1) Choose a camera (USE A TRIPOD)
2) Shoot a variety of scenes (-ISO 100 or 200, -high .jpg)
-First shot using auto white balance (shoot a .jpg and RAW)
-Second shot use the manual white balance (shoot a .jpg and RAW)
-Third shot use the CUSTOM white balance. Using a white card or a gray card, refer to your manual for which will work best with your system (shoot a .jpg and RAW)
set 1 – indoor available light
note the lighting conditions, possible options, tungsten, fluorescent, mercury vapor, sodium vapor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-vapor_lamp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium-vapor_lamp
set 2 – outdoor available light
possible options, dawn, noon, dusk, sun, shade
For each of the above situations you will have 6 exact shots
-Use a tripod
-No out of focus shots will be accepted
3) Download the images to the computer
5) Open images, convert to Adobe RGB 1998
-Do no other image adjustments.
-While processing the RAW file, take note of the white balance numbers
write it down. You will do a RAW temp adjustment to make the scene look true.
6) Image – Image size -adjust your Resolution to 240
-Resample image on -create a 3×4.5 inch image
(Remember this will take away pixels from your image. Is
this good or bad? Can you see a difference?)
7) File – New
-8.5 w x 11 h
-Resolution 240
-RGB
-White Background
8) Drop the resized images onto this new canvas
set 1 -4 images on page 1 -2 images on page 2
set 2 -4 images on page 1 -2 images on page 2
9) Type auto jpg, auto RAW, manual jpg, manual RAW, custom jpg, custom RAW
near the correct image
black text only -arial or times font (simple easy to read font)
10) Save new canvas
11) Print White Balance test
12) Write a typed summary of your findings
-Include camera type
-Lighting condition
-Can you see a difference from the resample?
-Raw White Balance info
OBJECTIVE: To understand white balance and your camera.
Turn in envelope containing images, summary and CD
- Name, project, class day and time, date, email and phone# on envelope
- Printed images
- CD, on the CD create a folder for each lighting condition
- Typed summary
type of light color temperature
Incandescent 2500K – 3500K
Twilight 4000K
Fluorescent 4000K – 4800K
Sunlight 4800K – 5400K
Cloudy daylight 5400K – 6200K
Shade 6200K – 7800K
color temperature
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_temperature
http://www.3drender.com/glossary/colortemp.htm
white balance
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/white-balance.htm
http://www.photoxels.com/tutorial_white-balance.html
http://www.nikonusa.com/Learn-And-Explore/Nikon-Camera-Technology/ftlzi4q1/1/Auto-White-Balance.html
