There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
"I am trying to figure out if should print the raw file directly or the JPEG to get the highest quality possible for each photo" Depends where you're printing from. I personally don't use Canon's DPP software so I can't provide input about printing with it. If you're printing from home using your own printer, you can export to the maximum JPEG or uncompressed TIFF. TIFF is preferred over JPEG when you upload it to digital print services, though to see the difference is very hard to no difference for the human eye. Though its slower uploading TIFF to any professional printing services, at times, you can make do with JPEG if the print outcome isn't overly important. Depends on the print outcome you want in the end.
"Is it possible to take an amazing shot that requires no editing at all" It's possible. Entirely up to the person if they feel the need to post-process it or not. There's different reasons for each individual to edit photos they've taken. Could just be small minor edits or corrections to big post-production adjustments. It just depends on the individual carrying it out. A great photo captured by a professional photographer will likely end up retouched in post-production to convey something before it is printed or published to a director or so. Whether you want to take a class is up to you, it'll benefit you for sure if its an area you're new to.
"if you take a Raw and Convert it to TIFF that it is a bigger size and you don't degrade the picture" Its a lossless format and bigger for compatibility that allows it to be read by most editing softwares out there
Stick with RAW when taking photos and any post-processing you do, it gives you full control over your photos. TIFF is pretty much there for versatility and flexibility in some usage or 3rd party printing services. Hope that helps.