photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee

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.

Auto


Tungsten


Fluorescent


Daylight


Cloudy (I usually use this one)


Flash


Shade

Lynnette Loc: Kingsthorpe, Queensland

Something a bit different

Red claw


Red claw face - looks like an alien

ces308 Loc: Houghton Lake ,Mi

Hi Teach ! Ahh.....I forgot my note...but I have been doing the lessons ! Just haven't had time to post anything ...
You're right...only a couple time I have messed with white balance,but will do tomorrow ! Thanks again for your committment to this group !

chris

catgirl Loc: las vegas

great photo's photogrl pg 1 let's see if I can get this one right?

Roadrunner Loc: Quebec, Canada

When I do these shots I always use AWB only because I cannot find one which will fit.

Pics not yet processed but this morning I did the whole deal, they all came out the same..???

loguey Loc: Osteen FL

Thank you for your wonderful explanation... i can see were it comes in handy.. i have never even looked at them or used them.. in the old days i would have purchased a film or used a filter to correct the color balance of slide film with color film we would allow the lab to correct that in printing with the exception of florescent lighting.. that was a killer.. so i do find it interesting... thank you. will i use it probably not.. I'm a PP kind of guy and rather than forget i have changed a setting i will correct the color after the fact. Thank you and have a good day, keep smiling

Fred Ann Loc: New Brunswick, Canada

Sometimes you don't have time to make any adjustments. Looking out my window I saw a bird feeding another ( I assume it was its baby) and so I took this picture immediately before the opportunity was gone. I had decided earlier this morning to use my older Canon D20 today and have never changed the WB on it before ,so it was on the AWB auto setting when this photo was taken.

loguey Loc: Osteen FL

well no matter which one it should have been your photo is beautiful as usual, have a wonderful day and keep smiling

loguey Loc: Osteen FL

yuckey looking guy... but interesting... i hope he tasted good... have a great day.

Smokenmirrorss Loc: WV

I started a discussion on Stacking Filters last night. I am having trouble, even in RAW, shooting under a green canopy. Everything has a green hue. I used a filter to correct it, but it was suggested I try bracketing - so that is on my list for today.

loguey Loc: Osteen FL

great capture i'm glad they posed for you...

RiverNan Loc: Eastern Pa

mornen all....WB to me is much like ISO i forget to change it...but it really makes a big dif when INSIDE...so If I notice orange yellow hues inside...which I often do.. Ill change it...and if everything looks blue outside I remember to change it back...but most of the time Im in Sunny...Now Sherrie you did mention you keep it in cloudy before and I actually tried that...but I like sunny on my camera better.

Loguey you wisenhammer you...I think I feel another lesson coming on.....correcting for white balance in oh what are we calling it...Print enhancement or something....
happy shooten today all...I have a goal to finish restaurant review and figure out how to use DROP BOX to submit pictures...so see ya when I finish.

loguey Loc: Osteen FL

Bushido, i expected a hundred examples from you this morning... with an explanation of color temperature that would have had my head spinning.... come on now... this is right up you alley... i'll bet you even own a color temperature meter...along with a complete set of color correction filters... (i wanted one once, but have no real reason why...(I'm not that technical nor was i a commercial photographer)... i guess i thought i would some day be making movies for some major Hollywood studio...) we lets get with it Bushido, i expect to hear some high tec super confusing phych-o-babble from you today... Keep Smiling

loguey Loc: Osteen FL

No phych-o-babble from me today... that falls under Bushido's high tec informational expertise... I just use Image-Adjust-Variations to correct my color its quick and simple like me.

Lynnette Loc: Kingsthorpe, Queensland

certainly did