On the few occassions I've shot for the NY Times, they've asked only for hi-res jpegs. I shot RAW, but they never requested the original files. However, none of these were for what you would call "hard news" stories. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > William Robb wrote: > > >The pro guys I deal with are mostly shooting jpg. The exceptions are > when > >they feel the need for the extra WB control, although even then, they > aren't > >doing much beyond using the default conversion to jpg. > > Is this mostly in a studio environment? JPEG makes sens there because > lighting and exposure are controlled. All the wedding pros I know > personally shoot Raw because of the constantly changing lighting. > > And many PJ photographers are required by their employers to shoot Raw > now, so that they have a verifiable "original" in case allegations of > image manipulation come up. When Patrick Schneider spoke at the GFM > Camera Clinic (the late summer PJ event) in the midst of his image > alteration controversy a few years ago, he revealed that the Charlotte > Observer has *always* required its photographers to shoot Raw. The > paper keeps a permanent archive of all its photographers' Raw files > just in case questions about a photo's authenticity arise later. Given > the various scandals that have arisen since then, I'd be amazed if most > major papers didn't have very similar policies. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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