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What are RAW photos, and should I be taking them?” To understand RAW, you also need to understand JPEG. Both are types of files captured and saved by better digital cameras and smartphones.

I remember the first time I saw the infamous phrase: “I shoot RAW” brandished across photography YouTuber Jared Polin’s chest. I couldn’t miss it! And from then on, I did just that. And you know what?

You’re probably thinking this is a silly argument. If it’s decisions I want, what’s to stop me making a decision about how my photos should look when I process my RAW files? If I want black-and-white, ...