Ultimate guide for custom white balance techniques for Canon 5D 7D or other digital cameras

The ultimate guide on custom white balance and color temperature adjustment for your video footage and still photographs. Ritwika teaches how to obtain accurate color balance using various custom white balance techniques.

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[manperson70]

I beleave part of that is incorect, the time of day does not deturmin color temperature, likght source does, the sun is one light source, so 1 color temperature, indorrs and outdors, such as if you set the inside it would be orange outside and and vs virsa with blue. but in those conditions outside you would need to white balance. as far as i know, but if im wrong please tell me so i know.

[supportren]

@manperson70 Light color is expressed in color temperature, so instead of saying orange, yellow or white, we express the light hue in color temp in Kelvin (watch the tutorial again). Does sunlight color remain the same from dawn to dusk? Does sun light has same hue in a cloudy day or a sunny day? Answer this and it will also answer your question.

[Manoj85]

Good informative videos Ritwika..Keep up the good work :)

can u please let me know the brand of the strap you are using in this vid...

Thanks Merry christmas

[supportren]

@Manoj85 all of my photo gear is from Kinesis

[meltdownman1]

A couple of questions from a secret admirer :O )

1) Is there much difference in picture or video quality between a white sheet vs. an 18% gray card?

2) Do you use the same technique for adjusting the WB during a wildlife shot at a long distance where you may not be able to get close to the subject? There can obviously be some temp diff between where you are and where the subject is (i.e. you are in shade and subject is in sunlight).

Stay sweet,

The Meltdownman

[supportren]

@meltdownman1 1) 18% Grey card is most useful for exposure calculation. For white balance I do not think one will be superior than other as camera computer is now trying to figure out the reference white color and then adjust the entire color of the frame accordingly.

2) You are right, shadow light have lower color temperature than the direct sun light. Same happens if light gets reflected from a big patch of colored object. I adjust in post if necessary.

[JonathanWhitePhoto]

wideo

[Gallosafare]

looks like you learned everything from youtube. I don't think you should be asking for money like that.

plus you still need to learn how to act or look more natural for your tutorials maybe some makeup.

and show you pictures, portfoli or videos. and then we will see if you are so good as you sell yourself.

[GoCapture]

Good job Ritwika! I have been shooting video for about a decade, and I just bought a 5D and figured watching a video about manual white balancing would be better than RTFM. Nice job on the physics explanation. All too often people don't know that blue is hotter than red.

To all those with insulting comments...really? If you don't like her videos, just watching something else.

[GoCapture]

@meltdownman1 to answer question 2: it doesn't matter where you stand, it matters where your subject stands. And remember, if you are shooting a wide shot, the entire frame is your subject. But as Ritwika said, it can always be fixed in post!

[MrMagicCreeper]

3:31 Fail zoom XD

[nitroso669]

people like you have the best things and do the worst shit! ..and why are you asking for money? ¬¬ check my video and lear how to do good videos with a 550d a tripod an low budget!!!

[SyamSankar75]

I think 18% gray paper is better than white. Because a bit overexposed white paper will be recognized as pure white even it is in slightly yellowish or bluish light due to overexposure. Gray can resist this problem to some extend in this case. It is a sensitive difference. I filled 18% gray in 12 x 8 photo paper with photoshop and got mat printed to use. Thank you.

[toromusic]

Thanx for wasting my time. Get to the point I lasted 30 seconds

[kingdaddysam]

this is painful to watch. ur annoying, its so scripted, ur mum/dad has told you what to say.

[phofbauer12]

Underprivileged artist my ass. You own a 5D and your probably still in school or something. Your loaded...