jim_j_canuck wrote:
Was trying to capture white on white without losing texture of eggshell.....used a daylight spotlight above and to the right.
I tried all in camera flash settings .daylight was best but caused glare therefore went for off cam daylight spot.
I really like your examples as usual. Last month we did a challenge about Reflection. I posted a picture of a small lake and trees, but it was VERY blue. I had shot pictures the night before with TUNGSTEN set and forgot to change it to cloudy. Luckly I had also shot in RAW so today I went back and found it and was able to change it. Since I'm Color Blind, I sometimes miss these little details, so it is important to get it right in the camera for me, then a minor Contrast change usually finishes things.
photogrl57 wrote:
Welcome to Day 170 :) Today is going to be more or less a freestyle day. I did want to go over White Balance. I know some people just leave it on auto .. and that's ok.
I just thought it was a good idea if we knew what the different settings were for. The reason we adjust white balance is to get the colors in our images as accurate as possible.
These examples will show the difference .. although I took them all outside .. you will still be able to get a sense of what they do. Most cameras have 8 white balance settings.
The last of these being custom .. we aren't going to go over that one ... The remaining 7 are:
1. Auto - this is where the camera makes a best guess on a shot by shot basis. You will find it works in many situations.
2. Tungsten - this is usually symbolized by a little light bulb.. and is for shooting indoors, especially under incandescent lighting such as light bulbs.
3. Flourescent - this compensates for the cool light of fluorescent bulbs and will warm up your shots.
4. Daylight/Sunny - not all cameras have this one because it sets things as fairly normal white balance settings.
5. Cloudy (my personal favorite) - this setting generally warms things up a touch more than daylight mode.
6. Flash - the flash of a camera can be quite a cool light so in Flash white balance mode you'll find it warms up your shot a touch more.
7. Shade - the light in shade is generally cooler (bluer) than shooting in direct sunlight so this mode will warm things up a little.
Now that we have said all that .. go out there and experiment .. find out which white balance setting you prefer .. for general everyday shooting .. but keep them all in mind..
You just never know when you will want that little bit of added enhancement in camera.
Just have fun and post whatever today .. if you think about it let us know which white balance setting you used.
These examples were all taken at 9am out my back door.
Welcome to Day 170 :) Today is going to be more or... (
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Original photo, there is no PP on either of these photos.
Only change was the WB to cloudy.
I just couldn't resist doing some PP. Removed a little shadow to bighten, and a little contrast.
photogrl57 wrote:
Welcome to Day 170 :) Today is going to be more or less a freestyle day. I did want to go over White Balance.
I love playing with white balance... when I remember.. I really got more fimiliar with it on my recent trip to Bayfield because of all the waterfalls I went to, I was really trying to capture their beauty as well as everything around them... here is what I have come up with.
Sunny
used auto with a polorizing filter
cloudy
with flash
also with flash
tungsten
polorizing filter does the trick.
Roadrunner wrote:
When I do these shots I always use AWB only because I cannot find one which will fit.
Pics not yet processed but this morning I did the whole deal, they all came out the same..???
Whatever you did - this one is great!!!
Fred Ann wrote:
Sometimes you don't have time to make any adjustments. Looking out my window I saw a bird feeding another ( I assume it was its baby) and so I took this picture immediately before the opportunity was gone. I had decided earlier this morning to use my older Canon D20 today and have never changed the WB on it before ,so it was on the AWB auto setting when this photo was taken.
Great catch Fred Ann.... cute birds.
rivernan wrote:
i guess we should call it photobabble...hahahah
Funnyyy..... you are clever this morning Rnan...
jim_j_canuck wrote:
Was trying to capture white on white without losing texture of eggshell.....used a daylight spotlight above and to the right.
Wow Jim J... great shot!! the whites are great, but explain please how you got the egg to stand up straight!!!
Mine are really icchy. I could have cheated and selected a pix and applied the WB filters in my editing prog, but, didn't. Took these this morning. Adjusted ev on 1st and left it. Yuch! And I have 10 different WB settings that I can customize (but have never done). But I think I will only put up 6.
Auto WB
Cloudy
Shade
Fluorescent cool white
Fluorescent nite
Tunsgten
PAToGraphy wrote:
Mine are really icchy. I could have cheated and selected a pix and applied the WB filters in my editing prog, but, didn't. Took these this morning. Adjusted ev on 1st and left it. Yuch! And I have 10 different WB settings that I can customize (but have never done). But I think I will only put up 6.
And I think this post qualifies for yesterday's topic. I didn't even auto enhance. Appeared all was exposed just right and thenÂ…download and UGLY!!!
Teri O wrote:
jim_j_canuck wrote:
Was trying to capture white on white without losing texture of eggshell.....used a daylight spotlight above and to the right.
Wow Jim J... great shot!! the whites are great, but explain please how you got the egg to stand up straight!!!
Psssssssst Teri O............Shhhhhhh.....i blew out the yolk....and used hot glue.......Shhhhhhh...... K
Lynnette wrote:
Something a bit different
Whoa that is a bit different LOL great photos .. pg 1
ces308 wrote:
Hi Teach ! Ahh.....I forgot my note...but I have been doing the lessons ! Just haven't had time to post anything ...
You're right...only a couple time I have messed with white balance,but will do tomorrow ! Thanks again for your committment to this group !
chris
So good to see you Chris ... try cloudy .. being in the air and outdoors a lot like you are ..I think you will like the results
catgirl wrote:
great photo's photogrl pg 1 let's see if I can get this one right?
Sweetheart you don't give yourself enough credit .. you always get the challenges right.... I was only trying to get you to more blur yesterday .. but you did them correctly .. you are a wonderful photographer.
Roadrunner wrote:
When I do these shots I always use AWB only because I cannot find one which will fit.
Pics not yet processed but this morning I did the whole deal, they all came out the same..???
There are very subtle differences hun ... at night with lights in the background you should try tungsten .. it just changes the shade of the lights a tiny bit .. kind of like adding a polarizing filter in post processing. Great photo .. whatever you are doing .. keep it up :) .. pg 1
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