Setting White Balance

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How does everyone here set the white balance on their cameras, do you set the camera to auto or is it best to set it manualy ??

Leigh
 
lnk said:
How does everyone here set the white balance on their cameras, do you set the camera to auto or is it best to set it manualy ??

Leigh
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A 77mm expodisc, used with custom white balance
 
markta said:
A 77mm expodisc, used with custom white balance
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I have seen these for sale....do you have to purchase the one for the thread size on the lens you are using ?

Leigh
 
lnk said:
I have seen these for sale....do you have to purchase the one for the thread size on the lens you are using ?

Leigh
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As far as I'm aware, you have to buy one for each thread size...

They are extremely accurate though and save lots of faffing around on PP
 
I will look into these.....thanks

Leigh
 
you could always just get a 18% grey card they work just fine...

and alot cheaper than a expodisc..


md:thumbs:
 
Another vote here for the expodisc. Just buy the big one and hold it over any lens.

If I'm shooting in the studio then I just set WB to flash though.
 
Mark.A said:
Another vote here for the expodisc. Just buy the big one and hold it over any lens.

If I'm shooting in the studio then I just set WB to flash though.
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I set it to auto and batch convert it to whatever looks best in Lightroom, doesn't take that long..
 
I leave the camera on AWB... doesn't really matter if you shoot in RAW and use the eye-dropper tool to set the white balance afterwards :)

A.
 
I do so the same as Adam so :agree:
 
I always leave it on AWB and make any adjustments in RAW converter.
 
Getting it right in the camera saves you the PP time.
 
AWB is okay for snaps and individual shots, but is a nightmare for batches of the same subject - i.e. Weddings or a 'Lifestyle' Portrait Shoot

Best to use such as a Grey Card or Expodisc, or even just set the WB to any preset you fancy and batch them by type of lighting in your raw convertor

And Studio guys - you should be using your Expo with studio flash too as your lighting is unlikely to be exactly at the same colour temp as the camera's Flash WB setting; I certainly noticed a difference with mine

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DD
 
Exactly, if you have just shot a full day at a wedding you may well have hundreds of images in several different combinations of lighting. Shots in the church with mixed flash/ambient light then the shots outside the church (which could be mid to late morning). A main reception probably using mixed flash with tungsten and ambient again. Probably more outdoor shots later in the afternoon (colour temp obviously different to the morning) and then evening shots done with flash and mixed with tungsten and 'disco' lighting. Be a pain sorting all that out from AWB in PP afterwards.

I've tried the manual WB and flash WB for my studio shots and I can't see much/any difference. I use the strobist approach with normal speedlights for studio flash though so may be thats why.
 
Mark.A said:
I've tried the manual WB and flash WB for my studio shots and I can't see much/any difference. I use the strobist approach with normal speedlights for studio flash though so may be thats why.
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I would surmise that's exactly the difference as (presumably) you use the manufacturers own speedlights, which will be their 'Flash' WB setting anyway

Studio lights, especially cheaper ones, can have a range of temperatures and this may also change over time and usage - hence an accurate setting via some such as an Expo is a good idea

DD
 
Yeah, I imagine that is the case. I'd use the expodisc in the studio as well if there was a difference.
 
What I find odd is that if I use auto WB on my camera.. then when it opens in photoshop raw converter, lightroom, dpp or anything.... the "auto" and "as shot" looks diff to each other,
But surely if it was taken with auto set.. then it should look the same as "auto" in the programme shouldnt it.

Ie "as shot", and "auto", in the photo software should be the same?
 
The 'Auto' option in the software is the programs attempt at automatically adjusting the WB. 'As Shot' is whatever you had it set on in the camera.
 
Janice said:
What I find odd is that if I use auto WB on my camera.. then when it opens in photoshop raw converter, lightroom, dpp or anything.... the "auto" and "as shot" looks diff to each other,
But surely if it was taken with auto set.. then it should look the same as "auto" in the programme shouldnt it.

Ie "as shot", and "auto", in the photo software should be the same?
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You'd think so - but that's probably more to do with you using 2 manufacturers there, and their opinion on how 'Auto WB' should look are clearly different

DD
 
DiddyDave said:
You'd think so - but that's probably more to do with you using 2 manufacturers there, and their opinion on how 'Auto WB' should look are clearly different

DD
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Canon Camera and Canon Digital Photo Professional software. :shrug:

However... i just do what i like with it..........just wondered why thats all!! :D

COuldnt care less now! :D :lol:
 
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