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hi i am new to photography getting white balance right in situations is a disaster sometimes ie my church with and without flash indoors is the worst i have come across some gaget on the net called colorright
which claims it is the best i have just started to shoot raw i use my camera in manual all the time trying to get uste to it is a challange
has any body used colorright to get white balance i use 40 d with efs17-55/2.8 lens and 5d with drainpipe 80-200l 2.8 thanks michael:bonk::bonk:
 
If your shooting raw you can adjust the white balance afterwards on your PC.
 
mixer1 said:
hi i am new to photography getting white balance right in situations is a disaster sometimes ie my church with and without flash indoors is the worst i have come across some gaget on the net called colorright
which claims it is the best i have just started to shoot raw i use my camera in manual all the time trying to get uste to it is a challange
has any body used colorright to get white balance i use 40 d with efs17-55/2.8 lens and 5d with drainpipe 80-200l 2.8 thanks michael:bonk::bonk:
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Wow.... spelling, punctuation and capital letters would be greatly appreciated. You'll also get better responses because i can bet a lot of people will just think 'next' when it is such an effort to even read.

Anyway, that aside the simple solution is just shooting in RAW. If you open it in photoshop, lightroom or even the gimp (free software) you will be presented with 2 sliders and you can just drag them about until it looks right.

Imo this is much, much easier and the primary reason why i never shoot jpeg.
 
Blue Eagle said:
Wow.... spelling, punctuation and capital letters would be greatly appreciated. m about until it looks right.
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So he had three spelling mistakes what's the big deal.
He might be like me and be dyslexic ... get a life if this bothers you...
 
When you convert RAW files you can set the whitelight then most apps will have a eye-dropper you click on to a mid grey in the photo you can click around till your happy with it.
but if you have in JPG set your camera to auto it will be near.
 
A fair point Chaz, but if you want help you're more likely to get it if you ask the question in such a way that people can read it, understand it and respond to it. Of course this is much harder if you're dyslexic but it doesn't seem to have stopped you, does it ;)

Chaz Photos said:
So he had three spelling mistakes what's the big deal.
He might be like me and be dyslexic ... get a life if this bothers you...
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40th Dimension said:
A fair point Chaz, but if you want help you're more likely to get it if you ask the question in such a way that people can read it, understand it and respond to it. Of course this is much harder if you're dyslexic but it doesn't seem to have stopped you, does it ;)
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I have a spell checker installed so I get a red line under my mistakes
 
40th Dimension said:
A fair point Chaz, but if you want help you're more likely to get it if you ask the question in such a way that people can read it, understand it and respond to it. Of course this is much harder if you're dyslexic but it doesn't seem to have stopped you, does it ;)
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The opening post had very few spelling errors and was quite easy to read, so can we now not turn this into a thread about spelling.
 
boo hiss to the punctuation police and welcome to the forum Michael, as many have said before its much easier to set the WB in camera raw or equivalent. If you would prefer to get it all right in camera then get an 18% grey card and set the WB at location. Use an online tutorial or check your manual on how to achieve this.
 
clud17 said:
boo hiss to the punctuation police and welcome to the forum Michael, as many have said before its much easier to set the WB in camera raw or equivalent. If you would prefer to get it all right in camera then get an 18% grey card and set the WB at location. Use an online tutorial or check your manual on how to achieve this.
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You do not need an 18% grey card for White Balance, any neutral card or piece of paper will do, white or grey.
 
I have been suffering WB issues as well, RAW on! Will sort it out later.

Is this also true for Contrast/B&W etc. Can it all be done afterwards if shooting RAW?

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