Pictures coming out with a blue tint
Jul 6, 2014 12:47:09 #
Some of my pictures lately have been coming out with a blue tint. What would be causing this?
Jul 6, 2014 12:52:45 #
jdubu
Loc: San Jose, CA
Not much information, but you could have your white balance set incorrectly. i.e. shooting in sunlight with an incandescent wb setting.
Jul 6, 2014 12:53:46 #
What is your white balance set at, what camera are you shooting with and what are you shooting at?
Jul 6, 2014 12:59:21 #
Nikon D300 and yes it could be my white balance however I try to set it for the conditions I am shooting.
Jul 6, 2014 13:02:30 #
cjkorb wrote:
What is your white balance set at, what camera are you shooting with and what are you shooting at?
Incorrect white balance, open and shut case.
Read your manual... search for the following:
1. Auto white balance... gets it close most of the time.
2. Preset Manual white balance... is excellent if you have the time and opportunity to use it.
Jul 6, 2014 13:05:47 #
Jul 6, 2014 13:08:34 #
Davet wrote:
Some of my pictures lately have been coming out with a blue tint. What would be causing this?
answered while I was typing...:)
Jul 7, 2014 07:02:59 #
Davet wrote:
Some of my pictures lately have been coming out with a blue tint. What would be causing this?
Post an example and check the store original option
Jul 7, 2014 09:10:43 #
Sheila
Loc: Arizona or New York
Sounds like white balance needs adjustment. I have a D200 and a D300s. In certain circumstances the daylight setting gave bluer results than I wanted. Some Nikon cameras seem to have a slightly blue bias. Now I use cloudy or shade setting for white balance and get results that I prefer. The D300s has two cards so I am shooting raw as well as jpeg. My D200 has only one card and currently I am using this for B&W only.
Jul 7, 2014 09:17:47 #
Jul 7, 2014 09:26:12 #
Sheila
Loc: Arizona or New York
Definitely looks like an incorrect white balance setting. Try changing your setting. If changing the setting does not work, you might need to have your camera repaired but most likely you accidently moved the setting and forgot to change it.
Jul 7, 2014 09:29:02 #
Davet wrote:
This is an example
Dave, the metadata shows that you have the white balance set to manual. You need to return it to auto white balance, or use the presets. If you are not shooting primarily indoors, then auto white balance should be ok for most of your images.
Jul 7, 2014 09:37:07 #
Thanks you guys are a huge help and I will take some photos today an try it out
Jul 7, 2014 09:39:20 #
Davet wrote:
This is an example
Unfortunately the values are almost off the scale - the fix was done in LR 5.5
To avoid situations like this - you might want to shoot raw files from this point forward. Though white balance information is recorded with the raw file, it only applies to the embedded jpg in the file. You can assign the correct white balance later, with no loss of information or posterization, both of which are quite evident in the sample you posted.
Jul 7, 2014 09:48:44 #
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