RAW

What are three advantages of a RAW file:

• Uncompressed
• At least 8 bits of color
• Higher in dynamic range

What is one disadvantage of a RAW file: 

• Not as sharp

What are three advantages of a JPEG file:

• Higher in contrast
• Sharper
• Processed by your camera

What is one disadvantage of a JPEG file:

• You lose data

1. Under the first heading "Capturing the Images," how much of the data does a RAW file retain after it is captured by the camera?

It retains all the information without compressing it, therefore saving all the information within the image.

 

2. Under the second heading "Processing the Files," what are some of the things that a RAW file enables a photographer to edit after the image is taken?

3. Under the third heading "Practicalities," what are some of the factors that photographers must consider when deciding to shoot in RAW?

4. Under the fourth heading "Which one is for you?" why would an aspiring professional photographer need to know how to work with RAW files?