Raw vs. JPEG shooting

Do you know when to shoot raw or JPEG? DO you even know what these words mean? "JPEG stands fro Joint Photographic Experts Group. IT's a file format that was developed for digital photography, and it has become a universal standard, able to be viewed anywhere, straight from the camera. Raw stands for... raw. It's simply a fine format in which the raw, unprocessed data from the camera sensor is stored. Unlike JPEG's, raw formats are specific to different camera manufactured and models, and you need specialist photo editing software to open, view or edit them" (Byng 134). What they are saying is that they are different ways to store and share files of photos. JPEG's are different for each camera and Raw is the same for every camera. but we still don't know wen to use them.

JPEG's are the most convenient optionx for sure. you can share your information instantly, smaller files and you don't take up as much space on your memory card or disc file. "to achieve this small size, however, JPEG's have to be compressed in-camera, and some picture information has to be discarded in the process. Raw pictures, on the other hand, are uncompressed, and this means they're big files - your memory cards will fill up faster, and the photo take longer to transfer form the camera;s buffer to the card, too... however, we still recommend shooting Raw in a wide range of circumstances. the bigger advantage is that you can alter many of the camera's shooting settings even after you've taken the picture" (Byng 134-5). the raw picture is more versatile and you do a lot of neat effects with them. 

Even though it sounds like Raw is better than JPEG pictures, you still need to find a right balance. if you shoot a lot of Raw pictures, then your memory will get filled up fast and JPEG you cant edit the pictures as well. find the balance and you can make great pictures.