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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 113457" data-attributes="member: 1061">Ah yes, the quintessential photog debate: RAW vs JPEG.Who's shooting RAW:High fashion photographers, commercial photographers, just about anyone &quot;who's who in the biz&quot;. Those models who grace the covers of magazines don't have silky smooth skin with perfect curves, and those flawless photo spreads for companies aren't really flawless. There's a TON of editing work done. So much so, there's entire crews dedicated to it, and the actual guy who pressed the shutter is often not even involved with it.Who's shooting JPEG:Sports photographers, many local pros, including wedding photographers. These are more of the quantity over quality approach as opposed to the above. Those guys on the sidelines with $15,000 lenses are either connected wirelessly to hubs or have memory card runners/swappers to upload those minute-by-minute sports photos to news outlets. Local pros that see 20+ clients a day just don't have time to fiddle around with a bunch of individual tweaks.There's no right answer. Most of the time I shoot RAW because I like the additional control, and because you can't switch back if you do get one of those &quot;money shots&quot;. I will switch to JPEG if I'm covering a sporting event because settings stay mostly the same and speed becomes more important.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 113457, member: 1061"] Ah yes, the quintessential photog debate: RAW vs JPEG. [B]Who's shooting RAW:[/B] High fashion photographers, commercial photographers, just about anyone "who's who in the biz". Those models who grace the covers of magazines don't have silky smooth skin with perfect curves, and those flawless photo spreads for companies aren't really flawless. There's a TON of editing work done. So much so, there's entire crews dedicated to it, and the actual guy who pressed the shutter is often not even involved with it. [B]Who's shooting JPEG:[/B] Sports photographers, many local pros, including wedding photographers. These are more of the quantity over quality approach as opposed to the above. Those guys on the sidelines with $15,000 lenses are either connected wirelessly to hubs or have memory card runners/swappers to upload those minute-by-minute sports photos to news outlets. Local pros that see 20+ clients a day just don't have time to fiddle around with a bunch of individual tweaks. There's no right answer. Most of the time I shoot RAW because I like the additional control, and because you can't switch back if you do get one of those "money shots". I will switch to JPEG if I'm covering a sporting event because settings stay mostly the same and speed becomes more important. [/QUOTE]

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