Today, we're going to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of shooting in RAW format. RAW is a type of file format that allows you to capture all the data recorded by your camera's sensor. If you’ve ever done film photography, you’ll know that the negative is your source for duplicating your photos. It has all the data from the photos you took. A RAW file is the digital version of a negative. It had all the data from the scene of your photo. It allows you to not only duplicate your photos, but also to edit your photos to recreate the scene that you saw that day.