Tutorial Understanding White Balance,

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Understanding White Balance, - Understanding White Balance,

To understand WB it's best to think first of all of the traditional effect it has with conventional film.

If you go into any photographic shop and ask for a roll of film they'll automatically give you daylight exposure film, as that's what they'll assume you want, and you probably do. Daylight exposure film is colour corrected to be exposed in daylight conditions to give the right colour balance in your shots without any nasty colour casts.

If you take available light shots indoors...

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[ppuga]

Very usefull info! CT! As always, thanks.

 

[Ross]

Yeah good stuff!

I find the D70 takes pretty accurate readings in Auto mode -2 but RAW rocks for post processing!

 

[AquilaEagle]

I'm learning stuff Ced! thanks :thumbup:

 

[CT]

That's cool Ian. Let's be seeing some pics from you then!

 

[AquilaEagle]

I've nothing good enough to show yet!!

Actually i should put some up for the critique got some I quite like from Goodwood last June when i first started, and Arran, will get onto it this weekend!

 

[DropDead]

Thanks! Learnt alot from this post <3

 

[toto8462]

That was very insightful... thanks.

 

[Flashman]

Holy thread resurrection, Batman! Over three years between posts... good stuff!

White balance... for a moment I thought it was going to be about how not to fall over in the snow!

 

[Mohai]

Thanks, i learnt a lot

 

[tontay]

Very useful. Thank you.

 

[JamiePryer]

helpful! thanks

 

[Pints]

Aargh! This just reminded me that I forgot to change my WB setting when I grabbed my camera to take a few family shots last night. I suspect they're going to come out looking rather orange.