What is Raw Format?

Shot the moon in Raw format during daylight then messed around with it in Photoshop.

So What is Raw Format? Well, for starters it's not an acronym. It means "raw."

Shoot in Raw and you can go back and reset your exposure and other settings just as if you were back out in the field.

Here's what you can tweak in the Raw dialog box after you've uploaded your photos from your camera to your computer.
(Best to have Photoshop, if you're going to work in Raw format, cause the program will automatically take your photo and put it in a Raw dialog box so you can manipulate it.)

Options in Raw:

1. Temperature
2. Tint
3. Exposure
4. Shadows
5. Brightness
6. Contrast
7. Saturation

There's more too. Try clicking on the tabs in the dialog box. The most useful item, I think, is in the Lens tab. You can control the vignetting (that black halo you sometimes get around the frame of your photo).

Raw=Great Stuff!