Photography is a very interesting hobby. Although, it can be quite expensive, nevertheless it is quite rewarding. Photography gives us the ability to put our memories in printed forms. For that, I think it is invaluable... You will need a camera in order to take up photography as a hobby. There are many types of cameras available. Professionals usually use SLR or Single lens Reflex. There are 2 type of SLR... traditional and digital. The traditional SLR output to paper print. The Digital SLR or DSLR save as digital image files. These digital files are usually JPEG in format. Jpeg is actually not the most ideal format. RAW is the image format valued by professional and serious hobbyist. Beside, these 2 formats, Tif is also sometimes encountered as an image file format. Overall, RAW gives the most control.
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