Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fantastic to hear that: seeing your work in full glory will be an absolute pleasure. But you only just have seen the top of the iceberg, Ted. Q: At the time, did you do your own prints, or did you work with a printer to do it for you? I ask, because I know of some legendary printers that some top photographers sent their work to, and I wonder if these still exist, but then on a digital level. Not the commercial and advertising retouching stuff, but just getting a B&W print to its peak. So much more possibilities today. Thanks for showing, Philippe Op 5-aug-07, om 01:31 heeft Ted Grant het volgende geschreven: > RAW or JPEG? I've finally seen the light! :-) Hallelujah! :-) > > > > Many of you will remember my constant, "why mess with all the extra > time > sitting before the computer screen when using RAW instead of JPEG?" A > constant fight back against the technical side of those who knew > better! > > > > OK so I'm admitting before the masses I have switched to RAW and or > DNG > whichever one comes out of the Leicanon 20D or M8. I still don't > have a clue > which is which. The most important part? > > > > All you wonderful people who cajoled, badgered, harangued, beat on me > verbally and by whatever other means of ruthless verbal pain > inflicted that > I should shoot RAW .. "Yes you were right all along and I admit it > openly!" > I am a convert finally! :-) > > > > I did get wonderful JPEG prints before RAW and I could never get it > through > my klutzenhimer brain why I should shoot RAW when the prints looked so > beautiful from JPEG. Even though Tina attempted several times and I > did try > what she told me I never seemed to get it right.. BD was on my case > early on > about switching, even gave me a lesson in Boston a while back. > However none > of their teachings really got any further than the outside of the > skull. :-( > > > > But Wade Heninger and his Lightroom programme finally showed me the > way, > making it "simple to shoot RAW!" But more important, how easy to > download to > computer and work with. I am still in the learning stages of > Lightroom as > I'm actually taking the time to read the manual and follow it! :-) > > > > Yeah I know that's another admitted revelation for me... Reading > the manual! > :-) > > > > But I openly admit in the past I believed I was shooting and producing > smashing 13X19 colour or B&W prints, yeah they are and were pretty > damn > good. But they do not compare what comes from RAW or DNG. If there's a > difference between these two I have no idea. > > > > However I have learned by seeing my own photography shot in RAW, > played with > & printed illustrating the major difference between RAW and JPEG! > Now I'm on > track. > > > > Thank you to everyone who tried in the past to get it through my > thick skull > why I should shoot RAW. Now I know what you meant and why you > worked so hard > to pound it into me. Such wonderful quality! Thanks for your > patients and > time! I truly am converted! > > ted > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >