Re: Newbie Raw Question
RAW is really good, but isn't a all-in-one fixer. if you get your PSE RAW installed and working, you'll like it. Alot of folks like RAWShooter as was mentioned too. It is a pretty good program, and the FRE cost isn't too shabby either. Some rate it better than Adobe's RAW, but I'm still mixed about which is better.
You really need to watch the darkness of images. A lot of folks tend to think that you should underexpose the shot, and fix it in RAW conversion or using the Shadow/Highlight tool. Actually the S/H tool is a pretty bad way to fix it, as the more you increase the blacks to brighten them up, the more NOISE you introduce into the image. You may have to run a Noise remover on them if you really underexposed the shot.
Nothing can really replace a properly exposed image. The best way to get that is to know alot about photography, or use the histogram to check the images.
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