Digital Photography and RAW Conversion
Douglas Ethridge · 2023
The world is awash in fine examples of digital black and white photography from photo journalists to landscape artists and every style in between. However, if a person&s;s technical needs are met by what is basically the form factor of a 35 mm SLR, then today&s;s digital cameras offer ever more powerful tools and entrance to a post-production ecosystem that can help you refine images as never before. On all digital cameras, the images for electronic preview, live view, and the capture review as well as the histogram display are all derived from a JPEG rendition of the RAW file. When you choose RAW+JPEG and select a black and white JPEG preset, the camera delivers the preview and review images in black and white. A RAW file is the direct recording of the sensor data with minimal interpretation by the camera. This provides the maximum capability to individually adjust many parameters of the image in multiple ways as editing progresses.