White Balance “What You Don't Know Can Hurt Your Photos
December 21st, 2011 | Author: admin
Let's admit it. Lots of people do not know a thing about white balance and how it is affecting the quality of your pictures. They leave their camera settings to AWB and let the camera choose for itself. Do this and it can be one of the worst mistakes you will ever make! Have you got any idea why?
To understand this topic better, you have to know what white balance is and the vital part it plays in your photography life. Well, white balance makes reference to a change that may help you get the maximum correct colors of your subject. You may have noticed how some of your photos take on a ghastly yellow, blue or green hue , right? It wasn't there when you looked through your lens so why is it there now?
While the eye can quickly adjust and compensate for the changes in color leading to taking photos under different lighting conditions, your digital camera simply don't have this ability. As such, you must spell out the difference for them by using the right white balance presets that comes together with your camera. And leaving it set on AWB is not the simplest way to go. Of course , your camera cannot be right all of the time.
Therefore what should you do?
First, you must realize that different lighting conditions give off different light temperatures. For instance, fluorescents give off a greenish or bluish light while tungsten releases a yellowish light.
2nd, know the lighting conditions you are shooting on.
And lastly, use the right camera presets to match the existing lighting conditions. Hence if you are shooting in broad light, use the “daylight” preset. If you are shooting inside, use the “tungsten” preset as an alternative. You can use the “shade” preset when shooting under clouded conditions and “fluorescent” if you happen to detect your pictures are turning uncharacteristically green.
Pardon the pun but are you now getting the picture? It pays to master the different presets that come together with your digital camera. So , read your camera’s instruction manual and attempt to practice your skills as frequently as your are able to. Soon, you will be taking superb quality stills all of the time!
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