How to set WB when using flash?

[Bill Richardson]

BTW, my girlfriend prefers the yellow cast!
Bill R

Just wait'tll she's your wife...then she won't prefer anything
you do...rather she will take issue with everything . Enjoy it
while you can.

--
Bill R

 

[Marc Jutras131333]

WOW! I thought you couldn't set a custom WB with the flash. I
guess it's because I'm used to setting WB with video cameras where
it takes a few seconds to work.

This is great! Tonight, first thing I do is set my two custom WB
presets for the main rooms where the action will be.

I love this forum!

Marc,

Be careful. If you use RAW it won't allow you to convert to a
custom white balance.

• Olga

I know. Thanks. I have a few hours to decide if I'll shoot with custom WB in JPEG (which I don't like very much) or keep shooting in RAW and take care of WB at home.

Maybe RAW...

--
Marc Jutras
G3 + 420ex
http://www.marcjutras.com

 

[G. Lentz]

Er, actually, since you're already correcting for tungsten, wouldn't a true white light produce a blue cast?

M. Smith

I have a G2 and the WB under indecascent lighting usually works
pretty well. But I found that when I use the external flash
(440ex), the White Balance doesn't work, people look yellow as if
WB was set wrong. HOw do I correct this?

thanks,

Jason

--are you setting the wb to flash?
Brian Schneider

 

[seafan]

I used flash WB setting. I'll try custom WB then. thanks.

 

[Mike McId]

I have been using a Kodak grey card to color balance photos for quite some time. It is pretty easy and can give very good results. I have actually used the grey card to get white balance settings for a variety of lighting conditions, saved those white balances in Photoshop, and then used them again and again. I have instructions on how to do this on my website:

http://www.camerabugdigital.com/instructions.htm

Yes....I am also selling the cards on my website, but the helpful hints / instructions are free to all.

You can, of course, use the grey card when converting from RAW files, or you can use it after the fact, in getting the right white balance in Photoshop with either JPG or TIF files.

Mike

 

[Bill Richardson]

http://www.camerabugdigital.com/instructions.htm

Mike

--Mike, That is an excellent tutorial!! I have been using the white eyedropper to correct color cast for a while but never understood what I was really doing.
Bill R