Originally posted by jt_cph_dk I guess I stated my self a little cryptically. The blue sky is a reference to a type of question. These shots were shot in the ‘Custom Image‘ setting ‘Black/White‘ as jpgs. Not in RAW color. However, when I shoot in color I will often do so because I´m taken by some special color, that I see, and that I want to take with me and reproduce/express in a photo. I don´t find that a RAW file necessarily does this better than a jpg. The jpg algorithm is the AdobeRGB1998 which is made for printing. Anyway, I´m trying to find settings that suit my work and preferences and that is (mostly) finished in the camera. Thank´s for your words on the photos. Regards
I'm sure you've thought of this but on those types of shots perhaps the safer thing or optimistically "best of both" is to shoot RAW+JPG - that way you can have both for those important shots.
I am also of the camp to try to get the best exposure/balance one can in camera and shoot almost exclusively JPG.
However I can see and understand the usefulness of RAW when shots are difficult -
if RAW can manage to capture even that tiny bit better dynamic range -
which I know doesn't count for much in the majority of my type of everyday shooting -
but can make that crucial difference when it comes to that once in a lifetime shot.
Having said that, one should not be under the impression that JPGs are inflexible - like slide film -
JPGs are still very versatile and capable for post processing -
for example: dynamic range one can do a limited amount of highlight recovery
(in reality it's just a lowering of the highlight levels)
by using ACR on the JPG (use Open as.. Camera RAW)
Even better is Curves - PS Elements only has a limited subset of PhotoShop -
But one can get a near legendary free PS plug-in/filter called
SmartCurve -
this means that it can be incorporated in any editor that accepts PS plug-ins
Curves (or in some editors called Tone Map) allows manipulation of specific tone/levels.
There are explanations/tutorials linked on the
SmartCurve site.
I shoot in very low light and high contrast/differential lighting and have to face this all the time -
yet I shoot exclusively JPGs -
I think one intuitively knows when colors, even saturation, are even very. very slightly off -
so although I understand your subject heading question was only of a type -
one's eyes(/brain) recognizes when things are right or not?