white balance

You may eliminate color cast in your photographs by using white balance. The topic seems highly blue or very yellow when photographed as it would in real life. Photographers define various color temperatures using the Kelvin scale. Warmer color temperatures, as those produced by a candle flame or a setting sun, are related to low Kelvin values, like 3000 K. A neutral color temperature has a medium Kelvin value, or about 5000 K, similar to noon sunlight. However, colder color temperatures brought on by clouds or shade have high Kelvin values of 6000 K and greater.

  • Sunny- mid-morning and mid-afternoon sun
  • Shade- scenarios with heavy shade
  • Cloudy- outdoor scenes featuring overcast lighting
  • Flash- scenes lit by standard off-camera speed-lights and pop-up flashes
  • Incandescent- indoor scenes lit by standard warm bulbs
  • Fluorescent- indoor scenes lit by fluorescent bulbs

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