Lesson Info
11. Three Reasons To Shoot RAW
Lessons
Class Introduction - Three Steps To Creative Photography
03:48 2Firing The Creative Mind - Part 1: The Camera Points Both Ways
03:10 3Firing The Creative Mind - Part 2: Letting Go Of Judgement
06:53 4Firing The Creative Mind - Part 3: Detaching From Outcomes
04:12 5Practicing Mindfulness In Photography
02:43 6Finding The Visual Narrative
02:39 7Behind-the-scenes: Naples
07:52 8Seeing Beneath The Surface Of Things
02:30Finding Inspiration
03:19 10Slowing Down
03:57 11Three Reasons To Shoot RAW
02:29 12Choosing the Right Frame Format
03:52 13Don’t Be Limited By The Shape Of Your Camera
05:07 14WYSIWYG
04:15 15Choosing Lenses
05:02 16Perspective
02:44 17Considering Foreground And Background
03:10 18Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad But Three Into Two Is Better
03:43 19Separate And Isolate
02:32 20The Art Of Creative Exposure
06:38 21Focus On The Story
04:20 22The Passage Of Time
03:00 23Creating A Visual Sense Of Mood
04:24 24Color vs. Black & White
03:09 25The Decisive Moment
03:00 26Using Color As A Cohesive Tools
01:51 27Photography Is A Two-Part Process
06:55 28Case Study: Recreating The Art of Sumi-e
07:04 29Case Study: Making Something Out of Nothing
04:32 30Case Study: Moody Blues
03:29 31Image Reviews
03:02 32Image Review: The “Thinking Man”
01:55 33Image Review: The Golf Course
02:32 34Image Review: Dreamstate
02:38 35Image Review: Gone Fishing
02:24 36Image Review: Promenade
01:47 37Image Review: Sky and Reflections
01:57 38Image Review: Grass and Field
02:20 39Final Word: Show Me What The World Looks Like To You
04:44Lesson Info
Three Reasons To Shoot RAW
let me say straight off, I always shoot raw. And there's a very simple reason the data captured by the center has to be processed. After all, it would look terrible if it wasn't. Now you can get the camera to do that processing for you, which is what all these menu options are for and that will give you a process JPEG. Or you can do the processing yourself, which is what the raw files for now, I like to do it myself because first off, the camera isn't a particularly sophisticated processing tool. For one thing, any adjustments it makes or apply to the whole image. You can't, for example, selectively adjust the brightness of the sky and leave the foreground as it was originally exposed. Neither can you, as just another example, soften skin tones without also softening around the eyes. Fine distinctions like this are really important when it comes to creating perfect prince and the camera as a processing device. In my opinion, simply isn't up to the job. Another factor and to me the most...
important is I know what I want the final image to look like the camera doesn't so which of us is more likely to produce the more authentic end product. Ever since photography was invented, image processing has been a critical component of the photographic process. The camera captures the data, and the photographer turns that data into information in the form of a finished print or digital output. Ansel Adams put it rather more poetically when using a musical metaphor. He described the negative as the score and the print as the performance however you get there. The art of photography is a combination of data capture and data processing to create a finished photograph that perfectly reflects my interpretation of the subject for me at least, requires me to be in full control of both of those elements. Yep, when it comes to photography, I'm a control freak. What can I say? That's why I don't shoot with the camera in full auto mode, and it's the reason I don't want the camera processing my images. For me, the bottom line is processing, especially if you want to create fine print or large prints or simply stunning photos is far better done working on the original raw data than on JPEG data already processed by the camera simply put with a raw file. You have loads more data to work on better, more sophisticated tools with which to work on it and much finer detail and control over it.
Ratings and Reviews
Gary Hook
Wow, what a wonderful journey. I love the concept of telling a story with one's photos and as I go through past images, I'm seeing them in a much different perspective. That's the good news, The bad? The lost opportunities I never 'saw' before; however that is a good thing. There is so much to internalize with the material so that it can get out of the head and into the 'heart'. I also found the concept really helps me with composition, both in camera and post. Biggest take away, as Chris underscored in his closing, is to slooooow down, take the time and feel it. Don't be so quick to leave one scene as there remain other aspects, yet to be discovered. A great experience that I truly enjoyed Thank you
Glenda
I loved this course - in particular the latter part of it in which he demonstrated how post processing lets you really tell the story of the image. Another fabulous course. Thanks Chris & thanks Creative Live.
Abdullah Alahmari
Thanks a lot to mr. Chris Weston This course is great and It is a 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 course for me. Beside the other course ( mastering photographic composition and visual storytelling) both courses are Complementing to each other and highly recommended.