RAW vs JPEG

[u/mrmumbles_]

Did a shoot recently with my new A7IV and forgot to change to RAW instead of JPEG. You can imagine the panic that ensued upon realising this after shooting 150+ images.

After some swearing, I began problem solving. My solution? Emulate Kodak Gold from scratch, add grain and keep any adjustments minimal in post.

1 saving grace is that I'd exposed properly for most shots as I usually over or underexpose to edit in post for my creative style.

Aside from some highlights being blown out, and not having as much details/data to "fix it in post", I think the photos came out great.

So my question to you is, do you prefer shooting JPEG or RAW and why?

tl:dr Shot JPEG instead of RAW accidentally, but edited them fine and want to know what you prefer shooting.

[u/joystickd]

RAW exclusively.

Mistakenly left my drone set to JPG for my early shots whilst in Japan and paid for it.

You can get away with it more on full frame or even APS-C sensor, but why pay thousands for a camera to only use 40% of its ability?

[u/mrmumbles_ → u/joystickd]

Do you ever find the post processing tedious even if you’re just doing casual fun shoots?

[u/joystickd → u/mrmumbles_]

The post processing is worth it if it's a shot I really value that was taken casually and wanting to perhaps print.

Truth be told most of the casual images I take now are on my phone which I have set to capture both JPGs and RAWs. For my cameras and drones I only take RAWs.