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08/17/2004 12:48:47 AM · #1 |
| ok, well.. I have been trying to take some decent pictures against a WHITE background...but, It doesnt turn out white... it turns out a dingy orangish color..what am I doing wrong? also..which type of lighting should I be using ?? here is what I end up with //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=58456 |
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08/17/2004 12:57:12 AM · #2 |
Looks like you need to set your white balance to incandescent.
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08/17/2004 12:58:08 AM · #3 |
what kind of lights are you using? Does your camera have different white balance settings?
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08/17/2004 01:00:25 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by r0yal:
ok, well.. I have been trying to take some decent pictures against a WHITE background...but, It doesnt turn out white... it turns out a dingy orangish color..what am I doing wrong? also..which type of lighting should I be using ?? here is what I end up with //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=58456 |
I don't know anything about your camera but a lot of digital cameras can have a white balance problem. Go to the link below, it may help.
Scott.
//www.tomshardware.com/consumer/20030904/canon_a80-05.html |
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08/17/2004 01:15:08 AM · #5 |
I dont have "incandescent"
my camera has... Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Flourecent, Flourecent H, and Custom
it is a Canon Powershot A60. |
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08/17/2004 01:17:36 AM · #6 |
| I believe the kind of light I am using is a "halogen" I could be wrong tho.. |
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08/17/2004 01:19:47 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by r0yal:
I dont have "incandescent"
my camera has... Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Flourecent, Flourecent H, and Custom
it is a Canon Powershot A60. |
Try setting your white balance to Tungsten. The link I posted shows the difference between auto and tungsten.
Auto on the left / Tungsten on the right.
Hope this helps. |
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08/17/2004 01:27:44 AM · #8 |
| yeah, I seen that...it sort of looks black and white tho, will the main colors still show up in tungsten mode? |
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08/17/2004 01:31:54 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by r0yal:
yeah, I seen that...it sort of looks black and white tho, will the main colors still show up in tungsten mode? |
The tunsten white balace setting just teels the camera to remove the orange cast that is caused by tungsten (incansescant) lighting. The colors should be fine - and more like the real colors. Your eye has a built-in computer that does the same thing automatically - so you never notice the orange light.
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