I took this picture at an anniversary party. I have had this problem before..it is way too yellow. What settings do I use to correct this. I'm thinking maybe white balance before I take the picture? This is a new camera, and I haven't even found that setting yet, but I would like to know what I can do to correct the picture before I take it.
I have problems w indoor white balance too and will be interested to see what suggestions you get... You can try adjusting white balance in your camera (I think it wld be tungsten? Anyway, of there is a pictograph it's the lightbulb one), but it still doesn't work well for me and auto tends to work a smidgen btr for inside... But most of the time still having to correct wb in post processing ...
Yup white balance. Likely need to put it on the tungsten setting or fluorescent, depending on what type of lighting you have. I guess you could try auto too, but not always as accurate.
You're using a FinePix from the Exif - that's a bridging camera. On my p&s I have to change the settings for inside to fit the lighting. Too much yellow suggests daylight setting when you need incandescent from the look of it. You can find the manual here http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/manuals/#s and the setting is under the white balance instructions on page 79
Would this be one of those times that you would take a picture of the white card to set the white balance? I'll have to read up again on that because when I read it before, I didn't totally understand it. :-)
What kind of camera are you using. Are you using a flash? if so is the flash that comes with the camera or is it an external flash. buying an external flash will give you much better photos.
@henrir - Henri, you wouldn't have to use custom white balance, but that would likely be ideal. I see there are 3 or 4 different indoor light condition white balance options for your camera. You might experiment with those settings and see which one is best, or go ahead and set a custom white balance. Your manual says to use something white to set the custom balance. Usually it's a matter of selecting the CWB selection, then taking a pic of the white item in the light you will be shooting in and seeing if the camera has registered it. It looks like your camera will tell you if you need to try again or if the cwb attempt took and you might have to adjust exposure compensation up or down if it didn't accept the first try. Then, just leave the camera on CWB while shooting in that particular lighting situation. You can always change it for other situations as needed.
@mikehamm@shannew Thanks, Shanne. I have downloaded the manual and will study it. I just got the camera yesterday so I haven't had any time to spend with it.
Mike, I will definitely try that next time I am in this situation. I knew the lighting was terrible for the pictures because the whole house was very "warm" lighting. It wasn't a situation where I got a second chance at the picture. Just wanted to know what to do in this type situation the next time as I have had it happen to me before. Thanks for your help and suggestions. I will get to studying the manual.
You can easily correct this in most editing programs. With Picasa, for example, open your picture, click on the tab with with sun, click the eyedropper, and then click on something in your picture that is gray, white, or black. Don't be shocked if you click on something and everything comes out awful because you can undo it and try again. Once you've got a pretty decent color range use the color tempature slide to warm the colors or cool them. Each editing program has something similar. It's just a matter of figuring out how they work.
@jsilver Jason, it is a FinePix 4200. I shot this picture in SRAuto as I knew I only had one chance. I thought it might "recognize" the best settings. The flash did not flash for this picture. I see now that I should have had the flash open to force the flash.
@dmortega I tried this with the eyedropper and did improve this photo somewhat. I had seen this solution before, but had forgotten about it. Thanks for reminding me.
wow super goldy yellow.
yep white balance. you'll have an auto setting if not the actual white balance menu. there's threads on here which will explain I reckon, if you search 'white balance' it will be explained fully. I'd just drop this in black and white and save a lot of messing about. but that's just me.
@chewyteeth Yes. In my defense, the walls were yellow and the lighting was also very golden. The eyedropper helped it quite a bit. Black and White is a good idea. I'm going to try that.
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Mike, I will definitely try that next time I am in this situation. I knew the lighting was terrible for the pictures because the whole house was very "warm" lighting. It wasn't a situation where I got a second chance at the picture. Just wanted to know what to do in this type situation the next time as I have had it happen to me before. Thanks for your help and suggestions. I will get to studying the manual.
yep white balance. you'll have an auto setting if not the actual white balance menu. there's threads on here which will explain I reckon, if you search 'white balance' it will be explained fully. I'd just drop this in black and white and save a lot of messing about. but that's just me.