Learn Photography – Shooting in Raw Mode – 2016
Release date:2016, March 18
Duration:01 h 35 m
Author:Ben Long
Skill level:Advanced
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
You hear experienced photographers say it all the time: shoot raw format to get the best quality. But what does “raw” really mean? Does it guarantee better image quality? And where does the DNG format come into play?
In this course, photographer and educator Ben Long shines a light on what it means to shoot in raw—and what it doesn’t. Learn the benefits of shooting in raw, learn when your camera’s RAW+JPEG mode makes more sense, and get insights into why some people prefer certain raw conversion software over others.
Topics include:
Does your camera support raw?
Understanding how a sensor works
Correcting and compressing JPEGs in camera
Customizing JPEG compression
Understanding raw conversion
Working with raw files in popular photo-editing software
Shooting raw, JPEG, or both
Reprocessing old raw images
Choosing a camera
01. Introduction
01_01-Introduction to raw mode
02. Camera Sensors and Image Capture
02_01-Exploring whether your camera supports raw
02_02-Understanding the primary colors of light
02_03-Exploring how a digital sensor captures an image
02_04-Understanding how an image sensor sees color
02_05-What is a digital photo
03. How Your Camera Makes a JPEG
03_01-Processing basic color
03_02-Correcting and compressing a JPEG
03_03-Exploring how JPEG compression works
03_04-Customizing JPEG compression
04. Understanding the Raw Format
04_01-Understanding raw conversion software
04_02-Getting under the hood of your raw converter
04_03-Exploring nondestructive editing
04_04-Working with raw files in Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Photoshop
04_05-Exploring white balance and highlight recovery
05. Understanding Image Formats and Processing
05_01-Understanding when to shoot raw or JPEG or both
05_02-Understanding incamera JPEG conversions
05_03-Exposing raw images
05_04-Reprocessing old raw images
05_05-Understanding Foveon sensors
05_06-Evaluating RAW, mRAW, and sRAW
05_07-Choosing a camera
06. Next Steps
06_01-Exploring next steps
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