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Blurring and RAW
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Ok I will admit it that sometimes I have s**t for brains.
On New Year’s Eve was at a party at my neighbours and took some shots in RAW. I dont like shooting in RAW but that could be just my inexperience.
So the problem is that my pics are blurred – are they fixable or should I bin them and chalk it up to experience.
Here is an example of one of them. I would be grateful for any help and yeah you can tell me off as well! :D :D
oops, just saw the no edit on your profile!
Sorry!
Wouldn’t bin the picture, lots that can be done with it.
Oh no constantine I am delighted that you took the trouble.
Actually I have tried to change the “No edit” a few times without any success.
Thanks a million and I am delighted with what you have done.
I actually did do a B&W conversion myself so that makes me feel better that I was thinking on the same lines as someone more experienced.
H
Hi Helen,
I am stating the obvious here but did you check you camera settings, it looks like a slow shutter speed and the flash didn’t fire. Shooting in raw, you were most likely in manual settings which is where you have to keep an eye on things like shutter speeds etc.
Stephen.
Helen,
I’ll sort out the no edit for you. Shooting in raw itself won’t have caused any issue with this image.
As Stephen says it looks like slow shutter speed and no flash. Have you got the settings from the photo so that
we can tell you exactly what the problem was ?thanks
Helen wrote:
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I actually did do a B&W conversion myself so that makes me feel better that I was thinking on the same lines as someone more experienced.
H
Well, the experienced part for me is up for argument!
As everyone else said, looks like a problem with a slow shutter speed, and no flash.
You should try shooting in aperture priority mode, with maybe a higher iso speed if you are shooting indoors again. The high iso will negate the need for flash to some extent..
Raw is great for doing fairly major tweaks after the event such as white balance correction and the like, but you still need to get your settings ok in camera.
ken
Look again folks, the flash definitely fired.
As mentioned, this has nothing to do with the fact that you shot RAW. The shutter speed is too slow, causing camera shake.
This can easily happen in Aperture Priority mode Ken, because even with the flash firing, the shutter speed sets to properly expose the ambient light.
The ambient light is well exposed in this shot.
If you were in Manual Mode, and watching your meter, then the same thing will be happening. The camera will try and give you the correct reading for the light in the room.As Ken suggests, a higher ISO will help, as it will reduce the shutter speed, as would a wider aperture and a faster lens.
In a room like this bounce flash off the ceiling and a faster shutter speed would work well.
Ahhhhh I see now where I went wrong so thanks for that everyone.
Until I get more practice experience I might stay away from RAW for another while.
The only flash I have is the camera’s own flash but am saving for a new one, but have to pay car insurance first!
Thanks for all your help everyone.
Helen
Helen wrote:
Until I get more practice experience I might stay away from RAW for another while.
Why?
The blur in this image would have happened regardless of whether you shoot RAW or JPG. It’s worth getting to grips with RAW as soon as you can as it will ultimately lead to a quicker and higher quality workflow.
i was terrified of raw until 1 night i bit the bullet and went for it and to be honest im delighted i did.. its a fantastic tool
Hi Helen,
I’d agree with optimus, I was a bit reluctant to start with RAW but now usually don’t shoot anything else. Gives you much more control over what the final image looks like.
Orla.Have a look at my RAW tutorial: http://www.petercox.ie/tutorials/camera_raw.php – that should help a bit.
And to echo the other responders, the problem you had in that image was camera shake due to your shutter speed being too low.
Cheers,
Peter
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