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How do I improve the color of photos?

Started Jun 19, 2017 | Discussions thread
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Re: How do I improve the color of photos?
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shutterbug nut wrote:

Simple answer, shoot with RAW.

Exactly and for so many reasons.

For the OP or others, a superb if not somewhat long piece on why rendering an image is such an important part of the art/technology of photography:

http://www.lumita.com/site_media/work/whitepapers/files/pscs3_rendering_image.pdf

If you have to, take a sample picture of a white card. Heck I even sometimes use my 18% grey lens cleaning cloth.

Here's an inexpensive WB tool (I still prefer an X-rite Passport so I can build custom DNG camera profiles something DPP doesn't support however):

https://photographylife.com/diy-reliable-and-cheap-universal-white-balance-reference-device

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