From being introduced to RAW in photoshop during class time, I decided that I would be best finding the right balance when editing a RAW file on photos I’d taken of sport. With my pitch in mind, I worked on some of the RAW files I captured whilst photographing an academy session at Leeds Rhinos.
Original RAW files
Edited RAW File
When I began editing in photoshop, I decided to crop the image to focus in on the subject, being the two players at the centre of the frame. As you can see from the original image, there was a lot of space around both players, so I decided to focus it in on just the two players.
After cropping, I dropped the exposure a small degree to reduce the glare of the floodlights and added some contrast to bring the colour back into the yellow on the kits. I took the highlights out altogether and added a touch of shadow as well. Using photoshops AI tool in Canon Raw, I was able to mend the amount of noise as my ISO was at 25600, giving me clearer definition of faces and bodies.
Extra Credit
From my experience photographing small events and training sessions at Leeds Rhinos, I find that my way of sifting through a large quantity of photos starts with previewing almost every photo I took on the day.
Whilst going through them, photos I like get dropped into a ‘Final’ folder so that all my best shots are in one place. This also means that I can go straight passed any shots that have blur or aren’t in focus, and means that I don’t have to delete 10+ images and leave the best one.
From there, I definitely use the subject or club’s name in the title in case I need to send out to the person or club in question. I also use the year shot, but probably should include the full date in case I need to track back at any point.
Photographic Journalism 
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