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Kazooie

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Ignoring all the stuff in the background, especially the dolly and I think I would have liked it. Thoughts?
 
ya, she looks blue...nice edit, lew
 
Woah, thanks Lew. Bad white balance is what happens when you edit late at night. :blush:

Anyways, thanks everyone else as well.
 
Woah, thanks Lew. Bad white balance is what happens when you edit late at night. :blush:
Day or night, you can eliminate any guesswork on white balance by using an inexpensive gray card as a calibration target. I believe it was Helen (whom I trust completely to always have accurate information) who posted that a styrofoam cup works very well for that, which is as inexpensive and easy as it can get.

More expensive solutions are always available, of course (or it wouldn't be photography! LOL!). I have a few in my kit, but the one I nearly always use is this one: Amazon.com: PhotoVision 14" Pocket One-Shot Digital Calibration Target with DVD, Collapsible Disc Exposure Aid for Digital Cameras: Electronics
 
Yep, I used to have a 18% gray card... but I lost it. Until I go back to the home depot for another (which should be soon) I've just been doing all the white balance magic in post.Thanks! :)
 
Yep, I used to have a 18% gray card... but I lost it. Until I go back to the home depot for another (which should be soon) I've just been doing all the white balance magic in post.Thanks! :)
I had no idea Home Depot sold 18% gray cards! I'll have to ask for them next time I'm there.
 
Yep, I used to have a 18% gray card... but I lost it. Until I go back to the home depot for another (which should be soon) I've just been doing all the white balance magic in post.Thanks! :)
I had no idea Home Depot sold 18% gray cards! I'll have to ask for them next time I'm there.
:lol: It's actually a paint card called Smoky Gray or something. I just taped 4 of them together to get a nice big one.
 
Yep, I used to have a 18% gray card... but I lost it. Until I go back to the home depot for another (which should be soon) I've just been doing all the white balance magic in post.Thanks! :)
I had no idea Home Depot sold 18% gray cards! I'll have to ask for them next time I'm there.
:lol: It's actually a paint card called Smoky Gray or something. I just taped 4 of them together to get a nice big one.
How did you verify that it's equal parts of each color to make it 100% neutral? Wait... Let me guess... You didn't. :er:

You need a real gray card or white balance tool to do this right. Seriously.
It doesn't need to be "a nice big one" either. That's irrelevant.
 
I had no idea Home Depot sold 18% gray cards! I'll have to ask for them next time I'm there.
:lol: It's actually a paint card called Smoky Gray or something. I just taped 4 of them together to get a nice big one.
How did you verify that it's equal parts of each color to make it 100% neutral? Wait... Let me guess... You didn't. :er:

You need a real gray card or white balance tool to do this right. Seriously.
It doesn't need to be "a nice big one" either. That's irrelevant.
Take picture of paint card, go to gimp or photoshop, create new layer, select the 18% gray from the color palette (can't remember the exact code for 18% gray) using pencil tool color over the original picture and notice that the color is exactly the same. ;)
 
:lol: It's actually a paint card called Smoky Gray or something. I just taped 4 of them together to get a nice big one.
How did you verify that it's equal parts of each color to make it 100% neutral? Wait... Let me guess... You didn't. :er:

You need a real gray card or white balance tool to do this right. Seriously.
It doesn't need to be "a nice big one" either. That's irrelevant.
Take picture of paint card, go to gimp or photoshop, create new layer, select the 18% gray from the color palette (can't remember the exact code for 18% gray) using pencil tool color over the original picture and notice that the color is exactly the same. ;)
It's really too bad you don't know what you're talking about. Color shifts are very subtle, and you can't discern true neutral by eye the way you're describing. Even most whites aren't neutral white.

That's why actual color balance tools are made for this.
 
How did you verify that it's equal parts of each color to make it 100% neutral? Wait... Let me guess... You didn't. :er:

You need a real gray card or white balance tool to do this right. Seriously.
It doesn't need to be "a nice big one" either. That's irrelevant.
Take picture of paint card, go to gimp or photoshop, create new layer, select the 18% gray from the color palette (can't remember the exact code for 18% gray) using pencil tool color over the original picture and notice that the color is exactly the same. ;)
It's really too bad you don't know what you're talking about. Color shifts are very subtle, and you can't discern true neutral by eye the way you're describing. Even most whites aren't neutral white.

That's why actual color balance tools are made for this.
If you are looking for a fight, go ahead and skip me. ;)

Either way, my technique works close enough that if I need to do a slight bit of changing, then it's easy.
 
Take picture of paint card, go to gimp or photoshop, create new layer, select the 18% gray from the color palette (can't remember the exact code for 18% gray) using pencil tool color over the original picture and notice that the color is exactly the same. ;)
It's really too bad you don't know what you're talking about. Color shifts are very subtle, and you can't discern true neutral by eye the way you're describing. Even most whites aren't neutral white.

That's why actual color balance tools are made for this.
If you are looking for a fight, go ahead and skip me. ;)

Either way, my technique works close enough that if I need to do a slight bit of changing, then it's easy.
I was just trying to help you, because you obviously are lost on this.

You go ahead and do things your own way though. Blue babies are great.
 

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