Many hobby photographers have probably heard about or even contemplated the notion of shooting their photos in JPEG vs in RAW format.  The former is the universally recognized, most common image format out there.  It can be edited, and while software has come a long way, there are limits to the amount of visual information that can be manipulated.  On the other hand, RAW images contain a much deeper and more expansive amount of visual information captured, allowing recovery of information that may not be overtly obvious in the baseline files.  Shooting in RAW can allow highlights to recover color, shadows to draw out detail, and color temperature to be enhanced and stylized.  The downside is file size--RAW file are huge, but they need to be to carry so much visual information.   But sometimes, you have a scene that absolutely needs RAW format to facilitate the dramatic impact desired.  In the example below, no amount of basic photo editing of a JP...