Understanding White Balance: Post-Production

Even the most seasoned photographers don’t always have time to make white balance adjustments in the moment — indeed, if you’re shooting RAW there’s no reason to. Software makes it easy to correct colour and other details after the fact.

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How to Take Better Photos: the Zen Guide

Taking good photos is not all exposure stops, light meters and technical stuff. It’s a state of mind, young padawan. Now listen closely to these tenets.

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The Rule of Thirds

One of the most-known rules of thumb in the visual arts, the rule of thirds helps beginning photographers learn to capture more interesting and engaging scenes.

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Understanding White Balance: Doing It Yourself

While your eyes, and your brain, are highly adept at working together to show you the world as you think it should be, your digital camera is nowhere near as perceptive. Modern digital cameras are pretty smart: they take technically acceptable pictures 99% of the time, with rich and vivid colours that seem true-to-life. But [...]

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Understanding White Balance

You might not realize that your eyes are constantly processing and adjusting the colours you see, all the time. White balance allows you to ensure that a scene, and your mind’s interpretation of that scene, are the same.

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