WB

[BRN1]

I have been playing with white balance trying to better understand it. I understand it a little but would like to learn more. Any suggestions for books or websites to aid in my endeavor would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[2WheelPhoto]

Unless I'm in the studio I set my WB on the cam to auto. I shoot RAW and I adjust WB for too blue or too orange in post processing.

youtube and google will help you with it

 

[tirediron]

Cambridge in Colour is an outstanding resource for tutorials.

 

[BRN1]

I went to the CiC site and read up some. It agrees with 2wheeler:
"By far the best white balance solution is to photograph using the RAW file format (if your camera supports them), as these allow you to set the WB *after* the photo has been taken. RAW files also allow one to set the WB based on a broader range of color temperature and green-magenta shifts."
My problem is multi fold. I don't do a lot of pp. even though I understand the WB theory I am having a hard time applying that to my photos under the odd lighting scenarios. I guess it just hasn't 'clicked' yet. It is when I take a picture using the WB auto and I get some strange green or yellowish tone that I can't figure out how to fix it with the WB. Not often but it still bothers me.
I have started shooting in raw+jpg so that when I get something better than iPhoto I can do more pp. but for now I want to do it 'more right' when I take the photos.
Maybe I'm being stubborn! I'm no pro just a hobbyist trying to understand more of the basics I never wanted to know before now.
As always THANKS for the replies.

 

[480sparky39 38]

You will find there are occasions where even the 'correct' WB just doesn't 'look right'.

You will also find occasions where there is mixed lighting that is impossible to correctly set a WB.

 

[BRN1]

You will find there are occasions where even the 'correct' WB just doesn't 'look right'.

You will also find occasions where there is mixed lighting that is impossible to correctly set a WB.

Good point. Thanks. I had not even considered that. And sitting here in the living room I notice there are 3 light sources. Natural, CF, and halogen.
BTW what is halogen considered? Tungsten maybe?

 

[KmH]

Halogen is considered an incandescent light source as is tungsten. Halogen lamp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia