For years now I've been shooting all photos in RAW format. I find it much more versatile in getting an image that looks most like what I really saw. It's a bit more work since I have to make all the editing decisions myself instead of letting the camera do it for me.
On the recent trip to the southwest it was especially good to have shot in RAW, since many scenes had a doll in low light against a lighter background. Most of the photos had to be manipulated in PhotoShop to lighten the figure and deepen the backgrounds.
Here's an original photo - actually a jpeg of the original RAW image....Isar is very dark in a washed out background. Yes, it was hazy, but not as bad as in the photo.
On the recent trip to the southwest it was especially good to have shot in RAW, since many scenes had a doll in low light against a lighter background. Most of the photos had to be manipulated in PhotoShop to lighten the figure and deepen the backgrounds.
Here's an original photo - actually a jpeg of the original RAW image....Isar is very dark in a washed out background. Yes, it was hazy, but not as bad as in the photo.
And after manipulating in PhotoShop, Isar is lighter and brighter without the background having faded away completely. Graffiti on the rocks was also removed.
And another example...same problems here....dark figures in a washed out background...
But because it was shot in RAW I can fix it and make it look more like I really saw it....
I also removed graffiti and cropped in closer to make a more interesting photo.
I also removed graffiti and cropped in closer to make a more interesting photo.
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