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White balance controls whether your photo looks warm or cool. Auto mode works 90% of the time, but fails with mixed light sources or vivid colors like sunsets. Switch to manual when auto gets it wrong.
White balance controls whether your photo looks warm or cool. Auto mode works 90% of the time, but fails with mixed light sources or vivid colors like sunsets. Switch to manual when auto gets it wrong.
If the people in your photos are looking a little too orange, you need to learn how to set your white balance. White balance controls the color temperature of our photos, which basically just means how warm or cool they look. Auto white balance is going to work 90% of the time. Where it fails is if you've got multiple light sources that are different color temperatures themselves, or if you have very vivid colors. Think of sunsets, for example. If you really want to capture the beauty of those sunsets, then you're going to have to set your white balance yourself. So go have fun playing with your white balance so that you have the knowledge of how to use it when you really need it.
