Why you need to shoot in RAW?

[Genesis Corals]

I was playing around with a tripod and my camera's settings today. The first photo below was taken with an Fstop of F57. It came out pitch black, delete right? Well hold on a second, just for fun I increased the exposure in Lightroom all the way and that is what the second photo is. The third photo was shot at a more normal fstop, but too fast of a shutter speed. The fourth is increasing the exposure in Lightroom all the way. So, there you have it, shooting in RAW captures so much more information that you can recover a photograph with post-processing. So think twice before you hit delete next time.


Note: The first photo of the candy cane coral is a little too far gone, but the second photo of the starfish turned out pretty good.

 

[TruRacr314x]

Wow...I haven't taken the plunge to shooting in RAW. Do you pay for the monthly subscription for Lightroom...or did you buy the program?

 

[Genesis Corals]

I ended up buying it.

 

[Connie]

I paid for Lightroom, but I have a hard time navigating it. Am I making it harder than it has to be? I downloaded Photobucket. It super easy..and free.

 

[Genesis Corals]

I paid for Lightroom, but I have a hard time navigating it. Am I making it harder than it has to be? I downloaded Photobucket. It super easy..and free.

I only touch 2 bars normally: temp and exposure. Those two normally give me accurate colors and lighting. There are a lot of other options you can use that can enhance your photo and I am sure there are some good guides or videos out there to help.