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Posted by Midnight Mover
- November 11, 2009, 06:42:11 PMQuote from: Midnight Mover on October 13, 2009, 06:46:21 PM
Yep, gotta check out lightroom 2
Ok, I am checking it out on the trial. So far I think I will stick to DPP & Photoshop. Just not enough features for me
Posted by DaFalcon
- November 11, 2009, 05:13:44 PMPosted by robin990
- November 11, 2009, 04:23:39 PMHow much is lightroom with a student discount ?
Posted by Realbigtaco
- November 11, 2009, 12:16:54 PMYeah i used the 30 day trial, and that program rocks! To bad it is expensive, i need to look into that student discount.
Posted by Midnight Mover
- October 13, 2009, 06:46:21 PMQuote from: Mustang on October 13, 2009, 11:08:53 AM
I shoot RAW exclusively these days for anything. RAW format has it's strengths and weaknesses, but I think one excellent strength related to photographing aircraft is the ability to adjust the exposure level more than you could with a JPEG. That can save some shots that may be over- or under-exposed.
I highly recommend Lightroom. It's expensive at retail, but find a person who will let you use their student discount and the price drops a lot! It makes post-processing your pictures very easy. The nice thing is that if you have a thousand photos from an airshow, you can batch process them so you don't have to go through them individually. Also, if you don't feel like post-processing them at all, you can just go ahead and export them to whatever format you want, like JPEG.
Yep, gotta check out lightroom 2
Posted by Mustang
- October 13, 2009, 11:08:53 AMI shoot RAW exclusively these days for anything. RAW format has it's strengths and weaknesses, but I think one excellent strength related to photographing aircraft is the ability to adjust the exposure level more than you could with a JPEG. That can save some shots that may be over- or under-exposed.
I highly recommend Lightroom. It's expensive at retail, but find a person who will let you use their student discount and the price drops a lot! It makes post-processing your pictures very easy. The nice thing is that if you have a thousand photos from an airshow, you can batch process them so you don't have to go through them individually. Also, if you don't feel like post-processing them at all, you can just go ahead and export them to whatever format you want, like JPEG.
I highly recommend Lightroom. It's expensive at retail, but find a person who will let you use their student discount and the price drops a lot! It makes post-processing your pictures very easy. The nice thing is that if you have a thousand photos from an airshow, you can batch process them so you don't have to go through them individually. Also, if you don't feel like post-processing them at all, you can just go ahead and export them to whatever format you want, like JPEG.
Posted by DaFalcon
- September 26, 2009, 10:29:21 PMI use a Nikon D300 and I shot in RAW and JPEG simultaneously. I shot with the 12MP RAW's losslessly compressed, and then I set the JPEG's to be ~3MP moderate quality "thumbnails". This allows me to have the JPEG's immediately available for review to assess focus and such. It doesn't slow down the camera too much, and compared to the RAW files the JPEGs are very small. I carry with me 2 16GB, 1 8GB and 1 4GB cards. I haven't run out of space in a weekend...
I process any of the files that I really like with Nikon Capture NX 2 and Photoshop (as needed).
I process any of the files that I really like with Nikon Capture NX 2 and Photoshop (as needed).
Posted by Realbigtaco
- September 21, 2009, 01:07:55 PMI've been wanting to shoot RAW for a while, i guess I just never got around to doing it. Like everyone said you need a lot more space...So for now i still shoot JPEG. But in this forum i probably don't have a leg to stand on because i have yet to try RAW.
Posted by Code20photog
- September 06, 2009, 11:12:46 PMI shoot RAW, with the high JPEG. I know it eats up memory space, I carry close to 20Gigs worth of cards. But my old computer had a tendency to corrupt files, sometimes the JPEGs, sometimes the RAWs, so I like having the dual backup.
I process in CS3.
The other night at work, I forgot my card wallet in my car, and I only had a 1g card in the camera so had to shoot in JPEG. You realize just how much you are addicted to RAW when you have to shoot the whole day in JPEG.
I process in CS3.
The other night at work, I forgot my card wallet in my car, and I only had a 1g card in the camera so had to shoot in JPEG. You realize just how much you are addicted to RAW when you have to shoot the whole day in JPEG.
Posted by Midnight Mover
- August 28, 2009, 09:11:15 AM2 days at the Camarillo airshow = 37 GB. RAW takes up a lot of space. Duy and I had to go to Fry's after the show so I had somewhere to put it all 
But now I have been shooting RAW exclusively, but it's not for everyone. I think "gfydad" had 64 GB. Chime in any time Jim 
BTW Seagate 1.5 TB Drive at Fry's was $114
But now I have been shooting RAW exclusively, but it's not for everyone. I think "gfydad" had 64 GB. Chime in any time Jim BTW Seagate 1.5 TB Drive at Fry's was $114
Posted by phantomphan1974
- August 28, 2009, 08:37:06 AMQuote from: Dragonskiss on August 28, 2009, 12:45:25 AMMore memory space is the drawback of raw.....at least for me
Western Digital > Seagate
Caviar Black and Green Power is where it's at, my friend.
Posted by Dragonskiss
- August 28, 2009, 12:45:25 AMWestern Digital > Seagate
Caviar Black and Green Power is where it's at, my friend.
Caviar Black and Green Power is where it's at, my friend.
Posted by Midnight Mover
- August 27, 2009, 08:47:34 PMQuote from: Dragonskiss on August 27, 2009, 08:02:09 PM
I usually shoot all in RAW, thanks to Midnight.
Did I mention that I work for Seagate
Posted by Midnight Mover
- August 27, 2009, 08:44:54 PM
Posted by Dragonskiss
- August 27, 2009, 08:02:09 PMI usually shoot all in RAW, thanks to Midnight. When I first starting using the camera, I always shot in JPEG....I enjoyed the simplicity of it and wanted to keep my post processing to a minimum. Once I got hooked onto RAW and the learned about the benefits of shooting with it, I'm probably never going back. I just love the flexibility, as well as the control and latitude it gives you over JPEG. Currently, all my processing is done via DPP and Photoshop 7.0 (I know, it's old). I have my sights on Lightroom 2. Looks like a very nice bundle that's geared towards to any type of photographer.
My only caveat is that I'm shooting 3.5fps continuously so my buffer is full after only 6 frames. I've become tempted to switch over to JPEG when I need to do a burst, but I'm a lot more selective now when I get ready to do an action sequence. Less to look through anyway.
My only caveat is that I'm shooting 3.5fps continuously so my buffer is full after only 6 frames. I've become tempted to switch over to JPEG when I need to do a burst, but I'm a lot more selective now when I get ready to do an action sequence. Less to look through anyway.