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……
Katrina
Wednesday 25th of January 2012
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.
Lee
Wednesday 25th of January 2012
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.