Archive for exposure

The quality of light

Very often I’m asked by students why the color of the same object may look different in 2 consecutive pictures?
The more obvious reason is the usage of the auto white balance on the camera, but in some occasions, we found the flash used to be defective. If the flash does not send the same amount [...]

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Color Balancing or color correcting

Would you rather Color Balance once at picture taking time or color correct all night after a shoot?
Or: Who painted my wall yellow?
The digital era brought with him a whole lot of fun things, unlimited shootings, everlasting roll of film and perfect auto modes. Oups! I’m starting to talk like a salesman. The auto-everything camera [...]

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