It’s getting easier to get a shot a day, but posting is usually put off until the weekend. I played around with shooting in RAW and I do believe I have been severely limiting myself, especially in the area of portraits and lighting. I had no idea how easy it was to shoot and edit in RAW and I’ve had the program all along. I use Photoshop Elements 7 (much cheaper than the professional. 80 bucks for Elements vs hundreds for regular Photoshop). The version 7 had Camera RAW editor but I had no idea. It only launches when you upload a RAW image…and I’m an idiot for not figuring tht out.
So, here are shots 16-23 of Project 366/2012.
366.16 “It’s the possibility that keeps me going, not the guarantee.”
~ Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook
366.17 “I watch with breaking heart as you slowly fade away”
~ Nicholas Sparks Message in a Bottle
366.18 Weight and See…….
366.19 Just that good
366.20 Peeking
366.21 It’s a good day for a tiara.
366.22 Doesn’t quiet belong: cow in a pecan orchard
366.23 Safe. Weather app for a night of storms.
23 down……
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Why is raw better? Just because you can edit more? I have Photoshop CS5, so maybe I should shoot raw? I do jpgs now just because they don’t take up as much room on my computer.
RAW stores so much more data, details, colors, etc. You can fine tune the editing which is what I was amazed about. There is a much wider range of edits. Just the smallest possible shade adjustment to changing the entire focus point. I don’t want tons of highly processed pictures unless that is what I’m playing with–like the selective color. RAW allowed me to edit quickly but very minimal. It drains the battery and takes up a lot of storage and that’s why I won’t use it for regular everyday stuff like food. I love it for portraits and I’ll see how it works on landscapes. Some people shoot only in RAW and I doubt I’ll ever be like that.