Let clients know why the RAW files cannot be shared?īefore commencing any project, you must manage your clients’ expectations about what they are paying for and what they actually get for their money. Unless you are passing the raw files across for processing by a retoucher, then the RAW files should stay with you. I have always been conscientious for this not to happen.Īs a photographer, you develop your own way of processing your images, and in reality, this is what the client will have booked you for in the first instance. Unedited files are not what you want to be released. These files, if shown around, can define your own brand, and as a RAW file, this is not a good look for your brand. I send my files around with WeTransfer, but sometimes, on more significant campaigns, I would give lower-res files for the client to proof them for me to editĪnother factor to consider is that the RAW files are unprocessed and have no styling to the images. The client may need to send these on again to a retoucher, Creating a problem. These files will be altered by retouching, but the Raw will still be the owner of the photographer.Īs a rule, RAW files are not passed around because they are such large files and quite tricky to send a set across to a client. I retouch these pictures in house, but a % will go across to a retoucher, and the file will all remain my own as they have not paid for the files. My campaigns are where I have been commissioned to light and create pictures that sell a client’s product. Most agencies will need these images to pass across to their retouchers or post-production houses. When working with a retoucher, they will require access to the Raw file to ensure that the quality is at its best. ![]() This takes the images to another level, often better than the shoot itself, and sometimes mixes images in a composite to create an entirely different picture. ![]() In today’s photography market, almost all photographs are digitally enhanced to some extent. Therefore, it is more of a problem these days where clients often feel they have paid for access to them when in real terms, they have only commissioned the photographer to create the photography. It is far easier to pass these across, as clients may have access to someone who could manipulate the Raws. With Raw files, these are the modern digital version of the negatives and so hold the value. There was a process to photography a while back when shooting film, and the photographer was in charge as he was the professional in the process. Previously when shooting pictures with film, the negatives were always with the photographer, and I was never asked for them. The RAW files are not only proof that the photographer took the photographs but also the owner of them, and so the owner of the copyright. There are numerous cases of one’s work being stolen and used on social media or high-level campaigns in the creative visual industry. It was for one just image, and they paid handsomely for the file. ![]() I can safely say that I have only done this once and for a big high street company for whom I had previously shot the campaign and was paid for. I was a little surprised at how much light the lens needed, and it took a bit to work out what worked and what didn’t – the result? I like the lens… I like it a lot… But wait, what? It doesn’t focus very well, it’s not made very well, it’s cheap and it gives some pretty ordinary results by comparison to my 24-70mm f/2.For me, there are many reasons not to give our any raw files unless my usage or buyouts cover this and to be honest, this is a rarity these days. The only thing left to do was wander about with the little lens and see what happened. Person | Group of people with short person in the middle The Holga for Canon (and Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax and Samsung) lenses are made of plastic, they have little plastic lens elements and a set of little tiny holes in the rear of the unit that shape the light and help create the image that is reminiscent of something you would get out of an actual Holga… They’re all about Lo-Fi fun and getting some cool and crafty looking shots from something that won’t have the bank asking for your car back… These little guys need a bit of light to work well and at first I thought I was doing something wrong, that’s largely because I was doing something wrong! I’d left the rear lens cap on the HL-C! The Lens comes with front and rear plastic caps, much the same as your regular lenses, though the rear one is tiny and easy to miss – well, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it! The lenses work pretty much the same as your regular lenses, too, except they don’t focus, the don’t have aperture and if you drop them, you can laugh – not cry. Holga Lens HL-C with my Canon 5DmkII and Grip
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