This new series of Expanded Guides focuses on photographic techniques not only to give you a comprehensive grounding in the subject but also takes you a step further to enable you to get much more from your photography. Expert advice, with useful hints & tips, is given by professional photographers, using practical examples of techniques for clarity, illustrated in full colour with the aid of clear diagrams & charts. The digital revolution in cameras has led those who may have been successful with film format into a whole new area of learning. The RAW file format is digital photography's equivalent of a negative in film photography: it contains untouched, 'raw' pixel information straight from the digital camera's sensor, which must be processed to produce the final result. Understanding RAW Photography is a comprehensive guide, written by a professional photographer, that explains the procedure from the start of a photo shoot through each stage of post-processing your image to ultimately displaying it in print or on screen. In depth, jargon-busting text offers hints & tips on interpreting RAW images & gives step-by-step information on processes such as demosaicing & white balance, interpreting & converting images, applying tone curves, adjusting colour saturation & contrast, sharpening an image, adjustment in camera & on a personal computer, & final generation of JPEG or TIFF format. About the Author: David Taylor is an award-winning landscape & travel photographer from Hexham in Northumberl&. His work has taken him all over the world, from the sun-kissed beaches & azure seas of Zanzibar to the icy wastes of the Arctic Circle, but his first love remains the wild countryside & rugged coastline of his home county, which he has photographed extensively.