I understand this is backwards from the usual questions here. However since I always shoot RAW I am not knowledgeable in how to set the camera for shooting JPEG.
I have been asked to shoot candid images at a friends very casual wedding. Since I would rather not spend a lot of time in PhotoShop for this project (it is a free effort for a friend)I would like to shoot JPEG and be able to print with minimal adjustments. So, what degree of sharpening, color and noise reduction and any of the other stuff should be set on my 1D MK2 so the images look good out of the camera? I know I could experiment, but the wedding is in 4 days and time is limited.
Ed, I will strongly suggest that you stick with RAW.
We did the same thing that you will be doing about 2 years ago The print shop we use recommended that we shoot in JPEG instead of RAW. Well, the lighting was not good and it took a lot more work to clean up the JPEGs than we ever have spent with RAW.
Unless you have the time to go out and take a couple hundred shots with JPEG, you will be much better off going with what you know. There is a learning curve for everything.
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1 repliesI have been asked to shoot candid images at a friends very casual wedding. Since I would rather not spend a lot of time in PhotoShop for this project (it is a free effort for a friend)I would like to shoot JPEG and be able to print with minimal adjustments. So, what degree of sharpening, color and noise reduction and any of the other stuff should be set on my 1D MK2 so the images look good out of the camera? I know I could experiment, but the wedding is in 4 days and time is limited.
Thanks for your help as always.
Ed
We did the same thing that you will be doing about 2 years ago The print shop we use recommended that we shoot in JPEG instead of RAW. Well, the lighting was not good and it took a lot more work to clean up the JPEGs than we ever have spent with RAW.
Unless you have the time to go out and take a couple hundred shots with JPEG, you will be much better off going with what you know. There is a learning curve for everything.