I chose this article because I have always wondered why people prefer shooting photos in RAW format over JPEG format. I have experimented with this by taking pictures of the same object in RAW then comparing that image to the same image taken in JPEG. I have played around with light room to distinguish the differences, but I didn't know what I was looking for. This article may have just helped me better understand the differences!
A RAW format image is basically an unprocessed image that doesn't include any filters or appealing details. A JPEG format image on the other hand is an image that can't be altered or improved. Once a JPEG image has been taken it is the final product, where as a RAW format image can be altered and improved after the image has been taken.
JPEG images take the RAW format image and run it through an internal image processing sensor in the camera. It will gauge each pixel in the image and adjust it for light intensity, then it will apply filters such as contrast, saturation, and sharpening so that the image will look more appealing to the viewers eye. A JPEG image will also adjust for the white balance settings that the user selected or auto-adjust based on the camera settings.
Lastly, RAW format pictures will help highlight mistakes that could easily go unnoticed by beginner photographers like myself. RAW photos can be properly recovered once they are transferred over to an imaging processing application like light room or photoshop. I hope that I can get more comfortable taking photos in RAW format this semester and really start to pull them apart and improve the quality in light room!
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