Now when using a digital SLR, there are essentially two options for shooting: raw and jpeg. Raw, as the name would suggest, captures the raw data from the sensor. When shooting in jpg, the camera processes the raw image, compressing the image and shedding the raw data in the process. For those who demand full control of their images, raw is the suggested method with the shooter then using a software package to process that image.
Until now I had been using an old software package to process my raw images before exporting them as jpgs and then editing them in Photoshop; a rather drawn out and time consuming process!
With my interest in photography lagging for a number of years, I didn't take much interest in the advancements of processing technology, so when I came back to it earlier this year, I resumed with my old ways.
But as I again became involved in the photographic community I began to notice how image quality had greatly improved, whether from the amateur or pro. So, I thought I'd better investigate!
From what I read the options were either Adobe's Lightroom or Apple's Apeture; the latter though requiring a Mac (from my brief reading). So Lightroom was the first port of call and as quickly as possible a trial version was loaded and ready to go. And after only a few minutes I was sold - and at the same time absolutley kicking myself for not trialling it sooner!
Here's a few comparisons from the shoot with the Turtons (all which, I might add have been reprocessed!)
And best of all, it is unbelievably fast to work through a shoot and end up with higher quality at the end!
What are others using these days?
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