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When I got involved in professional digital photography, whether to shoot in RAW or JPEG was an important consideration. Ultimately, I chose RAW.
My opinions resonate with Nasim Mansurov, who wrote the best article on the debate. He covers the advantages and disadvantages of RAW and JPEG formats, providing some nice visuals as well. Ultimately, he advocates ‘serious photographers’ shooting in RAW format, whereas recreational photographers should shoot in JPEG format.
For more information on why I chose RAW, you can read my article. I strongly suggest converting your RAW file to DNG, as DNG offers better forward compatibility, better compression, one file instead of two per image, and better interoperability.
Please note that RAW files aren’t always compatible with certain versions of Photoshop. I had to upgrade to Photoshop CS4 to process RAW files from my Nikon D700.
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