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The WIP is kind of back, at least to see if there is enough interest to continue it.
This is one that pretty much every camera will be able to do.
So for this weekends WIP, we are going do a little experiment in White Balance. WB on a digital camera is important so you get the correct colors of your subjects and backgrounds. I won’t get into how it works and all of that, just that the camera needs to be set to know what the temperature of the lighting is. Don’t start worrying, you don’t have to know how or what that is all about. Just try this little experiment and you will see what I mean.
Most people leave their camera in Auto WB, which works pretty good most time, but sometimes it doesn’t. This can be done on whatever kind of lighting you have. Find your manual and figure out how to change your white balance on your camera. Most cameras will have Auto, Sunny, Florescent, Incandescent, Cloudy, Shaded, Flash, maybe tungsten and some others. Whatever your camera has try them all. If it has a preset that you can program, don’t worry about that one, we can play with it another day. Start each time with your first WB on the camera menu and work your way down through them all.
1. Find a stationary subject outside during the day.
2. Set your WB and take one picture in each of the WB presets that your camera has.
3. Now find a well-lit room indoors with regular light bulbs (incandescent).
4. Take pictures again using each of the white balance settings.
5. Next if you have a room with florescent lighting move to that room.
6. Take pictures again with each of the WB presets.
7. Turn on you flash and find a subject about 5-10 feet away.
8. Take pictures using each white balance preset again.
9. Ok, turn your camera off, take a break, and download your pictures to the computer for viewing.
Now go threw your pictures and compare how the WB presets change the images.
You should see that Auto does pretty well, but if it’s a sunny day, the Sunny WB preset does a little better outside. The same for a cloudy day, the Cloudy WB should look more natural. Indoors with no flash the Incandescent setting will be the best, and so on.
Ok, so you may be saying, if the Auto WB is close most of the time, why even change it off of that. Well, if you want the answer to that, try the Auto, Sunny, and cloudy WB presets on a sunset or sunrise and see what happens. Little things like picking the right WB can make your picture one step better, and the more little things you do like this, the better your pictures will turn out.
Have fun and enjoy!
J
This is one that pretty much every camera will be able to do.
So for this weekends WIP, we are going do a little experiment in White Balance. WB on a digital camera is important so you get the correct colors of your subjects and backgrounds. I won’t get into how it works and all of that, just that the camera needs to be set to know what the temperature of the lighting is. Don’t start worrying, you don’t have to know how or what that is all about. Just try this little experiment and you will see what I mean.
Most people leave their camera in Auto WB, which works pretty good most time, but sometimes it doesn’t. This can be done on whatever kind of lighting you have. Find your manual and figure out how to change your white balance on your camera. Most cameras will have Auto, Sunny, Florescent, Incandescent, Cloudy, Shaded, Flash, maybe tungsten and some others. Whatever your camera has try them all. If it has a preset that you can program, don’t worry about that one, we can play with it another day. Start each time with your first WB on the camera menu and work your way down through them all.
1. Find a stationary subject outside during the day.
2. Set your WB and take one picture in each of the WB presets that your camera has.
3. Now find a well-lit room indoors with regular light bulbs (incandescent).
4. Take pictures again using each of the white balance settings.
5. Next if you have a room with florescent lighting move to that room.
6. Take pictures again with each of the WB presets.
7. Turn on you flash and find a subject about 5-10 feet away.
8. Take pictures using each white balance preset again.
9. Ok, turn your camera off, take a break, and download your pictures to the computer for viewing.
Now go threw your pictures and compare how the WB presets change the images.
You should see that Auto does pretty well, but if it’s a sunny day, the Sunny WB preset does a little better outside. The same for a cloudy day, the Cloudy WB should look more natural. Indoors with no flash the Incandescent setting will be the best, and so on.
Ok, so you may be saying, if the Auto WB is close most of the time, why even change it off of that. Well, if you want the answer to that, try the Auto, Sunny, and cloudy WB presets on a sunset or sunrise and see what happens. Little things like picking the right WB can make your picture one step better, and the more little things you do like this, the better your pictures will turn out.
Have fun and enjoy!
J
