Am learning about lighting and white balance for get pushed challenge and lightamateur.
This plant is in a white pot, standing on white artist board with similar board balanced behind it. Overhead light on and a light coming in from another room from the right.
All on same setting F4.4+1 1/8sec and all SOOC
From left to right WB setting was set as follows
Cloudy, Daylight Colour, Tungsten, Flash, Manual
Best for colour of flowers is Tungsten, but best for whiteness is flash, but you can see the join between the boards! Don't understand why three are orange.
@will_wooderson somuch 1970s orange! @jmdspeedy I suppose changing aperture would affect the whiteness by letting in more light @megpicatilly when I do get it right it's always a fluke!
This is a very good visual study, white balance is not my favorite thing either but necessary. I found this link that you might want to look at. ( http://www.exposureguide.com/white-balance.htm) the +/- button is also fun to play with, just play, have fun and learn.
@joysabin thank you Joy! What an interesting site that link goes to. Had no idea WB affected more than whites. Pre 365 I pointed and clicked, now I point, ponder, pause and miss the shot or get a masterpiece ( to me!!)
This is such a great exercise! Love seeing the differences a set white balance make. I tend to favor the blue range given by the tungsten or fluorescent, particularly with your flower, though the warm, yellow ranges of a shady or cloudy setting can be nice for nature shots. I'm usually happiest if I can get a nice daylight white balance, though I admit to fiddling with white balance quite often in post processing. It is interesting how light has different colors. I'm finding the winter light in my latitude is actually a much gentler, prettier light than my summer light, though it is in markedly short supply.
@jmdspeedy I suppose changing aperture would affect the whiteness by letting in more light
@megpicatilly when I do get it right it's always a fluke!