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.