About this episode

Brooks Jensen explores the relationship between RAW files and finished digital images in the context of photography.

Here's a Thought… #2736 with Brooks Jensen Score and Performance, Again Ansel Adams famously suggested that the negative was the score and the print the performance. Is this still true for the RAW file and the Instagram image? What is the relationship between the RAW capture and the print? And where does the finished digital file fit in this simile? I think this is all tied to the idea of an original print. Become a member of LensWork Online and have access to all 2700+ Here's a Thought… commentaries.

People in this episode

Host: Brooks Jensen

Topics covered

• photography
• creative process
• RAW files
• digital images
• original prints

Keywords

• Ansel Adams
• RAW capture
• Instagram image
• original print
• digital file

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ansel Adams

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