RAW & Unfiltered - Photography in the Real World

RAW & Unfiltered - Photography in the Real World

Six Post-Processing Tips. Zero Software.

Better results from what happens around the edit, not inside it

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Andy Hutchinson
Mar 06, 2026
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Photography in the digital era is a highly technical process. The cameras we use and the software we edit with both demand knowledge earned through years of practice, trial and error and, ermm, watching a lot of conflicting advice on YouTube.

But actually, you can improve the outcomes for your fully edited photographs long before you even fire up Lightroom or Photolab - there are processes you can put in place that have absolutely nothing to do with RAW editors.

Sometimes it’s a good idea to zoom out and see the wide angle, before laying a finger on a mouse and keyboard.

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