[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >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.
And I expect they may be stricter with photogs who are full-time employees. >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 >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
