Can you see a difference in these two photos?

Earlier today I announced on my facebook fan page I was going to shoot some photos in RAW for the first time. I’d never had Photoshop to open and edit RAW photos before, so I never tried it. Would it be as big of a deal as everyone said?

Emily gave me some great tips and reasons for using RAW, which at first glance seemed a bit too much work for me. She suggested I try the auto button to see what I should have done. Go read what she wrote for more details.

I couldn’t see much wrong with the top picture at first. After I tried clicking the auto button, I was able to see how much better the photo could be.

Will I use it every time? I’m not sure. But I am going to play with it a little more. Learning about Photoshop has been fun, but I’m glad I had the introduction to it with Elements. It’s made learning the program a lot easier.

Do you shoot in RAW?