First of all, please vote for the best photos in Friday's photo challenge. Use this link:
Vote for Friday's photo challenge
Now that you're done, I'd like to let you know that TOMORROW you'll start learning about the different parts of the camera.
TODAY is one of those problem-solving days where I kept thinking there was something I forgot to have you do, and then I realized what it was.
As I was looking through pictures this weekend, I kept looking at the colors of the photos trying to figure out what happened and why the colors looked off from picture to picture, etc.
Then I realized something. You guys don't know about White Balance, and therefore you haven't been setting your cameras accordingly.
So, today you'll learn about White Balance. From here on out, you'll need to set your white balance for every environment, especially since we'll be going into the gym more taking pictures of basketball and wrestling.
Here's a video from one of my favorite online video instructors. I think he's rather funny. WATCH THIS VIDEO:
Mike Browne: How to Set White Balance
I swear at one point he looks like a Smurf!
What's the big deal with White Balance?
Here's a brief introduction to White Balance. READ IT!!
INTRODUCTION TO WHITE BALANCE
Here's another that goes into a little bit more detail that I like better:
Photography fundamentals: White Balance
The only thing I can really compare it to is how your iPhone or smart phone has different filters, and you get different colors in your photos based on how you set your filters.
TODAY AND TOMORROW, YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT ADJUSTING WHITE BALANCE.
Here's a video on how to adjust the white balance on the Canon cameras:
DED Studios— Canon T3i: Setting a Custom White Balance
He says to use a white color card, but you can use a piece of printer paper.
You can also choose an automatic setting. If you choose to do that, here are the directions:
For the Nikons, here's a video:
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