WHITE BALANCE

WHITE BALANCE

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When we speak of white balance will bear in mind the color temperetura or more precisely the type of light you're shooting  in. There are several basic types of light related to photography : sunlight , tungsten light (standard light bulb ), Fluorescent light ( coming from fluorescent lighting ) light from the flash. Depending on the type of light you're shooting  in, you have to set the camera to the appropriate mode of  white balance to achieve the desired effect. The color temperature is measured in Calvins and each source has certain values. In other words , the white balance is called white balance because you want when you make a picture the  white to be white , black to be black, and so on. Setting the wrong properties of the white balance, you risk the white color of your photos to be blue or yellow, which is annoying. Here are two examples of the same frame with different settings of white balance

WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT

Each camera has several modes to adjust the white balance : sunlight, shade , cloudy , incandescent light (standard light bulb ), Fluorescent light ( coming from fluorescent lighting ); light from the flash. Depending on the lighting conditions in which you shoot you have to set the appropriate mode of white balance so that white is white and so on, thus the machine understands how to set the color temperature and all  of the colors in the image will be the correct. In 90% of cases, usually automatic settings of white balance is doing a great job , but there are situations in which you must manually set the values ​​of the white balance, but it takes time and experience. Usually modern the digital cameras can shoot in RAW format, allowing you even if you got wrong white balance while shooting , then you can make adjustments in Adobe Lightroom for example.

In a few words , the white balance is to set the proper color temperature by the certain modes of  white balance of  the camera , which leads to correct reproduction of the colors in an image where the white is white, red is red , etc.

FIRST STEPS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF BODY AND LENS

FIRST STEPS AFTER THE  PURCHASE OF BODY AND LENS

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Needless to say about the emotions and impatience with which the beginner photographer is escorted immediately after the acquisition of the coveted technique . I personally , since I bought my first set ( the starter lens I sold after 2 weeks , confirming what was said above ) I was at a dentist , and my new camera was with me in the cabinet. It was the most pleasant dental appointment I've ever had ( and we all know there is no such thing , it is not possible ! ! ) Because my thoughts were elsewhere , you  know where. But this positive emotion will inevitably be replaced by a negative one, even annoyance and aggression. The reason is very simple - you just bought equipment for a lot of money , which invites you to go out and shoot, share your masterpieces with the world, which should fall at the feet of your photographic genius ... yes, but no . I am confident because I have gone through that in most of the cases you will not know how to do even one shot without the automatic shooting mode that hate to the extreme and that should not ever use ! And ultimately you got involved with photography for not shooting in auto mode . If so , sell your equipment and buy a 3D TV or lawnmower.

To protect you from your first wonderful moments and emotions from the acquisition of equipment to be spoiled forever , there is one rule for me , which is mandatory and it is:

READ YOUR BOOK WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CAMERA AND LENSES ! ! !

This is really a mandatory first step ! There is no way for you  to know your technique and you won’t be satisfied with the first few hundred photos not because the device " does not work" , but because you do not know its functions ! Shame on you if you spent let’s say 2000 euro for example and did not bother to read the small book of 100 pages! The instruction book itself will not embed talent, if you expect it, you will not start to do amazing photos after reading it, because the incredible photos require knowledge of photography, which we'll talk / write below. But reading the book will introduce you to the technical characteristics of the technique, it becomes clear what shutter speed , aperture , ISO , white balance , file format types , types of shooting modes , etc. When you read the book and learn to say 30% of the terms in it , this is a wonderful home that will allow you to build on your skills and abilities. Hundreds of times I saw posts in photographic sites of beginner photographers with themes like "the camera is not performing well" or " how particular photo has been made? ". For others, including myself,it requires  a lot of reading , thousands of photos in the bucket and a little satisfaction, but this is only temporary until the best photos start to get into our heads and memory cards:)

In the next post I will explain in the most simple way what aperture , shutter speed and ISO , or as they say in photography,The Wholly Trinity . :)

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INTRODUCTION FOR THE BEGINNER PHOTOGRAPHER

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The reason why I start this blog is driven by my desire to help to the beginners photographers not to wander blindly in the vast and all-consuming business called digital photography. I write all this with the caveat that my opinion is not omniscient and only . I refract everything through my own experience in photography and my experience from many articles and books that I've read about it. The idea here is the following , by any chance , a beginner photographer came across this page with the desire to engage in photography, be it amateur or professional level. What I personally would like this novice photographer to realize and choose a prefer genre in photography , technique and equipment needed , the necessary basic knowledge chosen by him / her! For all collected in the head of a successful photographer in the beginning can (and from my experience that is) can be extremely confusing and in many cases, you may withdraw from the venture ! I will give a personal example , I bought a Panasonic FZ8, in my view a machine in the  top level in the digital photography (! ! ! ) . From hindsight, I just wonder how I ever shot with him, but then I was damn proud of acquisition and thought I was a great thing. After a while, it replaced my Canon EOS 1000 which I bought completely by accident, as I had gone to buy Olympus, which I'm sure I'd have the same success as with Panasonic ... When the seller packed the  Olympus, I said at the last moment I want Canon, I do not know what made me take this decision , but I am so thankful for it, because it changed my perception and understanding of digital photography !
So, the idea is when you have a strong desire to start doing photography , is to avoid misunderstandings and above the formation of innumerable nerve ( on the contrary , the nerves are the only cells that do not resume ! ) , saving a significant number Phoenician characters because digital photography is anything but cheap hobby. If I can help at least to one beginner photographer , I will be satisfied with the progress , because I've been down this road, unfortunately (or rather my joy ) self-taught and wasting a lot of energy and money to get here . And do not get me wrong , it's okay to spend money on machinery and equipment , etc. - even if it is required. The idea is to give them the appropriate technique that will point you in the right direction in photography .

I want to clarify that not all articles here will be my production , but when I quote an article I will pay due respect to the author with a link to the original article ( believe me, when I'm alone made my site , this is crucial !) . also do not claim that I invented the hot water ! Only bathe her :)

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