Still wondering if you should shoot RAW?

[Parker219]

Simple, you could never do this with a jpeg...

Before

After

Before 2

After 2

Note: This is with a Nikon D5300.

 

[bribrius]

why?

 

[Braineack]

why what?

 

[bribrius]

why what?

why couldnt you do that in jpeg?

 

[DoctorDino]

Yup. You can fix stuff in RAW images that you wouldn't be able to fix if it was a jpeg..

I just have my camera set for it to save a photo RAW+jpeg. RAW for editing and jpeg for if I want to post it real quick on a social networking site or whatever.

 

[Parker219]

why what?

why couldnt you do that in jpeg?

I will leave the technical aspects to someone who knows what they are talking about, but just from my own trial and error, if I try to boost the shadows on a jpeg, it comes out looking horrible.

 

[Braineack]

you can tecnically get the same thing in JPG if you shoot one at 100iso and the other at say 6400iso.

 

[bribrius]

you can tecnically get the same thing in JPG if you shoot one at 100iso and the other at say 6400iso.

i was also thinking moving up the ec and dimming your flash down to balance the light. The difference left would be recoverable in jpeg. No different than shooting anything else back lit.

 

[Braineack]

the point is nikons have incredible dynamic range that you can expose for the brightest light in the scene and recover the shadows.

you cant recover like this in jpg because you threw about the data.

 

[sashbar]

If you want to show the interior AND street in that lighting condition, then RAW (or even HDR) is useful. This is a notoriously difficult exposure due to the wide dynamic range.

With the first image, where the street is already overexposed and there are no details in the window, you can just use exposure compensation in JPEG and get a better result than boosting a RAW file in post production, that makes it look unnatural.

 

[Vtec44]

I shoot RAW because all the cool kids are doing it!

 

[Parker219]

Sashbar- True, it was a mess up to begin with, I should have noticed the settings were wrong BEFORE I got home and uploaded the photos.

I am just glad I was able to still use the photo for basic MLS purposes.

 

[bribrius]

 

[bribrius]

raw is better for recovery. couple seconds though i think i got close. spent more time on it would get even closer.

 

[Parker219]

Nice edit, how did you do it?