Exercise: Raw

For this exercise I had to look at the advantages of processing raw images.  To do this I needed to compare the raw images I would convert to what the camera would produce using its own processor.  I set my camera to capture both Raw and JPEG (highest quality) and took 3 images.  I usually shoot Raw and JPEG (basic).

Daylight

JPEG file

When shooting the image I set the white balance to Daylight and shot in aperture mode.  I did not need to adjust the exposure.  

Raw file

I made the following adjustments to the raw file

• I under-exposed by -0.41 to bring out more colour in the sky and the water
• I adjusted the brightness slider to +29
• I adjusted the tone curve by +9 for the highlights and +8 for the Darks. 
• I added a sharpening overlay and set the camera mode to Camera Standard

Artificial light

Raw file

I made the following adjustments to the raw file

• I increased exposure by +0.5
• I adjusted the Blacks slider to 3
• I altered the white balance to get a more realistic lighting for the interior
• I altered the tone curve by +17 for highlights, +16 for lights and -15 for darks. 

JPEG file

I shot using Auto white balance but I further adjusted the colour in Lightroom using the grey dropper.