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Film and Lighting I took some pictures when we set up our Christmas tree. I didn't use a flash because I didn't want to ruin the lights on the tree. The pictures came back yellow. Does that have something to do with the film speed or is it just the lighting?
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Andrew Laverghetta |
A bunch of times when pictures come back yellow, orange, or maybe gold-tinted is because there could have been lights being used that make that color, probably white Christmas light or maybe standard light bulbs used in lamps. This is because of the tungsten lighting element in the bulb. If you have an SLR (assuming it's film) with changeable lenses, you can buy a special filter for less than $20 that can correct that yellow color. If you don't have a camera that can take filters, you can buy special tungsten-balanced film at photo shops. These films aren't usually available at stores like Wal-Mart or Walgreens. Just recapping, the yellow is probably because of white lights on the tree or other lamps in the room, even though they don't appear to make as drastic of a yellow color as they do. Hope this helps.
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Robert Wagner |
I have had this problem shooting indoor pictures and have found that changing the white balance has an effect on the outcome.
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Scott Pedersen |
For indoor toungsten lights you need an 80A filter. florecent takes a different one now. Bear that in mind if you shoot under floresents
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