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Jan 12, 2014 19:55:27 #
nadine10
Loc: Portales New Mexico
This is a picture of my great granddaughter. I had her pose about 5 feet in front of a white sheet. I know the sheet shows up gray, so my white balance must be off. How do I fix it?
Jan 12, 2014 19:57:46 #
lighthouse
Loc: No Fixed Abode
Your white balance is not necessarily off.
The white sheet is darker because you have used a flash on her , and the white sheet has less light on it.
Pure grey from white means no cast.
If the grey has a slight green cast, which it may have, then you do have a white balance problem.
What post processing program are you using?
The white sheet is darker because you have used a flash on her , and the white sheet has less light on it.
Pure grey from white means no cast.
If the grey has a slight green cast, which it may have, then you do have a white balance problem.
What post processing program are you using?
Jan 12, 2014 20:28:07 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
nadine10 wrote:
This is a picture of my great granddaughter. I had her pose about 5 feet in front of a white sheet. I know the sheet shows up gray, so my white balance must be off. How do I fix it?
I would say the exposure and white balance are very good.
If you took a picture of just the white sheet, using only automatic exposure, the camera would give you a gray picture. The camera's meter is not designed to expose white and black correctly, it's designed to get "middle" colors right, especially medium gray. So when it sees a white sheet, it will expose to make that gray.
But that's not what is going on here, this is all about exposing your great granddaughter correctly, and it did that.
Jan 12, 2014 21:35:54 #
I agree with the others, the exposure looks correct, and the White Balance does seem to be correct.
The only adjustment that I 'might' make is to increase saturation just a tiny bit.
Also, this background would be very easy to eliminate for pasting in something else. Could show a sample if you are interested.
The only adjustment that I 'might' make is to increase saturation just a tiny bit.
Also, this background would be very easy to eliminate for pasting in something else. Could show a sample if you are interested.
Jan 12, 2014 21:53:42 #
Ahhh, the trials and tribulations of portrait lighting.
If you get far enough away from the background with no light in it, it will eventually turn black. That's the only way to get black, to be black.
If you want it to be white, you need to iluminate it.
If you want it pure white, you have to blow it out.
In saturation, always adjust for the skin color. We don't know the color of anything in that photo, but we always know correct skin when we see it.
To me, she is a little too red. I'm just guessing, but because of the freckles, she is probably pasty white?
Good luck
SS
If you get far enough away from the background with no light in it, it will eventually turn black. That's the only way to get black, to be black.
If you want it to be white, you need to iluminate it.
If you want it pure white, you have to blow it out.
In saturation, always adjust for the skin color. We don't know the color of anything in that photo, but we always know correct skin when we see it.
To me, she is a little too red. I'm just guessing, but because of the freckles, she is probably pasty white?
Good luck
SS
Jan 12, 2014 22:34:34 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
Guys, let's consider the context. The OP is using the Kodak EasyShare Z8612 IS camera, a bridge camera which does not save in raw format. There is no custom white balance, just auto and 4 presets. It does have exposure compensation and flash exposure compensation, so the fill balance can be adjusted a little. Any post processing would have to be done to an 8mp jpeg.
Jan 12, 2014 22:47:29 #
amehta wrote:
Guys, let's consider the context. The OP is using the Kodak EasyShare Z8612 IS camera, a bridge camera which does not save in raw format. There is no custom white balance, just auto and 4 presets. It does have exposure compensation and flash exposure compensation, so the fill balance can be adjusted a little. Any post processing would have to be done to an 8mp jpeg.
And an 8mp jpeg is plenty to work with!! That is more than the early 'fancy' digital cameras had!!
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Jan 13, 2014 00:12:47 #
nadine10
Loc: Portales New Mexico
Thanks everyone for your input. I will keep all of your suggesting in mind when I try again.
Jan 13, 2014 00:20:25 #
nadine10 wrote:
I would appreciate that.
If you use the Quote Reply then we know which comments you are referring to.
Jan 13, 2014 23:49:19 #
nadine10
Loc: Portales New Mexico
I should have mentioned the type of camera I was using to begin with. Just didn't think of it.
Jan 13, 2014 23:51:39 #
nadine10
Loc: Portales New Mexico
Wahawk wrote:
If you use the Quote Reply then we know which comments you are referring to.
Thanks, I'll try to remember that.
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