 Susan J. Venegas |
Using White Balance Hi, I have a quick question concerning manually setting white balance. If you are photographing people outside on a relatively bright day but using a fill flash, what should you set your white balance to? Which of the the pre-existing settings should I use for my non-SLR camera? Thanks.
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Michael H. Cothran |
Set it to Daylight/Sunlight. FYI: Your flash has the same color balance as mid-day sunlight.
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Judy M. Taylor |
Hi Susan! I would suggest that if you are having a lot of trouble with white balance(and most do), take a look at the expo disk. When I attended convention this year, I was lucky enough to meet Claude Jodoin. He is a technical editor for Rangefinder magazine. He taught a seminar there all about white balance. I purchased one and use it all the time. They are wonderful!!!
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Melinda B. Wilburn |
Hi Susan, I use the flip side of my gray card and shot a picture. I use the pre set mode on my Nikon D70 in the menu and shoot a picture. I look at the highlight section on my camera and if there are any "blown out" spots I reduce my F-stop or change my lighting on my studio camera. All this sounds complicated but it takes about 15 to 20 seconds to set. It works for me. You can do this outside also. M. Wilburn
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Matthew Cannedy |
Susan, I used to have trouble with white balance as well, regardless of what camera or lens I was using. It was a thorn in my side that was always a constant concern. Auto WB never worked well. Using a gray card to set the WB worked well most of the time, but still was never perfect. I have to reiterate what Judy T. stated about the Expodisc. I finally broke down and bought one (they're not cheap). With the disk, not only is the white balance correct on almost every shot, but the colors appear much more vibrant. It is worth its weight in gold! Now, out of all the potential mistakes I can make during exposure, the correct white balance is NEVER one of them.
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Susan J. Venegas |
Bear with me, I'm just learning more about my dslr. But, if I use the custom white balance and shoot a white card, and set my white balance to use that setting, will that work? Or is an Expodisc the best way to go?
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Expo disc works the same way as a white card. Maybe more convenient because you're supposed to just be able to stick it in on the lens and aim at your light source. White card, best results, you should properly expose the shot of the white card by avoiding the typical under exposed results of shooting something completely white. But I would think that it would require correct exposure for best results for the expo disc. But the are high priced for what they are. So to avoid that, I've heard you can use the top of a Pringles can for the same reason. They're both translucent white plastic disk, about the same size too.
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Jagadeesh Andrew Owens |
Great, GREAT tip, I'm going to try that!!
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