W/R A Portrait in the Gardens
Jul 25, 2013 00:24:05 #
You are photographing your model in the botanic gardens.
It is bright sunshine. She is sitting on the grass getting ready to pose. You take a white balance calibration in the usual way. You take several photographs which look fine then you decide to move your model for some photographs among a large bed of orange poppies and still in bright sunshine. Should you take another white balance calibration?
It is bright sunshine. She is sitting on the grass getting ready to pose. You take a white balance calibration in the usual way. You take several photographs which look fine then you decide to move your model for some photographs among a large bed of orange poppies and still in bright sunshine. Should you take another white balance calibration?
Jul 25, 2013 00:57:51 #
winterrose wrote:
You are photographing your model in the botanic gardens.
It is bright sunshine. She is sitting on the grass getting ready to pose. You take a white balance calibration in the usual way. You take several photographs which look fine then you decide to move your model for some photographs among a large bed of orange poppies and still in bright sunshine. Should you take another white balance calibration?
It is bright sunshine. She is sitting on the grass getting ready to pose. You take a white balance calibration in the usual way. You take several photographs which look fine then you decide to move your model for some photographs among a large bed of orange poppies and still in bright sunshine. Should you take another white balance calibration?
First I never took my brides or bridle partys in the bright sunlight. I always looked for a shady spot than used some flash fill. Direct sun can be too harsh.
Jul 25, 2013 01:30:10 #
Hal81 wrote:
First I never took my brides or bridle partys in the bright sunlight. I always looked for a shady spot than used some flash fill. Direct sun can be too harsh.
Thank you very much, neither do I. Please don't assume that I am in need of advice because that is definitely the intent of this thread. This is a hypothetical scenario to present a point and in any case, where did you get the idea that there was a bride or BRIDAL party involved? Cheers, Rob.
Jul 25, 2013 01:43:03 #
Jul 25, 2013 02:03:56 #
I would bring my 6 Einstein heads with my Paul C Buff PLM Giant 80inch umbrella. Overcome the daylight and relight the entire scene artificially.
No Pro photographer I know would attempt to do a natural light shot that way unless it's late in the evening or early in the morning or really cloudy without flash.
You could also use High speed sync on a speed light system.
Hal gave you an honest answer.
I wouldn't worry about a white balance at all.
If I decided to bring my speed lights I would shoot TTL with High-speed sync and wouldn't need to meter either.
No Pro photographer I know would attempt to do a natural light shot that way unless it's late in the evening or early in the morning or really cloudy without flash.
You could also use High speed sync on a speed light system.
Hal gave you an honest answer.
I wouldn't worry about a white balance at all.
If I decided to bring my speed lights I would shoot TTL with High-speed sync and wouldn't need to meter either.
Jul 25, 2013 02:17:53 #
PalePictures wrote:
I would bring my 6 Einstein heads with my Paul C B... (show quote)
Hey, guys, I bring this up to enlighten newbies and maybe rekindle some lost awareness. You are introducing solutions to a problem which was not posed, which seems to be fairly common in UHH responses. Please just answer the question within the bounds of the information provided. Cheers, Rob.
Jul 25, 2013 02:40:24 #
Sorry if we misunderstood what you wanted. Just thought we were trying to help.
Jul 25, 2013 02:44:31 #
Jul 25, 2013 02:45:12 #
Hal81 wrote:
Sorry if we misunderstood what you wanted. Just thought we were trying to help.
So Hal, and everybody all, the question is...yes or no? Cheers, Rob.
Jul 25, 2013 02:45:57 #
Pablo8 wrote:
No harm in doing another 'White Balance' reading.
But why?
Jul 25, 2013 05:14:29 #
lighthouse
Loc: No Fixed Abode
I don't take a white balance calibration. I eyeball it.
winterrose wrote:
You are photographing your model in the botanic gardens.
It is bright sunshine. She is sitting on the grass getting ready to pose. You take a white balance calibration in the usual way. You take several photographs which look fine then you decide to move your model for some photographs among a large bed of orange poppies and still in bright sunshine. Should you take another white balance calibration?
It is bright sunshine. She is sitting on the grass getting ready to pose. You take a white balance calibration in the usual way. You take several photographs which look fine then you decide to move your model for some photographs among a large bed of orange poppies and still in bright sunshine. Should you take another white balance calibration?
Jul 25, 2013 05:29:50 #
lighthouse wrote:
I don't take a white balance calibration. I eyeball it.
Yet another response that is not an answer to my question! Why can't somebody give me the answer I am looking for? I thought you were experts........................
Jul 25, 2013 05:52:00 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
No, W/R you are the expert.............. A second White Balance reading 'might' be necessary, if the red poppies are causing a colour cast onto the model.
Jul 25, 2013 05:52:55 #
Jul 25, 2013 06:07:36 #
Pablo8 wrote:
No, W/R you are the expert.............. A second White Balance reading 'might' be necessary, if the red poppies are causing a colour cast onto the model.
Again Pablo8, you have it spot on. Now have a look at "W/R White Bird Exposure". Cheers, Rob.
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