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The RAW Deal

The Wizard Behind the Curtain

When I was first starting out as a photographer, I dreamed of being able to capture imagery exactly as I visualized it—using film and the chemical darkroom. This wasn’t always possible, and I probably will not be unique in stating that I’ve often found photography frustrating when the result I came up with didn’t match the vision in my mind’s eye. With today’s technology many things are possible that were harder in the past. In fact, I’m astounded by the power and flexibility of digital photography when a little persistence is applied to the craft of post-production. Almost anything that you can pre-visualize, ...

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