My product photos are yellow? help!

cybercut1 · 02-08-2009, 05:39 PM

Hey,
I'm taking shots of products for a website coming out and I cant figure out why the shots are coming out a bit yellow, is there any way of removing the yellow digitally and making it look a bit more normal?

Thanks in advance!

if someone wants to help me with this stuff you can email me at wlu.ink@gmail.com.. ill check here too!
thanks guys again!

Wyjid · 02-08-2009, 05:46 PM

what do you have for editing?

dxqcanada · 02-08-2009, 05:47 PM

Are you shooting with a Light Box and standard household bulbs for lighting ?

cybercut1 · 02-08-2009, 05:52 PM

im using a little studio i built. im also using flood lights. like some of them are really good shots but some are yellow.. i have paint.net that i use to edit photos. i could get photoshop though. can anyone fool around with it and post a better one if they know how to do it just so i can see? thanks guys!

TwoRails · 02-08-2009, 05:58 PM

Are you manually setting your white balance? or going Auto?

Don Kondra · 02-08-2009, 06:03 PM

Easiest to just change your lights to 5500k, either photoflood or CF. The CF's will last longer.

Get them here - Alzo Digital

Cheers, Don

cybercut1 · 02-08-2009, 06:07 PM

I did it manually... do you guys think it even looks bad? maybe thats how it should look?

fishsauce · 02-08-2009, 06:52 PM

I played a little in PS

Dropped the yellow and played with the levels a bit. Hopefully it helps.

TwoRails · 02-08-2009, 08:23 PM

That's definitely better. Not to be too picky, but the 'Tec' seems to be in a shadow. I think it would be a better shot if it were evenly illuminated. Perhaps moving / bending it somewhat would do the trick.

rufus5150 · 02-08-2009, 08:43 PM

I shrunk this a little bit to fit the recommend screen width here.

I'm not sure paint.net has the horse power to do color correction like this, but here goes... in Photoshop CS3.

This did a quick pass in ACR to set the white balance though that only gets it part way and only if you have something grey or white in the image. This can be iffy with a jpeg original, but it can work.

I then used a curves adjustment to get rid of the color cast using this method: Adobe Photoshop Tutorial | Color Correction Using Curves Adjustment Layer | Layers Magazine

Even after that I still had to desaturate the yellow a bit.

Sirashley · 02-08-2009, 08:54 PM

When it comes to shooting in a lightbox, I have found that the white balance should be set to TUNGSTEN. It is mentioned here in this article on how to build a light box...

Strobist: How To: DIY $10 Macro Photo Studio

I tried out a few white balance setting and got the same yellowing you did when it was not on Tungsten. If you shot your photo in RAW, go back and adjust it to tungsten and that should do the trick, otherwise, remember next time you shoot, tungsten...

Here is my last light box shot, using the strobist do it yourself box

Hope this helps...

rufus5150 · 02-08-2009, 08:59 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Sirashley

When it comes to shooting in a lightbox, I have found that the white balance should be set to TUNGSTEN.

It makes sense if you're using tungsten bulbs. The lightbox I have access to uses strobes which are daylight-calibrated.

danjchau · 02-08-2009, 09:01 PM

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Sirashley · 02-08-2009, 09:06 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by rufus5150

It makes sense if you're using tungsten bulbs. The lightbox I have access to uses strobes which are daylight-calibrated.

Actually, the lighting I used was two 5$ desk lamps from Wal-Mart...LOL... Now that you mention, perhaps I should look at what kind of bulb they use.

Anyway, for the original poster, just play with the WB and that should fix it

cybercut1 · 02-08-2009, 09:19 PM

wow guys!! thanks a lot these both look great, im just tryin to figure out which ones will look best on the website.. what do you think? which one looks the best?

02-08-2009, 05:39 PM	#1
cybercut1 TPF Noob! Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	My product photos are yellow? help! Hey, I'm taking shots of products for a website coming out and I cant figure out why the shots are coming out a bit yellow, is there any way of removing the yellow digitally and making it look a bit more normal? Thanks in advance! if someone wants to help me with this stuff you can email me at wlu.ink@gmail.com.. ill check here too! thanks guys again!

02-08-2009, 05:46 PM	#2
Wyjid I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Muskoka Canada Posts: 835 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts My Gallery: (0)	what do you have for editing? __________________ Neigh!!! UV filters are the devil!!!!

