All my photos turned out "yellow": This is an example of a Christmas photo. We were in a room with three small lamps and light from the outside of the house. ALL of my photos turned...

mlj Loc: Anderson, SC

This is an example of a Christmas photo. We were in a room with three small lamps and light from the outside of the house. ALL of my photos turned out "yellow." In PP, I was able to correct the color on faces, etc. Any ideas what I was doing wrong? I did not use any filters. Thanks for your advice!

ftpecktim Loc: MONTANA

What was your white balance set at?

hangman45 Loc: Hueytown Alabama

I checked the EXIF data and your WB was set on cloudy that is the reason they have a yellow tint.

mlj Loc: Anderson, SC

hangman45 wrote:

I checked the EXIF data and your WB was set on cloudy that is the reason they have a yellow tint.

thanks! I did not know this. I was not aware that I changed the white balance. Hopefully I can repair some of this in PP.

hangman45 Loc: Hueytown Alabama

mlj wrote:

hangman45 wrote:

I checked the EXIF data and your WB was set on cloudy that is the reason they have a yellow tint.

thanks! I did not know this. I was not aware that I changed the white balance. Hopefully I can repair some of this in PP.

You should have no problem fixing it here is about 5 minutes of work all I did was change the WB in Photo Shop

mlj Loc: Anderson, SC

hangman45 wrote:

mlj wrote:

hangman45 wrote:

I checked the EXIF data and your WB was set on cloudy that is the reason they have a yellow tint.

thanks! I did not know this. I was not aware that I changed the white balance. Hopefully I can repair some of this in PP.

You should have no problem fixing it here is about 5 minutes of work all I did was change the WB in Photo Shop

Thanks! I am at my sister's home and she has Picassa. Does it have a WB setting I can use?

hangman45 Loc: Hueytown Alabama

mlj wrote:

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I have never used Picasa but I am sure there is some way to change WB in it that is one of the most common adjustments.

Here is a couple of links to help you figure it out
http://picasatutorials.blogspot.com/2008/02/perfecting-white-balance.html
http://notexactlybento.com/photography/tutorials/fixing-white-balance-picasa/
http://photoshop-tutorials.wonderhowto.com/how-to/correct-white-balance-picasa-189526/

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

My turn! 37 seconds on cs6.

I timed myself! Lol.

hangman45 Loc: Hueytown Alabama

tainkc wrote:

My turn! 37 seconds on cs6.

I had to look up how to do it with a JPEG it is not something I usually do with them camera raw is easy to do and so is Photoshop after I figured out how so my 5 minutes also included watching a 3 minute video.

Wahawk Loc: NE IA

In Picasa, double click on the photo, then on the 2nd tab (looks like a 'sun' with 1/2 black, 1/2 white). There are 4 sliders. The 1st 3 are for fill, highlight and shadows, then the last one is color temperature. Slide the Color Temp to the left until it gets the color you expected.

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

hangman45 wrote:

tainkc wrote:

My turn! 37 seconds on cs6.

I had to look up how to do it with a JPEG it is not something I usually do with them camera raw is easy to do and so is Photoshop after I figured out how so my 5 minutes also included watching a 3 minute video.

That's funny because I really suck at doing things in layers. I always have to watch a tutorial first and then I don't remember anything and I end up having to watch the tutorial again next time I try it.

hangman45 Loc: Hueytown Alabama

tainkc wrote:

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There is no way I could ever remember all the things that can be done Hell I have a hard time remembering what day it is.

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

hangman45 wrote:

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Me too!

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

mlj wrote:

This is an example of a Christmas photo. We were in a room with three small lamps and light from the outside of the house. ALL of my photos turned out "yellow." In PP, I was able to correct the color on faces, etc. Any ideas what I was doing wrong? I did not use any filters. Thanks for your advice!

Specifically: It looks like incandescent lighting was the culprit. The three interior lights dominate over the exterior lighting.

"Next time": either AWB or select incandescent lighting from the WB menu.

infocus Loc: Australia

hangman45 wrote:

tainkc wrote:

My turn! 37 seconds on cs6.

I had to look up how to do it with a JPEG it is not something I usually do with them camera raw is easy to do and so is Photoshop after I figured out how so my 5 minutes also included watching a 3 minute video.

You can edit a jpg in camera raw. If you right click on the thumb nail in bridge and select "open in camera raw" from the menu - away you go - just like it's a raw file.