What lighting to set for shooting inside s Gym for basketball, wrestling, volleyball etc...
Jan 10, 2018 13:45:09 #
gray_ghost2
Loc: Antelope, (Sac) Ca.
Settleing in with my 7Dmii. I have high school sporting activities with the grandkids this wkend and was wondering about the gym lighting. Do I keep it at AWB or set it to a specific setting for inside a gym. I could get there early enough and do some test shots on the white balance setting? The light is probably tungston or flouresent. Any suggestions?
Jan 10, 2018 14:16:09 #
gray_ghost2 wrote:
Settleing in with my 7Dmii. I have high school sporting activities with the grandkids this wkend and was wondering about the gym lighting. Do I keep it at AWB or set it to a specific setting for inside a gym. I could get there early enough and do some test shots on the white balance setting? The light is probably tungston or flouresent. Any suggestions?
I would do a custom white balance (yes, even when shooting raw), or at the very least, shoot a white or gray card for a reference.
You are lucky that your camera has anti- flicker technology which helps when shooting under lights that flicker, like fluorescent and other types.
If isn't tungsten (and I'd almost bet money it isn't), you'll probably benefit from this feature, but you'll have to turn it on to use it.
More on that HERE.
Jan 10, 2018 14:30:50 #
Gray if you can find a medium gray wall or trash can or something you should do custom white balance. I always have my flicker setting turned on with my 7Dii under any lighting.
Jan 10, 2018 14:34:32 #
Jan 10, 2018 15:19:32 #
PaulR01 wrote:
Gray if you can find a medium gray wall or trash can or something you should do custom white balance. I always have my flicker setting turned on with my 7Dii under any lighting.
There's not much chance that a gray wall or trash can will be truly neutral gray. They might work for taking an exposure reading, but a real gray card would work better, or a white piece of paper.
Jan 10, 2018 15:23:47 #
gray_ghost2 wrote:
Settleing in with my 7Dmii. I have high school sporting activities with the grandkids this wkend and was wondering about the gym lighting. Do I keep it at AWB or set it to a specific setting for inside a gym. I could get there early enough and do some test shots on the white balance setting? The light is probably tungston or flouresent. Any suggestions?
The short answer is you can't with any degree of consistency if you are in fluorescent or halogen lighting, but tungsten will be more consistent.
https://photographylife.com/light-frequency-issue
https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/4115/do-fluorescent-lighting-and-shutter-speed-create-a-problem-with-color-cast
Setting a custom white balance is not likely to work if you are shooting at a shutter speed of 1/125 sec or shorter in fluorescent light. If your shutter speed is longer you can use a color checker passport to make a reasonably good profile for your camera.
If your camera has an anti flicker setting this will also help a lot.
Jan 10, 2018 17:27:49 #
Gene51 wrote:
The short answer is you can't with any degree of c... (show quote)
If you are shooting at 1/125 I don't believe you would be shooting any action at a basketball game.
Jan 10, 2018 18:30:41 #
gray_ghost2 wrote:
Settleing in with my 7Dmii. I have high school sporting activities with the grandkids this wkend and was wondering about the gym lighting. Do I keep it at AWB or set it to a specific setting for inside a gym. I could get there early enough and do some test shots on the white balance setting? The light is probably tungston or flouresent. Any suggestions?
The easiest would be to set a custom white balance, but it works a bit different for each camera, so you'll have to look into your owners manual! You probably get by with setting for flouresent, but there are also different kinds of fluorescent lights, so a custom setting is always a "sure bet"!
Jan 10, 2018 18:42:12 #
If you shoot in RAW, makes no difference, fix it in post. If you shoot in RAW, then take test images to see which WB setting is more accurate.
Jan 10, 2018 19:55:36 #
Shoot at 1/2000 unless you are capturing blur motion. If you pan for blur motion try 1/30 or 1/15. Assuming your camera has a high enough iso to give you acceptable grain
Jan 11, 2018 02:29:19 #
PaulR01 wrote:
If you are shooting at 1/125 I don't believe you would be shooting any action at a basketball game.
Which is why my first sentence is you can't if you are shooting in fluorescent.
Jan 11, 2018 02:30:19 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
If you shoot in RAW, makes no difference, fix it in post. If you shoot in RAW, then take test images to see which WB setting is more accurate.
How do you fix these two problems in post?
https://photographylife.com/light-frequency-issue
https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/4115/do-fluorescent-lighting-and-shutter-speed-create-a-problem-with-color-cast
Jan 11, 2018 02:30:45 #
speters wrote:
The easiest would be to set a custom white balance, but it works a bit different for each camera, so you'll have to look into your owners manual! You probably get by with setting for flouresent, but there are also different kinds of fluorescent lights, so a custom setting is always a "sure bet"!
How does a CWB work for these?
https://photographylife.com/light-frequency-issue
https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/4115/do-fluorescent-lighting-and-shutter-speed-create-a-problem-with-color-cast
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