banginghats2

Жыл бұрын

@@USGrant21st Like I said, there were times I was forced to use jpg because I was running out of space. It's an awful choice, but slightly better than not getting any more shots at all.

@DarrellThompson47

11 ай бұрын

When I started shooting digital, for the first few months I shot only JPEG and now I regret that. I would love to re-edit some of those shots using the modern software we have now. I see no reason to even shoot Raw + JPEG as if I want straight JPEG's that can easily be done on my PC by batch converting using settings in Photolab that give a better image than straight from my camera.

@banginghats2

11 ай бұрын

@@DarrellThompson47 I think the only case for JPGs now is news and sports photographers who have to send live pix back the their agencies or clients and a few seconds here or there could make all the difference, especially if they were up against other photographers and there were bandwidth constraints.

@JustDisc

8 ай бұрын

I’d never waste my life constantly retouching photos. The photo market is over saturated with photos anyways, and someone is always going to be doing a better job than you. Video is where it’s at these days and they pay a lot more 👍

Great video, thanks! One of my favorite expressions is “there is no substitute for practice” and you’re pretty much saying the same thing at the end. Let’s get after it. We’re burning daylight!

Thank you for this balanced analysis, I used to shoot in both JPEG and RAW but found I was often not using the RAW files. I shall revisit the file formats...

I recently retired as a pro wedding photographer and always shot in RAW, often working in low light conditions I too always wanted to ensure access to as much image data as possible during processing.

I shoot jpg (M size) + RAW. When I am not satisfied with my jpg, or I want big pics for a photo book, I convert from RAW, where I can easily adjust White Balance, color or exposure. For simple contrast adjustment however, I use the histogram tool in Canon DPP, where I can adjust jpg files by simply drawing an s-curve.

Once upon a time, I shot a lot of RAW, but when I sold my studio and retired, I stopped doing that. I now shoot JPEG exclusively, resulting in me having two very large, very fast computers with lots of storage and loaded with photo editing software that are sitting idle. Excellent video.

Damn, I discovered your channel right now, and I'm amazed. Thanks for making such amazing content.

I recently shot my first football match (Arbroath FC vs Morton) and found that shooting RAW was backing up my buffer too much, switched to JPEG for the second half and it really helped out, so lesson learned!

Hey Simon! I shoot raw, because it allows me flexibility in post processing/editing! Often times we photographers have strange lighting conditions, and sometimes want to take a photo regardless of the lighting situation. But IF you shoot RAW, there's no loss of information, thus, we can move the highlights and shadows around, or bring up/down the exposure, because all of that data was all retained in the raw file. And raw allows us to saturate colors and really stretch the image to it's full potential or to our liking, and all without strange artifacts that would be visible if you were shooting jpeg!

@Mr_Beagle

Жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what Simon says in the video… 🤔 Both formats are tools - just gotta pick the right one for the job in hand 👍

Photography is a hobby for me with landscape being my no1 priority but I've also done pro work with real estate, weddings, food photography, sports photography, product photography etc. So i use raw 99% of the time but i always have a memory recall setting on my camera that turns it into a jpeg monster camera with a custom awesome looking jpeg preset ready to go. I use that when i shoot around my yard various portraits of my pets, flowers, or whatever. I call that type of photography "the sane one" cause it helps me getting away from reality for an hour or so every now and then. It works like therapy for the mind. I keep all these shots on a drive for myself with no intention of sharing them. Though many of them are actually very nice photographs that I've put effort composing them, i actually consider them as simple snapshots and my way of practicing the craft to keep my skills in top notch shape

Another great video Simon, excellent reasons for both formats RAW and the JPEG…dynamic range does not seem to be as big of an issue with the newer mirrorless cameras, love your reminder that shooting in RAW won’t make you a better photographer!😊

Again a very thorough explanation, Simon. I shoot mostly raw.

Thanks for your videos. In the two months since I have been watching you, I have become a much better hobbyist photographer. I understand my camera much more, and make better choices for settings. Keep up the good work.

@simon_dentremont

Жыл бұрын

Welcome!

As always, very complete, accurate and pragmatic. It's a pleasure to follow your channel.

Thank you once again for a clear and understandable explanation. It has helped me enormously with this issue. I shoot JPEG because I haven't been able to find a program that takes my RAW images. I started to feel I was a lesser photographer by shooting in JPEG.

I only recently started shooting in RAW with my Sony A100, and the amount of fine tuning and processing that's available on Affinity Photo is mind-blowing. Ended up with much more natural looking photos!

@wayneholmes637

Жыл бұрын

I find Affinity not to be very user friendly, these days I only use it if Intend to do something with the rest of the Affinity suite. Otherwise for quick and simple landscapes I use Luminar 4. For everything else I find that Capture one is both easier to use and gives far better results.