Color temp help...

[TwilightImaging]

The default setting is 5200...under what conditions do you make changes...if any? I have varried it a bit under stadium lights but nothing great.
Anyone use this feature regularly?

 

[jbr13]

The default setting is 5200...under what conditions do you make changes...if any? I have varried it a bit under stadium lights but nothing great.
Anyone use this feature regularly?

Adjusting from the default color temp of a certain image is like changing the white balance settign on your camera before you shoot. If you shot an image under tungsten lights and your white balance was set to Auto it may not be just right. So you can do one of several things....
1. you can go into your editing program if using RAW and change your white balance setting.
2. You can use photoshop and change the hue and saturation.
3. You could slide the Color Temp setting to what the lighting temp would be. THis is the same thing you RAW program does when you change from auto to Sunny to Tungsten. If you use the color temp slider you can get a little more in between the hard setting. This comes in handy when you may have a mix of lighting.

Here are a few things that may help.

Temperature Source
1700 K Match flame
1850 K Candle flame
2800–3300 K Incandescent light bulb
3350 K Studio "CP" light
3400 K Studio lamps, photofloods, etc.
4100 K Moonlight, xenon arc lamp
5000 K Horizon daylight
5500–6000 K Typical daylight, electronic flash
6500 K Noon daylight
9300 K CRT screen


and
White balance and the color of light | DigicamGuides.com


J

 

[TwilightImaging]

Adjusting from the default color temp of a certain image is like changing the white balance settign on your camera before you shoot. If you shot an image under tungsten lights and your white balance was set to Auto it may not be just right. So you can do one of several things....
1. you can go into your editing program if using RAW and change your white balance setting.
2. You can use photoshop and change the hue and saturation.
3. You could slide the Color Temp setting to what the lighting temp would be. THis is the same thing you RAW program does when you change from auto to Sunny to Tungsten. If you use the color temp slider you can get a little more in between the hard setting. This comes in handy when you may have a mix of lighting.

Here are a few things that may help.

Temperature Source
1700 K Match flame
1850 K Candle flame
2800–3300 K Incandescent light bulb
3350 K Studio "CP" light
3400 K Studio lamps, photofloods, etc.
4100 K Moonlight, xenon arc lamp
5000 K Horizon daylight
5500–6000 K Typical daylight, electronic flash
6500 K Noon daylight
9300 K CRT screen
and
White balance and the color of light | DigicamGuides.com
J

Wow! Thanks jb...it's hard to find explanations in English...I'm going to make an index card and laminate it until its memory...thanks! I fiddled for 20 minutes on site and as a result lost the chance at some good images...ugh!

Thanks again, makes sense now brahhh!

 

[jbr13]

When in doubt shoot it in RAW and fix the white Balance later. That is one of the best things about RAW.

J

 

[TwilightImaging]

When in doubt shoot it in RAW and fix the white Balance later. That is one of the best things about RAW.

J

Good point...I recently "returned" to raw, woohoo!

 

[hvp05]

When in doubt shoot it in RAW and fix the white Balance later.

The main reason I use it. Sometimes I don't even want the real color temp - the final image may look better somewhat cooler or warmer.

I do still carry a grey card, though... because every once in a while I like to do it old school.

 

[jbr13]

The main reason I use it. Sometimes I don't even want the real color temp - the final image may look better somewhat cooler or warmer.

I do still carry a grey card, though... because every once in a while I like to do it old school.

HVP, Your right, there are a lot of times it seems I like an image a little warmer than what the real WB would be. It is why I opted not to get a grey card. I learned a little trick from another photographer, he shoots almost always in Cloudy white balance. This give a little warmer look to most day time pictures. Then just switches out when using flash or moves indoors. I have found it to be a good little tool.

J

 

[TwilightImaging]

HVP, Your right, there are a lot of times it seems I like an image a little warmer than what the real WB would be. It is why I opted not to get a grey card. I learned a little trick from another photographer, he shoots almost always in Cloudy white balance. This give a little warmer look to most day time pictures. Then just switches out when using flash or moves indoors. I have found it to be a good little tool.

J

I've heard that before as well...well read it...I think Moose Peterson? Havn't tried it though. So even when in blinding SUN, shoot on cloudy setting?