ambient light indoors

October 16th, 2011
guys need some advise, what would you do when you shoot indoors and the light is ambient ie yellowish which makes people look like they have hepatitis? thanks in advanc =)
October 16th, 2011
Are you adjusting your white balance setting to tungsten or fluorescent?
October 16th, 2011
yup like @pwallis says its all about white balance if you dont get it in camera most editing suites have settings to correct it
October 16th, 2011
@ronphotography Tungsten is done by normal lightbulbs in the home and makes it orangey/yellow. Fluorescent is normally in places like shops & schools, which makes it greenish. Your camera should have a setting for tungesten, fluorescent and daylight, just got to set it right :-)
October 17th, 2011
@ronphotography If setting the white balance to 'indoor' doesn't fix it most all cameras have a setting for custom white balance which is good for mixed lighting. Check the manual on how to do it with yours.

Lately I've learned to put more trust in AWB (auto) and do any corrections needed later when shooting RAW.
October 17th, 2011
What photo editing software are you using? In Elements, there's a setting to Remove Color Cast. If it's yellowish, you can pick it as the white and the photo will be adjusted accordingly. It's not perfect, but it's an option.
October 17th, 2011
tnx fr the advices you guys, you're the best! =)
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