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White balance presets

If a camera is set to auto white balance then it will try to analyze and correct the colors in every scene, which can lead to unpredictable results. White balance presets lock the settings down to specific values for different conditions. You do need to select them manually according to your own judgement, but they do force the camera into a consistent color rendition.

White balance tips: 12 ways to control and use white balance more effectively

July 26, 2020 by Rod Lawton

White balance sounds a pretty simple image adjustment, but there’s a little more to it than meets the eye. Here are 12 white balance tips that might help you get the results you want and explain what’s gone wrong if you don’t.

Filed Under: Featured, General Tagged With: Color temperature, RAW file, RAW processing, Temperature (white balance), Tint (white balance), White balance, White balance presets

White balance and how it works

June 7, 2020 by Life after Photoshop

White balance is an adjustment to correct and neutralise colors captured with different light sources. The color of light can vary considerably depending on the time of day and whether you’re shooting in natural light or under artificial light.

Filed Under: Editing A-Z, Featured, General Tagged With: Auto white balance, Color cast, Color temperature, Golden hour, JPEG vs RAW, Temperature (white balance), Tint (white balance), White balance, White balance presets

Lightroom CC White balance tools explained

April 16, 2020 by Rod Lawton

White balance is one of the central image adjustments in any photo editing workflow. Here’s how the white balance tools in Lightroom CC work. 1 Edit button Click this to open the Edit tools sidebar. This is where most of Lightroom CC’s editing tools are found. 2 Color panel The Lightroom Edit panels expand and […]

Filed Under: Featured, Lightroom, Tutorials Tagged With: As shot (white balance), Lightroom CC, Saturation, Temperature (white balance), Tint (white balance), Vibrance, White balance, White balance presets

3 RAW converters, 3 different white balance settings!

July 11, 2019 by Rod Lawton

You’d expect different RAW converters to agree about white balance, wouldn’t you? Then you’re going to be surprised by this test.

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Capture One, DxO PhotoLab, Lightroom, White balance, White balance presets

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