Why SOOC JPEGs are better than you think - The Art of SOOC

[@dalewhitehead7527]

Since getting the X-T5 I have pretty much stopped using raw files . I still shoot Raw/Fine but love the quality of the jpegs so much and like doing just very minor tweaks to the pics .

[@KirkWilliamsonphotography]

Dale - Now the Raws are the backup!!!

[@paulthomas8986]

Thank you for the great demo. I have also in recent years been trying to shoot more and more JPEGs but like you find, they always need some adjustments. I often like the overall colors and tones better in JPEGS than you can get from the raw files. I sometimes use the dynamic range 200% and 400%, and Instead of lifting the shadows, I will sometimes slide the Black point in the tone curve. I feel overall across all camera brands the raw files have been getting flatter and need much more processing and color grading than older cameras used to need.

[@KirkWilliamsonphotography]

Paul I will have to try changing my dynamic range instead of messing around with the tone curve too much. Thanks!

[@nevillewatkins4997]

I don't think I've ever taken a photo that doesn't need tweaking in some way, and I'm always a little sceptical when they say it is SOOC. That's the nature of it. Exposure is always going to be a happy medium.

[@KirkWilliamsonphotography]

Yes absolutely agree.

[@Coloradohiker658]

Great video. Agree on the jpegs. Have you done or thought of doing a video on your landscape workflow? I’m still in news mode with photomechanic . Having committed 100% to LRC yet.

[@KirkWilliamsonphotography]

Hi Mark - I can’t remember but I’m guessing not. My landscape workflow is Raw+jpeg the jpeg being the backup. I have a folder setup on an external HD named ie: Rockport then two folders inside there one named RAW the other named JPG. I then import them into LR classic. From there I have presets that I made for different kinds of images. I can send them to you if you like. From there it’s all about adjusting to taste.

[@Drew_Eden]

Great video Kirk. I shoot jpeg and RAW. Any jpegs always need some editing, not much though. I do enjoy the fujixweekly recipes, they are great fun.

[@KirkWilliamsonphotography]

Drew - I always shoot in jpeg and raw. Recently I shot some really sketchy light stuff knowing that I had the raws for back up. Wouldn't you know it I needed the raws. The jpgs were really not what I needed.

[@SteveMcClanahan]

Nice one Kirk! I'm in complete agreement with you in that I shoot JPEG a vast majority of the time and I'll pretty much always make minor tone adjustments in Lightroom. If I'm not making tone adjustments maybe I'm doing some minor cropping/straightening. But as you said, it can be a quick process and certainly much less time consuming than working with RAW files. Speaking of file types, have you experimented with HEIF files?

[@KirkWilliamsonphotography]

Steve - Yes I use jpgs mostly unless it's straight landscape stuff and then I'll use the Raw files.