Canon EOS 450D Rebel XSi - Setting a Custom White Balance

There are eight different white balance settings on the XSi, but only custom white balance give you the most accurate settings, based on exactly the light under which you are currently shooting, from the Magic Lantern DVD Guide to the Canon XSi

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[tttnytttny]

Can someone PLEASE help me? I am taking photos with tungsten light which is 1000 watts and I notice that the room and wall become **VERY** yellow. So I plan on adjusting the white balance manually. Question: Do I take a picture of the white card under an **IDEAL** environment (like outdoor but under soft sunligt) or do I photograph the white card in that "yellow" environment? Please help. Thank you.

[LarkPhoto]

@tttnytttny. You want to set the custom white balance (take a picture of the white card) under the yellow tungsten lights. That's the whole point—you're telling the camera that, under THIS light, THIS is white. Just watch the video!

[tttnytttny]

@LarkPhoto If I may ask you again, why does the manual say that I am supposed to **zoom in** when I take a pic of the white card?

[LarkPhoto]

@tttnytttny What it means is that the white card should fill the entire frame when you take the picture.

[tttnytttny]

@LarkPhoto I apologize beforehand for my stupid questions. But why zoom in? Why can't I just stand closer to the white card physically without zooming in?

[LarkPhoto]

@tttnytttny You can. That's what I'm saying—all that matters is that the frame is totally filled with the white card reflecting the tungsten light. if your card is big enough that that can be done at a wide angle, then that's fine. (Don't take anything your manual says too literally—that's why we sell these books and DVDs!)

[SmirkyHaze]

cool. now i'm gonna carry paper around

[fagrahanif]

shoot RAW!

[heavenwithin81]

Holy, I had no idea it was so easy.

[pabrachan]

Very helpful. Thank you

[510FILMS]

Very helpful tutorial!

[prabhathandro]

Very informative :)

Thank you for posting this tutorial.

[nyc0053]

Very cool!

[torontobabe]

I LOVE YOU!!! You saved my butt! Before this video, Photoshop saved my butt! All this time I've been trusting AWB. Me and white balance are best friends now thanks to you.

[brandonlamarmusic]

@LarkPhoto PERFECT VIDEO, I LIKED MY CAMERA ALOT BEFORE THIS VIDEO. NOW I LOVE MY CAMERA SINCE I CAN GET THE ACCURATE VIDEO AND PICS I WANT NOW WITHOUT HAVING TO COLOR CORRECT LATER.

[ack754]

How does 'LarkBooks' dot com become 'LarkCrafts' dot com?

Nothing at Larkcrafts shows anything like the URL says.

Help US out.

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