Industrial Photography project (help needed)

[Fleashine]

**(Edited)

Hello,

I have been tasked with taking pictures of the inner workings of steel works using a high end Bridge camera (Lumix FZ 150), I tried to talk them into a DSLR but they were having none of it This is not something I have any real experience of and wonder if anyone could help me with a small asepct.

The project involves lots of indoor shots of electrical arcs and spinnng and moving parts which so far, and without flash, the Camera has coped with admirably, until I came to take a picture of glowing, freshly welded metal. In every picture I have taken the glowing metal has turned out a sickly pink instead of the correct Deep red.

Is there anything I can do to correct this without** resorting to Photoshop?

Thanks in advance for your time.

Below is a prime example: -

 

[KmH]

The issue is you have 2 light sources in the photo. The overhead lights and the hot weld.

Each light source has a different color temperature and the camera can only cope with 1 light source color temperature at a time.

Understanding White Balance

 

[Fleashine]

The issue is you have 2 light sources in the photo. The overhead lights and the hot weld.

Each light source has a different color temperature and the camera can only cope with 1 light source color temperature at a time.

Understanding White Balance

Just what I needed. I have a way to go but I'm getting much better colours now.



Thank you very much!

 

[Garbz]

Some cameras have issues recording very hot metals due to hot metals emitting a CRAPLOAD of infrared. This likely is contributing to the purplish casts in your photos though white balance is a factor too.