By manipulation I mean the inclusion or exclusion of some or more parts of the image. I don’t consider manipulation as a part of photography processing. It is very important to note that post processing and image manipulation are altogether different. It is your picture, so you should define how it looks, and tweaking around with the above given parameters is acceptable, in all contexts. The extent to which one has to process the picture is entirely a personal choice. Processing here includes White balance correction, exposure adjustment, contrast correction or boosting, correct to the true colors, sharpening, color cast correction etc. The second reason is the ability to process the image.

This is the very first reason capturing a picture in RAW and post processing is important to bring out the best of the camera. And the reason you get a fairly neat image is because the instructions are based on 10000+ images shot by the various top photographers then across the globe. Remember, the instructions preloaded by the manufacturers are not specific to the images it is generic and every correction made by the processor on the image like sharpening and contrast, such as, are global and not local. The important part to be noted here is that the processor discards the rest of the data after converting it to jpg. The sensor sends all the RAW data to the processor and the processor converts it into jpg format with the preloaded instructions based on the time the image was captured and exposure value. Firstly, RAW is not an Image format it is the data that is seen by the camera sensor which is recorded into the memory medium.

This is literally impossible with JPEG.īefore getting into the real subject, a basic knowledge of how your camera captures images in RAW and jpg, will make things easier. Processing (Computer) is all about bringing out the best from the RAW data (Picture in RAW format) your camera recorded.

“A photograph is made in the camera, not in the computer” while this statement remains true, in this digital era, a computer and camera go hand in hand. As a photographer, it is not uncommon to come across these questions quite often “Is post processing necessary?” “Why do you shoot in RAW and then convert it?” “Should I shoot in RAW or JPEG?” This blog post is trying to answer these questions about processing.

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