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Hey guys, long time no see :) I'm popping in as I'm hoping you more knowledgeable people maybe able to help :) I have two 'Stable Imaging JY-180A' studio lights/flashes. Maybe had them for about 2 years?! One seems to have given up on me. The 'constant' light never gets used, but when...

no Jon, i didnt know that lmao.....off to try it! x

aww thank-you so much Chris! Thanks James! Yeah I wasnt a huge fan of borders but they made it really helpful to 'name' the cakes, especially wedding cakes that had no distinct design. So that customers could tell me easily which they liked. It kind of became my 'trademark' and people would...

Thanks so much James!! I heard somewhere they were giving out free grey cards (it was either an event like focus or something, and never bothered to get one! doh) So I will definitely get one if the paper doesn't work :) as for the borders, ive just recently scrapped those as ive started to be...

lol duhhhh!! sorry I really am so dim at times :) found this one, only 2 mins long and really helpful! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5HaRTmbozc

seriously?! lol ok thats insane so a piece of printing paper inside the light tent to set custom white balance? Fab :) Ill search for the youtube vid :)

LOL thanks Mark! so where can i get one of these grey cards? Im guessing ebay will have more then a few?! lol So i take a picture of the grey card in the tent to set as a custom white balance, and then i use that setting to shoot away at the cakes? Hoping ive understood right! x

thanks James! I have a Canon 500d, and yeah there is a custom white balance....just wasnt sure how to set it up? So im assuming the grey card has to be a certain type of grey? It would be good for me to set a custom one though as I use it alot for photographing cakes in the same lighting tent...

Thanks Mark! That seems to be an improvement! Yes the similar tool in PS is levels....i click the dropper tool onto the white icing but more often than not it will either blow the white right up (take i too far!) or my cake has no white on it to use?! LOL

thanks Gary.....any 'white balance for dummies' direction on this grey card/custom slot issue would be awesome :) lol

straight over my head that paul LOL I think i have 2x custom white balance slots....have no idea how to set them :) ha ha I think the one i linked to was natural light from a window to the left. I know you cant really re-create natural light, but I just like the way it looks! and I have crap...

Jpeg...and yes you can slap my hands now lol

Hi guys Its not often I come in here anymore, but you can guarantee it will be a question when I do! lol Ive taken on loads of advice in the past and i'ts got me to the point where I am today, but now I need help again :) OK, I take pictures of my cakes in a 3 foot light tent with 2...

thats lovely Jesselynn! well i did my first wedding, still ahvent got round to processing all of the images yet due to being super busy with other things, but i should have a few posted soon :) x

lol :) ill make sure there are plenty of cakes to go round anyway :) ha ha