Noel Bondoc Photography

For those who are just beginning to enter into photography or contemplating, they would undoubtedly encounter the term RAW files. For the multitudes of people out there shooting with their smartphones, they are most probably familiar with JPEGs but not RAW. So before we go any further, it's best if we define a RAW image file. What is it? It is basically an image file from the camera which is a minimally processed data. Meaning, AS IS. It preserves most of the data such as sharpness and contrast without processing and compressing. It is equivalent to a NEGATIVE during the film days of photography. So as such, a raw file or image cannot be posted online such as facebook or Instagram ect... it can be viewed and edited however, on your favorite photo editor such as the FastStone Image Viewer . Or any other photo editor of your choice.  From there, you edit your RAW image and convert it into a JPEG file. So, do I shoot RAW or JPEG ? The answer is ... it depends really. There are of...