Hello all Clubsnappers
I have recently started shooting RAW images as wanting to begin post processing. So far Picassa is just not cutting the mustard and i'm wondering what would be the best, simplest piece of inexpensive software available to help me advance.
Seeing as the size of RAW/CR2 files are so big, anywhere from 20-25Mb, does anyone have any advice on managing files prior to and after processing? after downloading photos to computer, then editing, will there be duplicate photos as is sometimes the case with Picassa? Once having finished processing, can the image be converted to JPEG without losing image quality? Do pros have mountains of external harddrives sitting around full of wedding snaps, bird life and that air show back in 2001.. etc?? how does one continue shooting without having to delete the collection? Is it wiser to print photos rather than keep on a harddrive considering they may fail? My questions go on...
I thank you all in advance for your help, comments, advice.
Cheers
jpierre
I have recently started shooting RAW images as wanting to begin post processing. So far Picassa is just not cutting the mustard and i'm wondering what would be the best, simplest piece of inexpensive software available to help me advance.
Seeing as the size of RAW/CR2 files are so big, anywhere from 20-25Mb, does anyone have any advice on managing files prior to and after processing? after downloading photos to computer, then editing, will there be duplicate photos as is sometimes the case with Picassa? Once having finished processing, can the image be converted to JPEG without losing image quality? Do pros have mountains of external harddrives sitting around full of wedding snaps, bird life and that air show back in 2001.. etc?? how does one continue shooting without having to delete the collection? Is it wiser to print photos rather than keep on a harddrive considering they may fail? My questions go on...
I thank you all in advance for your help, comments, advice.
Cheers
jpierre