White Balance

Question 1

what is white balance?

Answer 1

the colour balance in a digital image

Question 2

what does using the correct white balance setting help achieve?

Answer 2

an accurate white balance - white is white and the image doesn’t appear unnatural.

Question 3

what is kelvin?

Answer 3

the unit of measurement for the colour temperature of light.

Question 4

what are you doing when you set a white balance?

Answer 4

setting the kelvin for the scene and telling the camera that’s the light is a particular colour temperature.

Question 5

what are the most used colour temperatures?

Answer 5

range from 2000k (candle light) up to 9000k (dark shade)

Question 6

what is unwanted colour hue in a photography called?

Answer 6

colour cast

Question 7

what effects colour temperature?

Answer 7

colour temperature of different light sources and conditions

Question 8

what does using different pre-set white balance modes great?

Answer 8

different colour temperature in an image - either amplifying a colour temperature