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03/08/2006 01:31:39 PM · #1
I̢۪ve been using the auto white balance setting on my D70s and for the most part have been very happy. However, I̢۪m having some issues in the studio that I figure may be related to using it in auto WB mode. In shooting a studio session I̢۪m getting varying skin tones base upon what I have to assume is just my movement and positioning from the subject as no other settings change (lights, shutter speed, fstop, iso) Everything remains the same except my focal length or position so that leave me to believe that this is a auto WB issue? I am shooting in RAW but would like to be able to batch process an entire session and have consistent skin tones so that my editing is narrowed down to cropping and blemish removal, softening/sharpening etc.

If the auto WB sensoring is where my problem lies, what is the best course of action for setting my WB, using one of the presets or doing a custom gray card for each session? This is my home studio so things remain consistent, once I establish my gray card WB setting would I need to re-evaluate it for each session or could I hold it true my setup?

Any help is appreciated.
Mel

***** Also if this is covered in another thread, please feel free to redirect me, I searched but couldn't find what I was looking for*****
03/08/2006 01:49:47 PM · #2
Setting custom WB is very easy with the D70, and it seems to me that would be the preferred choice. Whatever custom WB you set remains the same until you store a new custom WB (even when you change to a preset WB or auto WB), so if your conditions do not change you would not need to reset every time.

Hope this helps.
03/08/2006 05:18:07 PM · #3

I almost never use the Auto WB - it is nearly always wrong in my experience. It's the one big problem I have with the D70. it never seems to gedt the WB exactly right. And getting the WB right is a major part of how digital photos look.

But from what you have said, ie shooting in RAW, the auto WB shouldn't be having an effect. I'd suggest that its one of the other "auto" functions hidden in the optimise image menu that could be causing the differences. Make sure you're using the Custom setting and set all the parameters exactly how YOU want them
03/08/2006 05:31:29 PM · #4
Auto white balance varies so much from shot to shot, I can't remember the last time I shot in Auto.
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