RAW, LR and Noise!

[johnss09]

I apologize is advance for all the Lightroom questions...now since shooting RAW and using LR, I'm noticing much more noise in my photos...can anyone tellme why or how this is happening...I'm not shooting any different than when I shot JPEG...I try to use the approriate ISO...ahhh, frustrating but fun. I hope I'm not going to regret the LR purchase. If I choose to go back to JPEG, will LR be a wasted product????

[mugsbigsis]

I'll be waiting for the answers to your questions posted here, but in the meantime I'd like to say that I have LR and I love it for the organization that it gives me with my photos just as much as the editing. I do not shoot in RAW yet and I like what it does for my photos so far. (of course I'm not comparing RAW to JPEG side by side) There is lots of wisdom out there so I'll check back, too.

[deanie]

I can't tell you why that is happening in lightroom, but the best product I know of to get rid of noise, is Noiseware. Absolutely amazing what it does.

[Starlite9711]

First of all I'll say, If you decide to go back to Jpg LR will still be wonderful, And then Ill second deanie...Noiseware rocks...
But I am not sure why there would be more noise. I know a RAW file has more detail and I think more pixels...maybe this is why (total shot in the dark here) I have also noticed more noise when I do a HUGE exposure adjustment on a RAW file, but not in my other files. But I also use noiseware religiously almost. Sorry Im not much help.

[SAHMom]

An in-camera jpeg has noise reduction applied as part of the processing that is intended to provide a final copy for those who do not want to do any post-processing.

Shooting RAW, all the data is preserved including the noise recorded by the sensor. In post processing you are able to control the amount of noise reduction that you want to apply and even apply different amounts of noise reduction to different portions of the image.

Noise reduction is always a trade-off between reducing noise and losing detail in the image. With in-camera jpeg, the amount of noise reduction was already determined for you. With RAW you have a choice as to how much noise reduction to apply for each image based on how objectionable the noise is and how important fine detail is.

You can open and process your jpeg images in LR too!

[johnss09]

Thanks for all the help...trying out RAW has been a big learning curve and I know I will always find sound advice here! I'll keep plugging away until I figure it out!

[Elena]

I finally bought LR through the Academic Superstore, and I was wondering if I would have to switch to shooting in the RAW (sounds like shooting naked!)... but from this thread, it sounds like I can continue shooting JPG and still do some fun processing until that time I ready for RAW. Yes?

[katrinak]

Originally Posted by Elena

I finally bought LR through the Academic Superstore, and I was wondering if I would have to switch to shooting in the RAW (sounds like shooting naked!)... but from this thread, it sounds like I can continue shooting JPG and still do some fun processing until that time I ready for RAW. Yes?

Yes

RAW gives you more options to work with but you can definitely use LR with JPEG

[belle]

i take some of the noise out by sharpening using the sliders amount radius detail and masking those would be under the develop area then if i need to i then take it into photoshop with noiseware . make sure you dont over smooth your image there is a fine line between removing noise and making it look to smooth . if it is person i do more and landscape I want it to look more grainy


Belle