Five Tips to
Becoming a Better Photographer - Part Four
By: Robert Davila
Professor of Photography
Hello again, and Happy Friday! Today we continue with another tool, which
will assist you in becoming the photographer you always wanted to be.
What is White
Balance?
If you search through your setting you can than find an
option for Custom White Balance. For the
most part your camera has several white balances setting that it can choose
from. These setting can be used for
different lighting scenarios. When you
have your camera on Auto White Balance, your camera is evaluating the light and
deciding for you, which one is the best for the situation. It will choose from option like cloudy,
fluorescent, tungsten and etc. However
the custom white balance will allow you to be more precise. The process on setting the white balance may
be slightly different for each manufacturer, it is best to read your manual for
more details on that. This tool will
make sure that your whites are truly white.
However for more creative use of this tool you might want to photograph
the same images using different white balance setting to see how the different
color cast changes your interpretation of the image.
Next week, I will discuss Tip Number Five. Have a great weekend and take some
photographs.
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