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Originally Posted by DeanCapture
Hey Tony.....since I shoot in "raw" mode, my pics look like shit right out of the camera. In fact, all raw pictures look like shit right out of the camera until they are processed. Processing raw files is an artform in itself and requires a lot of skill, experience and patience to get better then average looking pictures. The more you practice at processing raw files, the better you become over time.
Photoshop is an important tool in achieving my final "look", but it's no more important then my camera, my lenses, my light meter or any other tool that I use to produce these pictures. It's just part of the process  |
I dont get this statement at all. Changing things in RAW is just making up for mistakes made while shooting the picture in the first place, if your camera is set up properly then no changes would be needed in raw and you could go right onto taking out blemishes on the model, modifying the background, and giving it that soft air brushed look.
But even the soft look can be done with the right lens and camera settings.
I may be a newb at this trying to be a pro thing, but I have always read and understood that the more practice you get taking the pictures means less post production that is nessisary.
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Originally Posted by DeanCapture
Besides, unless you have some raw conversion software designed to view raw files from my camera, you'll never be able to see the raw image.  |
Most any viewer thats not windows picture viewer can open a RAW or NEF file. Might not be able to tell you all the info that another would, but it would open the file.
Also you could just take an image and export it to jpg without changing anything.
I can tell you shoot with a Canon.
I think your not wanted to post a raw has more to do with it showing everything from the zoom to the algorithm and that will tell people more about your photography skill then you want them to know.