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How to master non-destructive Raw editing skills

- GEORGE CAIRNS

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS TEND to shoot in their camera's Raw format rather than capturing images as JPEGs. This is because a Raw file contains much more information about the subject's colors and tones than a compressed JPEG version. The extra information in a Raw file enables a photographer to develop their photo to achieve a better-looking shot that is free from visual artifacts such as noise or jagged bands of color.