Help needed!

[ElliePhotography]

I have just been tentatively commissioned to take all advertising photos for my local garden center. I went the other day and took some rough practice shots to get a feel for the place and what they wanted, however, the outside area has a plastic roof which means all the pictures lighting has a yellowy tinge.
I was wondering how the most effective (and cheapest, as this is a student budget) way of bringing more natural looking light in to improve my photos. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
Thank You

 

[fletch5]

a custom white balance?

what kit have you got?

if you post one up, someone here might be able to salvage it pretty easily using PS

 

[ElliePhotography]

I have photoshop elements 5.0. wasnt sure what to us? will try and get one up now though.

 

[fletch5]

im sure someone with the software will be able to talk you through how to do it, if the image is salvagable

 

[Lensflare]

Set the white balance on the camera - I would try tungsten if the roof is yellow tinged and just TRY it.

If you incorporate flash, you need to balance it to the same white balance as set on the camera - so put a slightly yellowy gel in front of it, then you will have your flash firing light similar colour to the ambient.

Failing that, use a grey card and set the white balance correctly and work from there.

 

[ElliePhotography]

Ah. Thankyou
I think I have it pretty sussed now, though I will have to see if it works at the actual place too but its working here in similar conditions
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