Fixing White Balance – JPG vs RAW
Have you ever taken a picture that was too yellow, too blue or just overall *not* the way it looked in person? That would be a white balance issue. We learn more about white balance in the Shooting in Manual class (photo 101) and I mention how important it is to pay attention to white balance when shooting in JPG vs. RAW. So when I spent the afternoon with one of my BFFs Kyndal @ the Modern art museum and I snapped a photo of her that was just *wicked bad* in terms of white balance I thought, heyyyyyyyy JPG vs RAW!
Here’s a little video tutorial about why it’s important to pick the right white balance setting if you’re shooting in jpg format. And a little bit about the difference between shooting in JPG vs. RAW.
Canon 5DM2, 50 1.2, f/2.2, 1/100, ISO 2000 – AWB (auto white balance)
As you can see the auto white balance (which usually does a good job) is BLEH in this picture. The light is way too yellow and red. Hey this isn’t sunburned, it’s Oompa Loompa! ha ha. Anyway… if you shoot this in JPG without paying attention to the white balance, it’s tricky and sometimes impossible to fix. If you shoot this in RAW you can easily fix the white balance issue in editing (I use Lightroom.)
Ewwwww. Maybe the title of this should just be “Brandy’s really lame attempt at fixing white balance” Or something. Ha ha look at all that green. I mean, it’s better but no cigar. Really I’m done trying to fix this (fixing jpg white balance is just not my thing!)
Now here’s the same image (the RAW format) after white balance correction in post editing. It looks SO much better and more true to life + it was really easy to fix.
So basically there’s nothing wrong with shooting in JPG – but this is why it’s REALLY important to pay attention and choose the right white balance setting for the situation you’re shooting in. Next time you’re out and about taking pictures, try to remember the white balance and keep it in mind. Oh and if you do change the white balance… don’t forget to change back to AWB when you’re done. Unless of course you’re totally feeling all Oompa Loompa up in here. :)
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Brigit’s Lovely Cotton Mill Bridal
It’s wedding Wednesday! Today’s post is Brigit’s beautiful bridal shoot @ the Cotton Mill in McKinney, Texas. We actually photographed B’s bridals before her engagement session with Brett (I’ll post those soon!) and since B&B were married in October I can share a few of my favorites from this session…
LOVE those purple shoes! Can’t wait to share B&B’s engagement and wedding pics too! xoxo Brandy
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