Get it off Auto week 6
WHITE BALANCE
There are many different “colors” of light.
Some light is more yellow , and some light is more blue. Some light is even green toned.
Proper camera white balance has to take into account the "color temperature" of a light source, which refers to the relative warmth or coolness of white light.
Our eyes are very good at judging what is white under different light sources, however digital cameras often have great difficulty with auto white balance (AWB).
An incorrect WB can create unsightly blue, orange, or even green color casts, which are unrealistic
and particularly damaging to portraits.
In order to produce a photo which looks the way our brain perceives it – it is often necessary to change the white balance setting.
On NIKON D40 you do this using the menu
Click Menu – choose SHOOTING MENU - ( camera icon)
Scroll to White Balance.
Choose the white balance you think will be best for your situation.
Choices are Auto Incandescent Fluorescent Direct Sunlight Flash Cloudy and Shade and Preset ( Custom)
Click OK.
Within each setting there are 7 subsettings from -3 ( less adjustment) through to + 3 much adjustement .
It often takes trial and error to find the correct setting for each situation
You can see the white balance that has been set on the LCD .
FOR CANON REBEL
1- Press the WB button on the rear of the camera. The White balance menu will appear.
2- Select the white balance setting: Press the up-down-L-R buttons to the desired setting, then press <SET>
There is Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash, and Custom
*note... when you press the shutter button halfway, the white balance setting will be displayed on the LCD panel.
Remember to reset to Auto at the end of your shooting session ( Auto will usually be better than any other setting if you forget to change it next time you use the camera )
HOMEWORK
Take 3 photos in several different lighting situations .
Take one photo using Auto White Balance
Take 2 more using different white balance settings ( often this requires trial and error to find the correct setting)
Use the triple template to show the different results for each situation.
You can download this in PDF format
here
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