<div><p>This new series of Expanded Guides focuses on photographic techniques to give you a comprehensive grounding in the subject and take you a step further. Expert advice, with useful hints and tips, is given by professional photographers. The RAW file format is digital photography's equivalent of a negative in film photography: it contains untouched, "raw" pixel information straight from the digital camera's sensor, which must be processed to produce the final result. Written by a professional photographer, <I>Understanding RAW Photography </I>is a comprehensive guide that explains the procedure from the start of a photo shoot through each stage of post-processing your image to ultimately displaying it in print or on screen. In depth, jargon-busting text offers hints and tips on interpreting RAW images and gives step-by-step information on demosaicing and white balance, interpreting and converting images, sharpening an image, adjustment in camera and on a personal computer, and final generation of JPEG or TIFF format.</P></DIV>