Do you adjust your white balance manually in Kelvin?

3 years 8 months ago #691817 by Mason Latka
Does anyone adjust their white balance manually in Kelvin anymore?  Everyone I know uses pre-set positions.  It was mainly the film people that used Kelvin right?  


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3 years 8 months ago #691819 by Nikon Shooter
If you shoot Raw, just leave it on Auto WB. This parameter
is the less critical of all — RAW files have no colour space.

I will tweak the WB in post and only if necessary or to sup-
port a given artistic intent.

Film, was not so forgiving and many ways were taken to get
things right in critical shoots.

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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3 years 8 months ago #691821 by nomad
yup, but i do it in lightroom.  the joys of shooting raw.


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3 years 8 months ago #691823 by Nikon Shooter

nomad wrote: yup, but i do it in lightroom.  the joys of shooting raw.


Most converters or pixel editors have decent tools
for that. Personally, I am adobe free since years but
I tweak the WB only in my converter.

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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3 years 8 months ago #691827 by nomad

Nikon Shooter wrote: Most converters or pixel editors have decent tools
for that. Personally, I am adobe free since years but
I tweak the WB only in my converter.


i'm one of those weirdos who actually enjoys editing.  i've tried a few other raw converters but lightroom is what i've stuck with so far.  i use photoshop and illustrator a lot too.


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3 years 8 months ago #691828 by Nikon Shooter

nomad wrote: i'm one of those weirdos who actually enjoys editing.


Welcome to the club! :P

I use Serif's Affinity suite and CO Pro.

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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3 years 8 months ago #691829 by Mason Latka
So are there any situations when you will use kelvin setting?


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3 years 8 months ago #691830 by Nikon Shooter
No, digital technologies and RAW format
offer a flexibility never enjoyed before.

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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3 years 8 months ago #691838 by nomad

Mason Latka wrote: So are there any situations when you will use kelvin setting?


nope.  maybe if i had to turn something over really quickly and they were concerned about wb then i'd consider setting the kelvin in camera.  but whenever i have a quick turn around job they're not interested in wb or editing so i just use auto wb.


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3 years 8 months ago #691861 by Rob Cline

nomad wrote: yup, but i do it in lightroom.  the joys of shooting raw.



:agree:   I'm with you on this one.  Lightroom when you have RAW files is a dream and the best Swiss Army knife.    


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3 years 8 months ago #691971 by Colorado Mike
All auto white balance for me, then fix in LR when needed


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3 years 8 months ago #691988 by Prago
Not I, auto all the way and fix what you need to in post.  

SWM into chainsaws and hockey masks seeks like-minded SWF. No weirdos, please
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3 years 8 months ago #692023 by CharleyL
No, I haven't adjusted white balance in the camera in years. It's always set on Auto. I make any needed adjustments later in the RAW file. I still frequently take a shot of a white balance target as part of my photo shoot, so I can compare it to the shots and make adjustments from it if I should want to though.

Charley


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3 years 7 months ago #692098 by Moossmann

nomad wrote: yup, but i do it in lightroom.  the joys of shooting raw.


:agree:  me too

RAW is the way to go


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3 years 7 months ago #692152 by Scott Klubeck
Man, I don't touch my white balance hardly ever.  Seriously, I can't even remember the last time I made a on camera adjustment to it.  For me, it's always on auto.  Never had any issues at all fixing white balance in post.  


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