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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Rod Lawton

Is shooting RAW photos harming my photography? I'm starting to wonder…

Nikon D780.

You’re probably thinking this is a silly argument. If it’s decisions I want, what’s to stop me making a decision about how my photos should look when I process my RAW files? If I want black-and-white, I can have it. If I want vintage, faded color, I can have it. RAW files enable me to choose whatever style I like – so what’s the problem?

Well it’s become apparent to me that there are two problems in particular. Whatever the technical advantages of shooting RAW, it’s certainly made me indecisive.

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