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07/14/2008 08:21:02 PM · #1 |
| How to set the white balance at candle light? If I just set a gray point, I loose the candle light effect, but with the Nikon's own auto WB it's getting too monochromatic. Any suggestions from experienced folks? |
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07/14/2008 09:20:39 PM · #2 |
| You could try using a white card in a test shot then adjust in raw or curves and copy and paste the settings to the finished photo. |
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07/14/2008 09:22:26 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by redpanda:
How to set the white balance at candle light? If I just set a gray point, I loose the candle light effect, but with the Nikon's own auto WB it's getting too monochromatic. Any suggestions from experienced folks? |
Perfect time to shoot RAW and mess with WB in the converter until it looks good to you... Setting a WB with a grey card or a white card will assuredly lose you all of the warm nuances of candlelight.
R.
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07/14/2008 10:37:35 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by redpanda:
How to set the white balance at candle light? If I just set a gray point, I loose the candle light effect, but with the Nikon's own auto WB it's getting too monochromatic. Any suggestions from experienced folks? |
Perfect time to shoot RAW and mess with WB in the converter until it looks good to you... Setting a WB with a grey card or a white card will assuredly lose you all of the warm nuances of candlelight.
R. |
Ditto that!
Edit to add: and that goes for *any* system.
Message edited by author 2008-07-14 22:38:05. |
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07/14/2008 11:23:36 PM · #5 |
Thank you guys!
The thing is, that I always shoot in RAW. Unfortunately Nikon's own RAW processing software, the Capture NX doesn't allow me to set the color temperature <2300K. As I learned from the internet, the candlelight is ~1850K, and you can get it simply with the Canon but not with the Nikon. I will play with the levels/colors as you suggested and hope that I won't mess it up too much. |
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07/14/2008 11:45:07 PM · #6 |
| i don't understand what you are trying to accomplish. my understanding is that by altering the wb settings in a camera you can keep things looking their "normal" colors. (daylight colors?) but in candle light everything looks warmer even to my eye. Are you trying to take away the normal warmth of candle light from the image? |
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07/15/2008 12:12:48 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by briantammy:
i don't understand what you are trying to accomplish. my understanding is that by altering the wb settings in a camera you can keep things looking their "normal" colors. (daylight colors?) but in candle light everything looks warmer even to my eye. Are you trying to take away the normal warmth of candle light from the image? |
No, I am trying to keep the warmth AND the colors, just like I see them with my eyes. |
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