Which has the right color? - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

01/20/2006 05:02:24 AM · #1

Does it depend on you or me? is the BG blue or purple?

Message edited by author 2006-01-21 02:59:41.

bluenova

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

01/20/2006 05:04:53 AM · #2

Left looks purple, middle looks blue, and right looks almost black, but I'm looking at a crappy work monitor.

kirsty_mcn

Olympus E-500 EVOLT

Olympus 17.5-45mm f/3.5-5.6

01/20/2006 06:01:24 AM · #3

from left: purpley blue; bright blue; v. dark navy blue

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/20/2006 08:14:17 AM · #4

the dolls colors are best/true on the third image.

LN13

Canon EOS-60D

01/20/2006 08:24:40 AM · #5

On a Sony Vaio laptop:
purplish, royal blue, navy blue

the one on the right looks best

RichSeal

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

01/20/2006 09:09:26 AM · #6

on my works tft montitor

purpleish, blue, very dark blue. I also think the dolls colors are best on the right.

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

01/20/2006 09:31:08 AM · #7

I agree with above, the 3rd one looks like most "natural" color. The bg is dark blue. 1st one looks a bit purpleish and 2nd a really bright cartoon blue.

01/20/2006 05:43:09 PM · #8

Thats the one i used the flash. My lights suck

fotomann_forever

01/20/2006 05:49:33 PM · #9

Instead of looking at the BG ... looking at the doll's color temps.. too warm, too cold and just about right.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

01/20/2006 06:25:19 PM · #10

try setting a custom white balance.
put a white card under the lights you want to use. shoot a shot 1-2 stops over exposed of the card ( card fills entire frame ), and set that to your white balance - should be able to make all three look almost identicle less the glare difference from the different sources.

EDIT: if i use a flash and a fill light sometimes i end up using the tungston setting.

Originally posted by BowerR64:

Thats the one i used the flash. My lights suck

Message edited by author 2006-01-20 18:26:18.

deapee

Kodak V803

01/20/2006 06:40:23 PM · #11

right is correct (with the black bg)

deapee

Kodak V803

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

01/20/2006 06:41:11 PM · #12

Originally posted by soup:

why would you overexpose by 2 stops for white balance, that sort of defeats the purpose.

oOWonderBreadOo

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

01/20/2006 07:53:15 PM · #13

I have heard of a good trick for these P&S camera flashes... get a white plastic spoon & break off most of the handle. Rubberband it over the flash. Should diffuse it some :0)

01/21/2006 02:58:47 AM · #14

I tried some paper it seems to tone it down some along with the clamp lights. Can i tell anything by the shadows? if i need less light or BG color or anything?

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

01/22/2006 12:34:29 AM · #15

because it works.

Originally posted by dpaull:

why would you overexpose by 2 stops for white balance, that sort of defeats the purpose.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

01/22/2006 12:38:52 AM · #16

Originally posted by dpaull:

Originally posted by soup:
try setting a custom white balance.
put a white card under the lights you want to use. shoot a shot 1-2 stops over exposed of the card ( card fills entire frame ), and set that to your white balance - should be able to make all three look almost identicle less the glare difference from the different sources.

EDIT: if i use a flash and a fill light sometimes i end up using the tungston setting.

Originally posted by BowerR64:
Thats the one i used the flash. My lights suck

why would you overexpose by 2 stops for white balance, that sort of defeats the purpose.

It's NOT overexposure, it's correct exposure; shoot a white card that fills the frame at the camera-recommended setting and you get a gray card of Zone V (middle gray). "Overexpose" by two stops and you get a Zone VII, right where you want your card to be.

R.

01/22/2006 05:30:59 AM · #17

Wait so i can set the white balance on my camera? like adjust it?

Im not real sure i fallow but tell me if this is right? i can take a white paper and over expose it or somthing and it will set the whitebalance to the paper? or somthing like that?

Is that the "white balance evaluate" when i "push set"?

what does this do exactly? wait i see my manual...

ok let me try that, woah this is nifty..

01/22/2006 05:43:02 AM · #18

Wow, now this is cool. See i learn somthing new everyday about this photography stuff. I dont think ill ever figure it out. I think i need to take some classes at the local college.

These pics look like almost what i see. Pretty nifty, now im curious about somthing....:D

01/22/2006 06:07:27 AM · #19

So what if i use the blue side of the posterboard as my "custom white balance"? then all hell would break loose right?

ewwwww, that dont look too good. I didnt screw up my camera did i? i can still set it back? that would suck huh? lol

KiwiChris

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

01/22/2006 06:38:19 AM · #20

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by dpaull:

why would you overexpose by 2 stops for white balance, that sort of defeats the purpose.

It's NOT overexposure, it's correct exposure; shoot a white card that fills the frame at the camera-recommended setting and you get a gray card of Zone V (middle gray). "Overexpose" by two stops and you get a Zone VII, right where you want your card to be.

R.

Which is all slightly academic.. The camera uses the average ratio of RGB values in the image to set the white balance, and dosn't particularly care for the exposure.

And to be picky you're probably better off having the custom balance set off an underexposed (Zone V, if you like) white to avoid the (slight) possiblity of a clipped channel offsetting the WB setting.

But, on the other hand if you want a correctly exposed picture of your white card, by all means use compenstation.

Just me being picky for the evening.. Catcha.

Message edited by author 2006-01-22 06:39:13.

01/22/2006 09:21:46 AM · #21

i would disagree here. overexposing slightly eliminates any color cast from my experience. your also safe if shooting in RAW to pull slightly clipped areas back. try it yourself.

Originally posted by KiwiChris:

And to be picky you're probably better off having the custom balance set off an underexposed (Zone V, if you like) white to avoid the (slight) possiblity of a clipped channel offsetting the WB setting.

Message edited by author 2006-01-22 09:23:24.

KiwiChris

Canon EOS-5D Mark II