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08/24/2005 03:12:57 PM · #1 |
| I seem to have a lot of trouble getting my white balance on my 20D set. I was wondering what you guys/gals do to set your white balance when shooting indoors under hot lights and outdoors using natural light. I usually shoot RAW which means the white balance that I set on the camera is not really applied until I process the RAW images in PS, but was wondering if anyone else had any insight on this. |
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08/24/2005 03:15:22 PM · #2 |
I use a calibration target that I got from Photovision and it works great! :) It has a white, grey and black panel so it does exposure and WB at the same time. Nice!
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08/24/2005 03:22:02 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by mavrik:
I use a calibration target that I got from Photovision and it works great! :) It has a white, grey and black panel so it does exposure and WB at the same time. Nice! |
Same here. I love it.
Photovision
Message edited by author 2005-08-24 15:24:45. |
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08/24/2005 03:28:25 PM · #4 |
| So far I have let the camera set it...as in White Balance is set to Auto. However, I was just looking at targets for doing this since one of the only criticisms my Nude shot has gotten has been about the white balance. |
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08/24/2005 03:45:25 PM · #5 |
man those videos are awesome...
Thank you so much for this! |
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08/24/2005 03:56:15 PM · #6 |
white balance has proven to be the bane of my (digital) photographic existence. I'll tell you what I have learned so far. For shots where it really counts:
1) Shoot a white or gray card and set a custom white point based on that shot.
2) Shoot the white/gray card again (or one of those cool targets from photovision). You'll need this as a reference later when post processing.
3) Don't mess with the white balance setting unless the light changes.
The first step is optional, but it makes creating a quick contact sheet of jpeg images much easier.
When you process the images you can get your white balance adjustments from the second frame and then apply them to the remaining images.
Message edited by author 2005-08-24 15:58:17.
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08/24/2005 03:58:48 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Nusbaum:
white balance has proven to be the bane of my (digital) photographic existence. I'll tell you what I have learned so far. For shots where it really counts:
1) Shoot a white or gray card and set a custom white point based on that shot.
2) Shoot the white/gray card again (or one of those cool targets from photovision). You'll need this as a reference later when post processing.
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The first step is optional, but it makes creating a quick contact sheet of jpeg images much easier.
When you process the images you can get your white balance adjustments from the second frame and then apply them to the remaining images. |
Never mind!
Message edited by author 2005-08-24 15:59:48. |
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08/24/2005 04:03:43 PM · #8 |
You have to be aware that white balance adjustments made in post processing by the photographer can screw up a perfectly good picture if the MONITOR is not accurately calibrated. Just because it looks "wrong" out of the cam and "right" after you tweak it doesn't mean the cam is wrong. It CAN be, sure, but so can your monitor.
Now you don't have any control over the calibration of monitors people use to view your images on the web, so that's basically a non-issue; as long as your monitor is in the ballpark, that's the best youc an hope for. But PRINTING is another story. You need a WB set so that when your image is printed on a good printer it looks right. That's the bottom line.
In my experience, Canon's WB is extraordinarily good, compared to what I had to put up with before. My monitor is calibrated, my prints (on my large format epson priner) match what the monitor shows, and maybe 95% of the time (assuming I set the correct WB in the first place) the 20D is giving me what I consider to be perfectly acceptable WB in its preset settings; daylight, cloudy, shade, tungsten are the ones I have used so far.
If I were workign with mixed lighting or in a studio setup, I'd be more incliend to fine-tune the WB, bur for natural-light shooting it's exceptionally good.
R.
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08/24/2005 05:25:37 PM · #9 |
| Well...after watching the tutorial videos, it seems like it is THE thing to do. However, he must be a little biased in his presentation since he is also trying to sell you something. |
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08/24/2005 05:59:49 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Alienyst:
Well...after watching the tutorial videos, it seems like it is THE thing to do. However, he must be a little biased in his presentation since he is also trying to sell you something. |
I felt that way too until I went to one of the seminars and actually saw the results they got with the targets. It was pretty cool, and I broke down and bought the small target. Haven't regretted it a bit. |
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08/24/2005 06:15:24 PM · #11 |
I've so far bought 6 Photovision videos, the whole target collection and have never regretted it one bit.
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08/24/2005 06:21:51 PM · #12 |
I've used the 1D MkII quite a lot, and I find it's AWB to be very superior to the 20D's AWB.. Most of my shots are either redish or greenish straight from the camera, but on the 1D MkII it seem to be much more "spot on".
I know the 5D's AWB is improved, not sure if it's on pair with 1D MKII though..
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08/24/2005 06:30:50 PM · #13 |
In difficult lighting situations, a WhiBal is my preferred reference.
In the studio, I never use auto white balance. My strobes are daylight-balanced, so I just set to "Sunny" and things come out perfect. |
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