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<blockquote data-quote="gcm89" data-source="post: 188189" data-attributes="member: 16099">Ok, so I have a few questions.&nbsp; From my newbie understanding and logic, I have gathered that RAW is the way to &quot;shoot.&quot;&nbsp; It seems that it allows you to achieve more when it comes to the post-processing phase.&nbsp; From what I understand, JPEG files are already altered on your camera and you can't do as much when you import them into a post processing program.So here's where it gets interesting and confusing for me.I followed the advice of some of my fellow Nikonites and downloaded GIMP because I am currently using Iphoto and it doesnt seem to offer much or really change my images like I'd like it to.&nbsp; I am sure some, if not most of this is the fact that I am new and learning.&nbsp; Now, GIMP does not allow you to edit RAW files (which is what I was shooting in because it seemed logical to me).&nbsp; So, should I stop shooting in RAW until I can afford to purchase a better editing software like Lightroom?&nbsp; Or should I move over to JPEG and use GIMP until I can afford something different?Thanks for the tips in advance!-George</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gcm89, post: 188189, member: 16099"] Ok, so I have a few questions. From my newbie understanding and logic, I have gathered that RAW is the way to "shoot." It seems that it allows you to achieve more when it comes to the post-processing phase. From what I understand, JPEG files are already altered on your camera and you can't do as much when you import them into a post processing program. So here's where it gets interesting and confusing for me. I followed the advice of some of my fellow Nikonites and downloaded GIMP because I am currently using Iphoto and it doesnt seem to offer much or really change my images like I'd like it to. I am sure some, if not most of this is the fact that I am new and learning. Now, GIMP does not allow you to edit RAW files (which is what I was shooting in because it seemed logical to me). So, should I stop shooting in RAW until I can afford to purchase a better editing software like Lightroom? Or should I move over to JPEG and use GIMP until I can afford something different? Thanks for the tips in advance! -George [/QUOTE]

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