White/Grey/Neutral Balance
Themostsignificantchangethephotographercanmakein
thisareaisthewhitebalance.Thephotographerisableto
either choose from one of the preset options, such as
daylight, cloudy or flash, or create a custom white balance.
Whenusingthewhitebalancetoolmenu,theaimofthe
photographeristoremoveanyunrealisticcolourcastswith
adjustmentsoftheRGBchannels,torendertheimageas
neutralaspossibletotheeye,sothatobjectsthatappeared
whiteintheoriginal sceneareseenaswhiteinthefinal
image.
SelecttheWhite Balancedropper icon(top left).Simply
placethisontoaneutralareaoftheimage,anditwillthen
changetheoverall mixof thecoloursuntiltheybecome
neutralto theeye.Fineradjustments canbe madetothe
white balance using the temperature and tint sliders.
Additional sliders are available to further modify and
manipulate the image. Clicking the Auto option can
sometimes render the image the way the photographer
intended; however these can be refined by using the
Exposure, Contrast, Highlights and the other variables
available.
WHY WHITE IS SOMETIMES NOT WHITE...Our eyes and brains are sohighly tuned that in any
lightingsituationtheyareabledecipherwhetheranobject
is ‘white’ or not. Camera technology is not quite as
sophisticatedandwillsimplyrenderwhatisinfrontofit.