Hcor.net Forum Index -> Photography -> adjusting the white balance       View previous topic :: View next topic  adjusting the white balance Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:10 pm narlus Dog House   Joined: Sep 8, 2002 Posts: 1413 Location: 53.4° N 6.2° W so i took some photos recently, and forgot that i had put my white balance setting to indoors (or something like that; there are a few settings, and it wasn't on automatic). as a result, these photos (taken outside in strong sunlight) are bluish-tinged. what's a quick fix? _________________ Yuppie wrote: Flames make everything faster, stronger, and better.

Re: adjusting the white balance

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:16 pm

Derek Burner   Joined: Aug 15, 2003 Posts: 386 Location: nothing depends on how bad it is there are a few options with photoshop I havent done that in a while but I think the one I usually prefer is adjustments-hue/saturation then pick the color blue and desaturate it Ill see if I can find a photo do demonstrate the diff edit. I cant vouch for professional results here as I am not on my nice monitor but this is a rough idea before after _________________

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:07 pm

BostonBullit All-City   Joined: Sep 8, 2002 Posts: 1075 Location: Boston, MA give the "auto color" action in photoshop a try, it can usually get you close. if it totally messes up then work the saturation or levels channels to tweek it out yourself....OR shoot in raw mode all the time and just select the correct white balance in the converter app

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