NateS
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so you started shooting in RAW and then you dumbed down to shooting in JPG... I thought the whole point of a hobby was moving in the other direction... there's still hope though! go back to raw!
to me, the point of a hobby is to get better at it... post processing is just one part of photography... I didn't agree with it at all at first, but now I am all about it... especially since I can't afford really nice lenses... it's another aspect of photography that you can practice at and get better and pick up little tips here and there... and you can post process on a rainy day.
You do know that professional photographers (ie. sports photographers) shoot in jpeg right?
is photography a hobby for them?
professionals have other things to think about. Time is money, after all. I'm just saying that for me, post processing is just another part of photography that I want to get better at. If you're a professional who shoots in JPG to save time, then more power to you.
Yeah, but you are claiming that RAW is the only way if you plan to grow. You think those pros started off as a pro or as a hobby? Not to mention that most of their photos are probably better than you or I could get with them shooting jpg and us shooting raw.....explain that if RAW is so much better.
To claim that going from RAW to JPG is going backwards is absurd. All that matters is the final image and MANY people can get that final image that is better than everybody else by shooting in jpg.
Personally, I am a RAW shooter. However, anytime that I see amazing photographers that shoot only in jpg, I have a TON more respect than I would if they were shooting raw. By getting brilliant images in jpg, they are showing that they are good enough to get things right during the shot instead of after. Us RAW shooters could be getting mediocore shots and making them great in post (missing exposure, white balance off, etc...) Shooting in jpg and getting it right proves that those people are good enough to not NEED to shoot raw.
Honestly, you should strive and hope to someday progress into a good enough photographer to where you don't need to shoot raw and are good with jpg. I know that I'm not there.