say u go for a 1 week trip. That will fill up pretty fast right

If every thing and every moment also you want to shoot then susah liao. Sure fill up fast.

But will you be enjoying the trip?

Pro - shoot raw

Enthusiast - raw or jpeg


Rule of thumb - always raw , it's not about editing, in case u F up the white balance or exposure at least can save . And picture style can tweak after that too, a good freedom u have for shooting raw

That's a misconception. Yes, highly likely most pros will shoot raw for editing purpose. But there are also pros who simply shoot jpegs. Case in point, those that strictly shoot B&W only, sports that require a huge buffer that only jpeg can keep up or those in journal assignment to upload picture fast to the news before anyone else.

Raw offers greater flexibility but not like that much which you can still edit with jpeg. I shoot both raw+jpeg, and find myself editing jpeg more cause the in-body camera already calibrate the colour to my liking from start. Depending on camera model which churn out different color profile, you will probably prefer just to do jpeg edit than raw. Only time I will recommend raw is when you find yourself in very challenging lighting situation which may require excessive tweaking.

But like I said before, it boils down to preferences which TS has to discover himself through experimentation than follow blindly what we say.

Depends.. most of my casual shots I shoot jpeg..
For shots that need special lighting setups, mostly use raw.

LOL @ the PRO shoot RAW part.

Take note what DaddyO mentioned.

For my website purpose I also shoot JPG simply because
1. smaller file size
2. faster process flow

Faster process flow because my color profile already set, my studio setup already confirm all output is usable straight off the memory card 98% of the time.

Just need to crop, water mark and use.

If I use RAW I still have to do all the other adjustments for color, then convert to JPG via LR, then open them to add watermark again.

Not to mention in the end all going to resize for web (smaller than 4MP) so what for I take RAW and takes up a lot more space for the same purpose?

90% i shot with jpg
I shot raw when lampu like disco

FYI most if not all photojournalist are required to shoot in jpg

^ this is correct.

They know their art, exposure will be always sufficient for print / publication.

They do not have the time to transfer all RAW to device, and then convert all to JPG.

The amount of time taken is not helpful when your team is waiting for images from you. Competitors news all up already while your side still transferring RAW to computer.

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