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Message edited at 12/23/2008, 23:54:14 PM by Neddog |
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| Originally posted by Kenny123: |
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| Quoted Message: C) Set White Balance to Cloudy |
The OP has the same camera as me. It is capable of One-Touch Whitebalance, which means you hold up a piece of bright white paper in front of the lens (or anything else which is pure white) keeping it in the exact same lighting area you'll be shooting in. Then holding the function key down, snap the shutter. If you're going to shoot with flash, make sure you white balance with the flash on, since the bright blue light will obviously give you a completely different balance. This new white balance setting will be saved and appear in your choices of White Balance options.
To use this function though, you have to first turn ON One-Touch White Balance from the main menu settings (one of the buttons to the left of your LCD). That will enable the function button to be used for this, overriding the default action which is so useless I've long forgotten what it is. :D
Always balance out properly before every shot when you have time to. Or else find a happy medium setting like Cloudy. ;)
White balance is so important to a good shot. A color cast can be easily corrected in Photoshop, but if you have to do that you've used up a big chunk of wasted color potential in your image. So it pays to have it balanced right out of the camera. :D |
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Message posted at 12/23/2008, 23:49:28 PM by Neddog |
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| Originally posted by Smartcoder: |
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Quoted Message: usually isolated (i.e. pure white) backgrounds do very well. It increases the usability of your photos for the clients.
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I sure hope so, 'cause I just submitted a clipped motion freeze image which I hope to do well. ;) |
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Message posted at 12/26/2008, 00:37:07 AM by Kenny123 |
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| Originally posted by Neddog: |
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| Quoted Message: [quote]C) Set White Balance to Cloudy |
The OP has the same camera as me. It is capable of One-Touch Whitebalance, which means you hold up a piece of bright white paper in front of the lens (or anything else which is pure white) keeping it in the exact same lighting area you'll be shooting in. [/quote]
The only problem with this theory is that pure white is not definite- go get two different brands of white copy paper,and you will find a difference in the tones-as I explained:
"Select a neutral coloured object to set your white balance
It’s best to avoid using a white target. The camera prefers grey. If you use white in direct sunlight you'll always get a "No Gd" response from the camera because the Matrix meter is rendering it white instead of grey. Thus the trick is to select the centre-weighted meter when using a white reference in bright light and you'll get "Good" from a camera. Remember to set back to Matrix metering as soon as you're done. "
Regards Ken |
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Message edited at 12/26/2008, 12:55:34 PM by Neddog |
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| Originally posted by Kenny123: |
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"Select a neutral coloured object to set your white balance
It’s best to avoid using a white target. The camera prefers grey. |
I don't have this problem, because I never get the opportunity to shoot in enough light that white is white instead of grey. :D
I will keep this in mind though, the next time I shoot under full studio lighting. |
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Message posted at 01/01/2009, 17:41:02 PM by Candyspics |
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Thanks Kenny for all of your help. I am learning something new here everyday! |
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Message posted at 01/08/2009, 06:18:57 AM by Wildcat123 |
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Great tips. Thank you! |
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Message posted at 01/11/2009, 15:20:58 PM by Claudiabriggs |
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Best tutorial I ever had. Many thanks! |
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Message posted at 01/11/2009, 21:34:04 PM by Rolmat - member is an admin |
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Great, the only thing missing on your tutorial is a... "Print" button. :)
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Message posted at 01/12/2009, 13:54:25 PM by Freedomimage |
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Wow thats a tutorial and a half I think its great.Thanks mate |
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Message posted at 01/21/2009, 05:25:57 AM by K7335 |
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| Originally posted by Kenny123: |
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Quoted Message: Hi, here is my little guide.....
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ctrl-p ;D |
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Message posted at 03/04/2009, 23:13:46 PM by Danielleongjinonn |
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such a great info.......i get extra notes...today......wow....dt ..really...good..:) |
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Message posted at 03/04/2009, 23:53:34 PM by Krystof |
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Nice work Kenny, also I find it easier to shoot raw and use a digital greycard as reference point, then calibrate on my PC, never really trusted camera white balance... |
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Message posted at 03/05/2009, 00:32:41 AM by Flodo |
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Thanks for sharing |
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Message posted at 03/05/2009, 04:19:14 AM by Afagundes |
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I allways take RAW and calibrate the color afterwards when processing, its one of the advantages of taking RAW images. |
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Message posted at 03/05/2009, 07:34:00 AM by Infokus408 |
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great guide! thanks for sharing. |
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Message posted at 03/08/2009, 03:05:03 AM by Snapper99 |
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I know I'm just repeating what everyone else has said, but thanks for taking the time to produce such an excellent guide. |
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Message posted at 03/08/2009, 06:12:00 AM by Fulviovilla |
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Well Kenny, you are the man!
CIAO!
Fulvio. |
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Message posted at 03/08/2009, 13:43:58 PM by Hudakore |
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WOW!!! This is MOST helpful and informative. Have you written a book? ---You should. |
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Message posted at 03/14/2009, 06:47:12 AM by Klummen |
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Wooww, Kenny. Real good work. Thank you! |
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Message posted at 03/26/2009, 08:53:22 AM by Digitalvisions |
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Wow - that is super! I just cut and pasted it to word so I can print it and read it - and it's 28 pages of info! Thank you so much for taking the time to do that. I am just starting in stock photography - h ave been in photography for over 15 years, but decided to take the plunge into stock and it's a whole 'nother world!!!
I appreciate the very helpful people here at dreamstime!!
Thanks!
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