• JPEG (.jpg)– Stands for Joint Photographic Expert Group and it is the most common form of storing images.

Pros: small image size, good photographic reproduction, and best format for emailing and to post online/web.

Cons: the more you edit a photograph the more pixels it looses therefore its makes the photo loose its quality.

• TIFF (.tif)- Stands for Tagged Image File Format. Known as the standard photographic file format, because it is a highly flexible format. The image can be re-edited and resaved without losing the quality of the image.

Pros: All image information is retained

Cons: Big file size even when you compress it

• PSD (.psd)- A Photoshop format, provides access to Adobe products. And it is the only format that saves files with all Photoshop information.

Pros: Saves files on your workspace so you can return and edit later

Cons: Most be Adobe client (pay for Photoshop)

• RAW (.crw)- Basically a “naked image” and a direct unprocessed image recognized by the camera’s sensor.

Pros: allows you to edit the white balance, saturation, sharpness.

Cons: Not all software recognizes RAW and a not web browser compatible

• PNG (.png)- lossless file type and it can preserve your images without any loss in image quality

Pros: excellent format for displaying images on the web

Cons: large file size

• GIF (.gif)- Known as Graphics Interchange Format a gif is an  extremely compressed file that is specifically designed to increase transfer speed over the internet

Pros: Low-resolution animated images for the online posts

Cons: feature a limited color range and are not suited for reproducing high-quality images in today’s world

• Which image file degrades each time you open and save it?

-JPEG

• If you want to save your progress until your editing is complete in Photoshop, what file should you save as?

-PSD

• Which is a lossless universal format that is great for photographs and printing?

-TIFF

• Which format is unprocessed, and acts as a photo negative which needs to be edited?

-RAW