02-08-2009, 05:47 PM	#3
dxqcanada I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 991 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Are you shooting with a Light Box and standard household bulbs for lighting ? __________________ . Panasonic FX-35/Canon nF-1/Canon T-90/Sony Alpha a100/Bronica SQ-A/Yashica-A Photography is about mentally visualizing what you see/sense ... then having the technical ability to reproduce a print/image that reflects that mental vision. My Website Silvano Colour Lab Dunnaggan MIR

02-08-2009, 06:03 PM	#6
Don Kondra I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 524 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts My Gallery: (17)	Easiest to just change your lights to 5500k, either photoflood or CF. The CF's will last longer. Get them here - Alzo Digital Cheers, Don __________________ Don Kondra - Furniture Designer/Maker Olympus E-510 ~ E-30 ZD 50 ~ 14-54 ~ 12-60 ~ 50-200 ~ EC 20 Velbon tripod/ ball head Slik tripod/Jobu Jr 2 Gimbal

02-08-2009, 06:52 PM	#8
fishsauce TPF Noob! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Victoria B.C. Posts: 8 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	I played a little in PS Dropped the yellow and played with the levels a bit. Hopefully it helps. __________________ Canon 50D 24-105/4L IS 70-200/4L 10-22 /3.5-4.5 100 /2.8 My Flickr Collection

02-08-2009, 05:52 PM	#4
cybercut1 TPF Noob! Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	im using a little studio i built. im also using flood lights. like some of them are really good shots but some are yellow.. i have paint.net that i use to edit photos. i could get photoshop though. can anyone fool around with it and post a better one if they know how to do it just so i can see? thanks guys!

02-08-2009, 05:58 PM	#5
TwoRails I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Great Northwest Posts: 917 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Are you manually setting your white balance? or going Auto?

02-08-2009, 06:07 PM	#7
cybercut1 TPF Noob! Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	I did it manually... do you guys think it even looks bad? maybe thats how it should look?

02-08-2009, 08:23 PM	#9
TwoRails I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Great Northwest Posts: 917 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	That's definitely better. Not to be too picky, but the 'Tec' seems to be in a shadow. I think it would be a better shot if it were evenly illuminated. Perhaps moving / bending it somewhat would do the trick.

02-08-2009, 08:43 PM	#10
rufus5150 TPF Junkie! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,383 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts My Gallery: (0)	I shrunk this a little bit to fit the recommend screen width here. I'm not sure paint.net has the horse power to do color correction like this, but here goes... in Photoshop CS3. This did a quick pass in ACR to set the white balance though that only gets it part way and only if you have something grey or white in the image. This can be iffy with a jpeg original, but it can work. I then used a curves adjustment to get rid of the color cast using this method: Adobe Photoshop Tutorial \| Color Correction Using Curves Adjustment Layer \| Layers Magazine Even after that I still had to desaturate the yellow a bit. __________________ NAPP, PPA

02-08-2009, 08:54 PM	#11
Sirashley I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Broward, FL Posts: 337 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post My Gallery: (0)	When it comes to shooting in a lightbox, I have found that the white balance should be set to TUNGSTEN. It is mentioned here in this article on how to build a light box... Strobist: How To: DIY $10 Macro Photo Studio I tried out a few white balance setting and got the same yellowing you did when it was not on Tungsten. If you shot your photo in RAW, go back and adjust it to tungsten and that should do the trick, otherwise, remember next time you shoot, tungsten... Here is my last light box shot, using the strobist do it yourself box Hope this helps...

02-08-2009, 08:59 PM	#12
rufus5150 TPF Junkie! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,383 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by Sirashley When it comes to shooting in a lightbox, I have found that the white balance should be set to TUNGSTEN. It makes sense if you're using tungsten bulbs. The lightbox I have access to uses strobes which are daylight-calibrated. __________________ NAPP, PPA

02-08-2009, 09:01 PM	#13
danjchau Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 187 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	------------- __________________ Canon 400d XTi Last edited by danjchau; 12-05-2009 at 01:14 PM.

02-08-2009, 09:06 PM	#14
Sirashley I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Broward, FL Posts: 337 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by rufus5150 It makes sense if you're using tungsten bulbs. The lightbox I have access to uses strobes which are daylight-calibrated. Actually, the lighting I used was two 5$ desk lamps from Wal-Mart...LOL... Now that you mention, perhaps I should look at what kind of bulb they use. Anyway, for the original poster, just play with the WB and that should fix it

02-08-2009, 09:19 PM	#15
cybercut1 TPF Noob! Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	wow guys!! thanks a lot these both look great, im just tryin to figure out which ones will look best on the website.. what do you think? which one looks the best?

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