Chapter 6
Mastering Color Controls
IN THIS CHAPTER
Exploring white balance and its effect on color
Creating custom White Balance settings
Bracketing white balance
Setting the color space (sRGB versus Adobe RGB)
Taking a quick look at Picture Controls
Compared with understanding certain aspects of digital photography, making sense of your camera’s color options is easy-breezy. First, color problems aren’t common, and when they occur, they’re usually simple to fix with your camera's White Balance setting. Second, getting a grip on color requires learning only a few new terms, an unusual state of affairs for an endeavor that often seems more like high-tech science than art. This chapter explains White Balance along with other features that enable you to fine-tune the way your camera renders colors, whether you’re shooting photos or movies.
Understanding White Balance
Every light source emits a particular color cast. The fluorescent lights in some restrooms, for example, put out a yellowish-green ...
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