Today I took some pictures in the file format RAW for the first time. I have to admit that before today I hardly knew what it was about and secretly decided to not use it ever. The only thing I knew was that this format demands more job on image processing, and definitely SOME job, unlike JPG that is processed in the camera directly. The consequence of this knowledge was to totally ignore RAW.
After some reading in the subject however, I decided to try it out. This week I bought a new Canon lens, 85 mm f1.8, so I suppose my inspiration comes from this magnificent lens. Here is Tesla:
RAW-file processed by me:
JPG-file “processed” by the camera:
(The images are clickable and diminished to 50%.)
Which is your favourite? Naturally I prefer number two, but I assume that the image processing can be made much better by some one more experienced.
It was lots of fun, but very time-consuming. It’ll take some practice and exploration of “quick fixes” before I commit myself to RAW completely.
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