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I never found shooting raw to be an insufficient way to shoot.
I picked my settings, i should pick my edit as well.
If i shot sports or shot directly for publication or something like that, I would shoot jpeg.
other than that, I dont want my camera to edit the photo for me. Just like I dont want my camera to pick my settings for me.
I've never taken a photography class or anything, but i always thought shooting in the raw format was like step 1 assuming you'll apply any editing to your images.
I couldnt imagine shooting a wedding in jpeg :x i'd be scared to death of all the contrast the camera would apply :x :x
Co-sign. I will always shoot RAW unless it's any type of action and I need to burst.
I guess I used the wrong word. Shooting RAW is like the un-artistic way of shooting photography (I don't even think that is the right word). I know as far as workflow, it's the best way to do it but I am more or less debating the art form of photography. I post photos on a skate forum as well as here and I get no friggin love from those guys. They are all just naturalists and think my stuff is overly done. I follow a street photographer on IG and all his shots whether from his Leica or film are straight from the camera. He feels any edits just gives you a false impression of what actually was displayed in the streets.
Just because you're shooting RAW doesn't mean you're any less "natural." You can make your RAW photos look natural. The benefit of shooting RAW is that the information is there if you need it.
I hate those purists that shoot straight from camera saying that any other way is inauthentic because that is a load of crap. If you're anybody, you edit. Film shooters edit. I'm not necessarily saying that it has to be extreme, but a little bit of exposure, contrast, highlights, blacks, etc., will be modified. I don't know of any professional photographer that does not edit their photos at all. There are thousands of people that shoot film and still edit their film photos in Lightroom.
Don't pay any attention to those people on the skate forums that show you no love. They're just snobs that don't know the essence of true photography. There isn't just one way to do something. If I season my steak with salt and pepper, does that mean it's not an authentic steak?
What's that street photographer's Instagram btw?