White Balance
White Balance in simple is the the temperature of a photo.
On a DSLR Camera while using the manual mode you can select 1 of 9 different presets:
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Florescent, Flash and Custom
Colour Temperature is measured in the unit of Kelvins.
The Scale on the left shows the Preset's Kelvin Value as well as the full kelvin scale. A Photographer will always be changing the temperature based on the composition to make-sure there getting the best end-result possible.
As well as the presets there is also an Auto and Custom WB Mode, with the auto setting the camera decides on the temperature kelvin value should be used based on the composition, this may give good results quite often but sometimes the photographer may not what the auto mode offers, this is where the custom mode comes in this setting allows you to tell the camera exactly what temperature kelvin value to use.
When taking images majority of the time the photographer is aiming to get the most realistic photo possible and so for that you would have to use the correct settings, if you were to use the wrong white balance the photo may appear washed out or unrealistic it all depends what the photographer is hoping to get.
On a DSLR Camera while using the manual mode you can select 1 of 9 different presets:
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Florescent, Flash and Custom
Colour Temperature is measured in the unit of Kelvins.
The Scale on the left shows the Preset's Kelvin Value as well as the full kelvin scale. A Photographer will always be changing the temperature based on the composition to make-sure there getting the best end-result possible.
As well as the presets there is also an Auto and Custom WB Mode, with the auto setting the camera decides on the temperature kelvin value should be used based on the composition, this may give good results quite often but sometimes the photographer may not what the auto mode offers, this is where the custom mode comes in this setting allows you to tell the camera exactly what temperature kelvin value to use.
When taking images majority of the time the photographer is aiming to get the most realistic photo possible and so for that you would have to use the correct settings, if you were to use the wrong white balance the photo may appear washed out or unrealistic it all depends what the photographer is hoping to get.
My Pictures
First Shoot
7:30 PM (1 Hour after sunset) - I went outside with a candle and placed it on top of a wooden gate, this was my composition for this photoshoot, I took 6 pictures all with the same Shutter Speed and Aperture but with each one I changed the white balance setting, as seen below the temperature of the picture has changed significantly with each one.
7:30 PM (1 Hour after sunset) - I went outside with a candle and placed it on top of a wooden gate, this was my composition for this photoshoot, I took 6 pictures all with the same Shutter Speed and Aperture but with each one I changed the white balance setting, as seen below the temperature of the picture has changed significantly with each one.
Second Shoot
8 PM - For this photoshoot my composition was my brother holding the candle and letting glow shine on to him, this gave a nice effect, like with my previous pictures I used the same Shutter Speed and Aperture settings but changed the white balance settings to show a change in temperature.
8 PM - For this photoshoot my composition was my brother holding the candle and letting glow shine on to him, this gave a nice effect, like with my previous pictures I used the same Shutter Speed and Aperture settings but changed the white balance settings to show a change in temperature.
White Balance: Auto
Shutter Speed: 1/80 Aperture: F/2.8 White Balance: Cloudy
Shutter Speed: 1/80 Aperture: F/2.8 |
White Balance: Daylight
Shutter Speed: 1/80 Aperture: F/2.8 White Balance: Tungsten
Shutter Speed: 1/80 Aperture: F/2.8 |
White Balance: Shade
Shutter Speed: 1/80 Aperture: F/2.8 White Balance: Florescent
Shutter Speed: 1/80 Aperture: F/2.8 |
Summary
From all the pictures I have taken testing out different white balances I can summarise that depending on the condition of the composition (Day, Night, Rain, Cloudy) is how you would decide which white balance to use, with my above picture I think that the pictures taken with Tungsten and Florescent White balance settings (Cold Colours) look better for my candle photography.