Color of outdoor light
Nov 10, 2017 07:26:54 #
Nov 10, 2017 08:30:05 #
Just a bit of information. The color temperature of the light we all know changes during the day and that specific color can also change with weather conditions. I guess you already have plenty information here and you could get more with a Google search.
Best way to handle the color temperature for your photography is to get a custom white balance for the conditions you are going to be shooting at and you do not need any fancy explanations for that.
Best way to handle the color temperature for your photography is to get a custom white balance for the conditions you are going to be shooting at and you do not need any fancy explanations for that.
Nov 10, 2017 08:36:54 #
GLKTN
Loc: TN
SS319 wrote:
That is too bad, because the specific photo question is easier to deal with - at least with a canon camera. If you shoot a white card at the start of a shoot and then menu custom white balance, the camera system will use the white card to set the camera white balance. I suspect you can go into the manual white balance and pull the RGB values out for the specific WB you have set.
Instead of setting a custom white balance with each change of light, shoot first picture with white balance card then shoot away. In post, click on gray white card in first picture and, tada, all pictures in that one shoot will be white balance adjusted.
Nov 10, 2017 08:37:42 #
Thanks for the replies, useful information, and I’ll check the library for the books mentioned.
Nov 10, 2017 08:41:08 #
GLKTN
Loc: TN
GLKTN wrote:
Instead of setting a custom white balance with each change of light, shoot first picture with white balance card then shoot away. In post, click on gray white card in first picture and, tada, all pictures in that one shoot will be white balance adjusted.
Use eye dropper.
Nov 10, 2017 09:02:57 #
I use the Kelvin when shooting. I have a cheat sheet of temperatures from my Nikon manual that I keep clipped to my camera. I set the Kelvin then find something red - the brighter the red the better. I take a picture of the red object and if my camera's color of the object matches the object, my white balance is set. If needed, I fine tune the Kelvin.
The settings that speters posted for the artificial light will be added to my camera. The chart that CO posted will go into my manual - thanks people.
The settings that speters posted for the artificial light will be added to my camera. The chart that CO posted will go into my manual - thanks people.
Nov 10, 2017 09:22:10 #
bleirer wrote:
Hi All,
Do you know of a resource that goes into specific detail about what color outdoor light is at different times of day, different kinds of shade, angles of light, etc? More for general light awareness for myself, not a specific photo situation.
Do you know of a resource that goes into specific detail about what color outdoor light is at different times of day, different kinds of shade, angles of light, etc? More for general light awareness for myself, not a specific photo situation.
Do your own practical research. Use a white balance target to do a Custom White Balance at different times and locations outdoors (bright sun, partly cloudy, at ten-minute intervals around sunrise/sunset, open shade/blue sky, fully overcast, etc.).
Be sure to PHOTOGRAPH the target AFTER performing the Custom WB. Then photograph each scene using its CWB.
Open the files in Lightroom Develop Module or Photoshop with the ACR module, and view the “as shot” white balances and hue offsets. Make a chart.
Instructional as that would be, it is still only a guide. If you’re going for a “mood” photo, you’ll want to dial in your own look. If you want the most accurate color you can get, you’ll need the ColorChecker Passport. If close is good enough, just use a typical white balance tool and do a Custom WB.
Remember that NONE of this will be accurate if you do not calibrate and custom profile your monitor on a regular basis. For color management to work, all settings affecting color must be correct from camera to printer.
Nov 10, 2017 12:31:16 #
Nov 10, 2017 22:44:44 #
aellman wrote:
Do what you should do for EVERYTHING. Google! You'll find what you're looking for in minutes. >Alan
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