When we take a photograph, using creative modes, the image created in the camera is generally known as a raw image. You can set your camera to take a photograph in automatic mode which will produce a flattened Jpeg and whilst you can alter this photograph to some extent, you are more likely to be able to alter a raw image and obtain a better result. With Jpeg images, the more you tweak them and flatten them, the more of the original information you lose and the quality can

Spent a couple of hours taking photographs of my daughters friends children this afternoon. We took a walk up to some nearby woodland which was not far from a small lake and play park. It was a lovely day, not too cold, and the children seemed to enjoy themselves and were very happy to have their photos taken. Some of the photos are already on my general photography page but here is a slideshow which contains more pictures from the afternoon :-)