Posts Tagged "Image adjustment"

White balance correction

Posted by: Gracein Photography

Jun

Ever took photos and it turns out to have a bluish, reddish or yellow cast to it? I have had this problem on and off with my photos. It has always been a hit or miss type of thing. From my old beat up Kodak 2 megapixel camera to the current Canon camera we have now. This problem has plagued me forever and I did not know how to correct it until a couple days ago.

I always shoot in raw file format now and my Canon camera came with this bundled software called Digital Photo Professional(DPP). In the sidebar under white balance there is an eye dropper to sample an area that should be white. This will adjust the white balance correctly assuming your exposure is correct. Yes, I have now just found out about it and I have this camera for almost 1 year now.

DPP

White balance correction can also be done with Adobe Photoshop. A raw file is not necessary for this. Open up a photo that needs correcting then click Image>Adjustment>Levels. Choose the middle dropper and sample an area of your photo that should be gray. This should adjust the white balance correctly assuming your exposure is correct. You only do this if you do not have a gray card. If you do have one, take a photo with your gray card. The gray card does not need to occupy a large portion of the photo. It just need to be visible. Then do the steps mentioned.

Note : It is really preferable to use a gray card for white balance adjustment in Photoshop for accuracy.

Adobe Photoshop Adobe White Balance

Adobe White Balance before and after

In the photo of Danica above, I sampled an area that I thought should be gray with the middle dropper in Photoshop. It is not the perfect coloring I think but you can play around with the dropper until you get the white balance as close to real life.
Love, Grace