concepta Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Hey! Trying to learn how to shoot pics in a lightbox and i need some advice from the experts :cool: I am using a Sony A100 with a 50mm 1.2.8 DG Macro lens. The camera is in Macro mode and i am using AF. Why the color of the pics/results? Even when i fix it with Autocolor in PS it does not get that crispy white color everyone else seems to get! The lightbox is homemade with thin white paper. Light source is two construction lamps @ 150W put on each side of the lightbox. Check this pic; Camera data. What ya think is wrong?? Any suggestion on other settings on the camera?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbchubb Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Try changing the White Balance setting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andei3000 Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Hi Concepta, it's really easy once you know how to: First change the white balance on your camera to incandescent light. If it looks alright, then you're done, if not here is how to proceed: Open photoshop goto: -Image -Adjustements -Levels -click on the white pipette tool -then choose with the pipette the brightest part in your picture which should be white -click done then your picture should look like this: hope this was helpfull Andei Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concepta Posted August 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Cheers mate! I don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andei3000 Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 then tungsten is the way to go, as the construction lamps producing real warm light in colour. And the rest is photoshop. regards Andei Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Cheers mate! I don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concepta Posted August 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Training Well a little improvement i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 WOO!! YEAH!! Good work!! Just take a microfiber cloth to the watch before you snap those pics to remove all those fingerprints on the body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Took me a while to figure out the light box and white balance trick. It was really bothering me for a while! My camera has several options on it, but I favored the custom setting where the camera analyzes the white balance and adjusts it for you. As soon as I got the lightbox, it didn't work any more. I found the Tungsten setting works best. Keep playing with it and you will get it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Took me a while to figure out the light box and white balance trick. It was really bothering me for a while! My camera has several options on it, but I favored the custom setting where the camera analyzes the white balance and adjusts it for you. As soon as I got the lightbox, it didn't work any more. I found the Tungsten setting works best. Keep playing with it and you will get it! Many cameras have a "Set Balance" function .. hold a white piece of paper in front of the subject and activate the function. It will read the color correction directly off of the white paper. If your tent is white ... then no paper is needed .. read the correction off of your tent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 What also helps using daylight lamps. I got some which have a colour temp. of 5600K. If you have enough light with that colr temp there is no need to cahnge the white balanse Carpe Diem Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$tingray Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Nice pics! I don't know if you have PS, great program but quite advanced. If you like to get a easy program to "play" with your pics try the Paint.net Free download and a great stuff imo. Keep on shooting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capice Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Good tip Cats, they only cost about #2 a piece...only thing, the longer you use them the more the colortemp will shift to 3500, will become more red/yellow What also helps using daylight lamps. I got some which have a colour temp. of 5600K. If you have enough light with that colr temp there is no need to cahnge the white balanse Carpe Diem Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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