Shoot JPEG or RAW for events?

Snowcrash · 18th May 2005

Just curious since nowadays CF cards price had drop... do you prefer to shoot raw or jpeg for events like weddings / concerts / dinners etc

mpenza · 18th May 2005

Depends on how the pics are to be used. if the pics are to be printed big and your cam could take raw without slowing down, go for raw. I generally switch to raw only when I need to take pics of large groups of people. My cam could produce more than good enough JPEG for other circumstances.

jnet6 · 18th May 2005

What's the biggest size u wan to blow up to???

scud · 19th May 2005

depends too.... used to be jpg, but switched to RAW (except not important shots)

willyfoo · 19th May 2005

Used to shoot all JPG for events... until I screwed up an important cake cutting once...
From then on I'll switch to RAW when there's something important..

waiaung · 19th May 2005

If you can afford to waste diskspace, and some little time (remember, RAW files need longer time to write to the CF card, depending on the camera)... you should use RAW for events...

but then... if you're shooting for other events like Sports... maybe.. RAW might be too slow..

Snowcrash · 20th May 2005

Originally Posted by scud

depends too.... used to be jpg, but switched to RAW (except not important shots)

so what raw convertor do you use?

scud · 20th May 2005

Originally Posted by Snowcrash

so what raw convertor do you use?

using C1

Snowcrash · 20th May 2005

Originally Posted by scud

using C1

ok I'm thinking of using the free raw essential shooter....

Snow_One · 20th May 2005

I'm thinking of shooting raw too for events... any batch process software to recommend for 300D?

SniperD · 20th May 2005

only JPEG unless it's commercial. Cuts down on alot of processing time and disk usage space

espn · 20th May 2005

RAWs, unless specific requests for JPEGs. But it's my own QC that cannot pass my heart, so I still prefer RAWs.

ortega · 20th May 2005

hi espn, we meet again on this issue.

Snowcrash : In the end the choice is yours, it depends on your workflow and if the amount that you charge for the shoot.

Cheers

yqt · 20th May 2005

only shoot raw when I'm using MF ( no choice ) other than that I'll shoot in jpeg unless the shot will be blown beyond 20 X 24

Del_CtrlnoAlt · 20th May 2005

Originally Posted by yqt

only shoot raw when I'm using MF ( no choice ) other than that I'll shoot in jpeg unless the shot will be blown beyond 20 X 24

u got MF with digital back??

think it also depends on how many pics u taking... u going to shoot continuously for the entire whole day even, think raw will eat up very fast...

ortega · 20th May 2005

eat up post processing time, memory card is not an issue

btw I prefer to shoot jpegs

catchlights · 20th May 2005

Originally Posted by Del_CtrlnoAlt

u got MF with digital back??

think it also depends on how many pics u taking... u going to shoot continuously for the entire whole day even, think raw will eat up very fast...

Yes, he has.
Anyway, due to the volume of assignments, has to get it right on site. not to come back spend double or triple of the working hours post process it.

Belle&Sebastain · 20th May 2005

Originally Posted by willyfoo

Used to shoot all JPG for events... until I screwed up an important cake cutting once...
From then on I'll switch to RAW when there's something important..

for me everything i shoot is important, i rather scrimp my shots and think if it works than take my chance, no more jpeg for me.

for posters and lightbox etc , give my clients in 16bt tiff format, you can guess how many CDs/DVDs per disk, barely 18 per CD.

Xing · 21st May 2005

Shoot JPEG (highest resolution setting) all the time...... RAW postprocessing is so time consuming.

Unless clients specify that they are going to use it for posters or A4 spread, then shoot in RAW.

Rule of Thumb for DTP - Even if you shoot in the highest resolution JPEG, after postprocessing, save them as TIFF, to prevent further deterioraton in resolution. Do not save the file again as JPEG.

ak6110 · 26th May 2005

Originally Posted by Xing

Shoot JPEG (highest resolution setting) all the time...... RAW postprocessing is so time consuming.

Unless clients specify that they are going to use it for posters or A4 spread, then shoot in RAW.

Rule of Thumb for DTP - Even if you shoot in the highest resolution JPEG, after postprocessing, save them as TIFF, to prevent further deterioraton in resolution. Do not save the file again as JPEG.

How do you save a JPEG file to TIFF????

View Poll Results: Shoot RAW or Jpeg for Events?
RAW	70	42.17%
Jpeg	82	49.40%
Doen't matter	9	5.42%
Client decide... not me	5	3.01%
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18th May 2005	#1
Snowcrash Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Western SG Posts: 1,507	Shoot JPEG or RAW for events? Just curious since nowadays CF cards price had drop... do you prefer to shoot raw or jpeg for events like weddings / concerts / dinners etc

18th May 2005	#2
mpenza Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,397	Depends on how the pics are to be used. if the pics are to be printed big and your cam could take raw without slowing down, go for raw. I generally switch to raw only when I need to take pics of large groups of people. My cam could produce more than good enough JPEG for other circumstances. Last edited by mpenza; 18th May 2005 at 11:53 PM.

18th May 2005	#3
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willyfoo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: North Posts: 2,085	Used to shoot all JPG for events... until I screwed up an important cake cutting once... From then on I'll switch to RAW when there's something important.. __________________ Singapore Wedding Photographer Willy Foo on Twitter & Facebook

19th May 2005	#4
scud Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,701	depends too.... used to be jpg, but switched to RAW (except not important shots)

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20th May 2005	#10
Snow_One Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 113	I'm thinking of shooting raw too for events... any batch process software to recommend for 300D?

20th May 2005	#11
SniperD Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Behind the viewfinder... Posts: 5,954	only JPEG unless it's commercial. Cuts down on alot of processing time and disk usage space __________________ EYE-DEAS

20th May 2005	#12
espn Deregistered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Planet Nikon Posts: 22,045	RAWs, unless specific requests for JPEGs. But it's my own QC that cannot pass my heart, so I still prefer RAWs.

20th May 2005	#13
ortega Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NorthEast Posts: 16,507	hi espn, we meet again on this issue. Snowcrash : In the end the choice is yours, it depends on your workflow and if the amount that you charge for the shoot. Cheers __________________ The Law

20th May 2005	#14
yqt Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: East of Singapore Posts: 1,551	only shoot raw when I'm using MF ( no choice ) other than that I'll shoot in jpeg unless the shot will be blown beyond 20 X 24 __________________ A photographer's true worth is in the reaction of the viewers who don't know the photographer

21st May 2005	#19
Xing Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lower Seletar Reservoir Posts: 1,021	Shoot JPEG (highest resolution setting) all the time...... RAW postprocessing is so time consuming. Unless clients specify that they are going to use it for posters or A4 spread, then shoot in RAW. Rule of Thumb for DTP - Even if you shoot in the highest resolution JPEG, after postprocessing, save them as TIFF, to prevent further deterioraton in resolution. Do not save the file again as JPEG.