color balance in PS...help! - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

04/28/2005 09:40:29 AM · #1

I'm relatively new at using my rebel XT and Photoshop. Taking some night shots last night, and had a terrible time with AWB. My guess is I had several differnt colored light sources in the photo. Can someone tell me in what order to adjust the different settings in PS? I don't really want to show the photo in question, as it may be a challenge entry.

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

04/28/2005 10:05:17 AM · #2

Did you shoot RAW or jpeg? That will make a difference in what processing is needed.

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

04/28/2005 10:10:13 AM · #3

this time I shot jpeg, been shooting some raw...thats new to me too. I have PS6 which I believe won't edit RAW.

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

04/28/2005 10:13:24 AM · #4

You're right, PS 6 won't edit RAW but the converter that came with the camera would have allowed a bit of tweaking of the white balance.

That aside, I am not a PS guru and have not tried to correct whitebalance with the options within PS. I am sure someone can help though. Also, a quick google search for a PS technique might bring up something.

muckpond

Nikon D200

Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX Diagonal Fisheye for Nikon

04/28/2005 10:20:45 AM · #5

the easiest way to start is to go into Hue/Saturation (it's Image/Adjustments/Hue/Saturation in PSCS) and play with the different options in there.

if your photos have a yellow cast to them, select Yellow from the dropdown and move the saturation level downward, for example.

there are a million ways to remove color casts from things in photoshop, but i've found that's an easy one.

or, just be lazy and make it B/W lol. i do that sometimes too!

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

04/28/2005 10:25:41 AM · #6

This tutorial may be of help.

04/28/2005 02:56:52 PM · #7

thanks muckpond and cpanaioti. Using the tutorial guidlines first and then fine tuning as muckpond suggested, I'm getting OK results. Unfortunately I'm afraid there are to many different light sources towork in this pic, but it will come in very helpful in the future. thanks

LEONJR

Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro

04/28/2005 03:00:31 PM · #8

Try using the variation tool under image and adjustments