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Lumix G9 – Auto White Balance
Basic camera settings you need to learn first
Does your snow turn blue?
Do you have problems getting your snow scenes to look white in photos? I see a lot of blue snow photos, especially this week, since there is so much of North America still covered in snow! I guess blue snow is better than yellow snow, though.
My very un-scientific white balance card comparison
Being able to set your white balance in the camera is one of the greatest advantages of shooting digitally over shooting with film. If you are still struggling with how to get good colour in your photos, a white balance card, or digital grey card is one tool that can help you with this.
How to get perfect white balance
Custom white balance can be a tricky subject, especially if you are new to digital photography. My preferred method is using a measured neutral gray card. The one I use is called a WhiBal and is made by RawWorkFlow.com. This video demonstrates how I use the card when shooting and in editing the files.
Get better color in your photos
Most people keep their digital cameras and their camera phones set on Auto White Balance (AWB), which works okay most of the time. But to get the best colour you need to set your white balance to capture the colour temperature of the light falling on the subject. If you set your camera on Auto White Balance, the camera wants to make the colour neutral. If there is predominant amount of one colour, such as orange, like in a sunset or wild storm, then the camera thinks, "Whoa, too much orange, we need to neutralize that." The camera doesn't know what type of light you are shooting in, it just sees orange.