White Balance

Question 1

What is white balance?

Answer 1

Relates to how the camera reads colour I different types of light.

Question 2

What is light sources measured in?

Answer 2

Kelvin

Question 3

Warmer colour lights…

Answer 3

Have lower colour temperature (low Kelvin number)

Question 4

Cooler colour lights…

Answer 4

Have higher colour temperature (high Kelvin number)

Question 5

What is a colour cast?

Answer 5

Refers to a visible colour tint to an image, usually one that is unwanted.

Question 6

When does colour cast occur?

Answer 6

When the white balance is inaccurate or light is contaminated with a colour such as in the instance of bouncing from a coloured surface

Question 7

Automatic White Balance setting

Answer 7

camera automatically determines white balance settings, doesn’t work well in extreme situations

Question 8

Tungsten setting

Answer 8

Use when photographing in homes lit by artificial light to add cooler tones to compensate for too many warm tones

Question 9

Fluorescent setting

Answer 9

Use when photographing in fluorescent lighting, adds warm colours to compensate for cool colours. Example in a office

Question 10

Daylight setting

Answer 10

Use when direct sunlight is hitting subject to add warm tones

Question 11

Cloudy setting

Answer 11

Use on overcast days and/or with portrait. Adds warmer hues which are often desirable in landscape and portraits

Question 12

Shade setting

Answer 12

Use when subject is covered in shade. adds more red/orange tones to compensate for bluer tones found in shade