reducing the blue color cast in white clothing
reducing the blue color cast in white clothing
Often when working in the shade, or anywhere we need Cloudy or Shade white balance, we'll often see a blue tint in the white clothing. I suspect this might be due to detergents being used which give a blue-ish tint to white clothing to make them appear cleaner. Or perhaps this is from UV light when we're working in cloudy conditions or in the shade. However it might be, we will often get that blue tone in white clothing, as in this photo below ... Read more inside...Digital noise reduction software: Neat Image
Digital noise reduction software: Neat Image
The best way to deal with digital noise in photographs is to start with having a correctly exposed photograph taken by a high-ISO capable camera. Then digital noise mostly isn't an issue unless you start pushing the upper limits of what the camera is capable of. But sometimes (hopefully only sometimes), you have to deal with an under-exposed photograph from an older camera ... and then the digital noise becomes apparent. Then we have to use software to clean the image up. For those times when I do have to deal with an image with Read more inside...Which white balance settings should I use?
Which white balance settings should I use?
That's a question that baffles photographers who are just starting out with digital photography. You have a few options in setting the WB on your camera: Shoot in auto white balance (AWB), trusting your camera nails it. Set your camera to one of the preset WB settings, such as Daylight, Cloudy or Incandescent. And then hope your camera's preset is close to the correct WB. Do custom white balance readings and save it as you encounter and work in new situations. These custom white balance readings can be done with all kinds of Read more inside...what you see …
... is not necessarily quite what was there in the original scene. Read more inside...
alive for 365 – week 4 – cute phone box
I am sure the designer of this phone box intended for it to have this distinctly cartoon-like face. When I saw this, it instantly drew my attention. It really looked to me like a constantly-surprised wide-eyed face. Something out of Disney's animated movie, Beauty & The Beast. This then is my choice then for this week's entry in the Alive for 365 project. The photograph had some Photoshop work done to it to give it much more snap than the straight-out-of-the-camera version. Oh, and the lighting was bounce flash with available light ... Read more inside...
