White balance

White balance is an often-overlooked aspect of photography. Many, many of us are guilty of simply adopting a "set it and forget it" approach to white balance, relying on auto white balance and our camera's ability to interpret a scene and choose an appropriate white balance. For many situations, your camera's auto white balance will do a decent job. But if you really want full creative control over your photograph, it is important to understand white balance and how to use it to truly…

Find out about White Balance (WB), the WB settings on your Canon camera, how to use them to get accurate colours, and why you don't always need to do so.

Getting the perfect white balance in camera can be a challenge. Have you tried setting manual Kelvin white balance in different situations?

Custom White Balance with Kelvin • Auto White Balance was my best friend for a good two years. While I was learning how to change my aperture, shutter

Learn how to adjust your camera's white balance settings so you can get the proper colors in your photos. White balance makes the difference

The Color Temperature is the main characteristic of White Balance and it is measured in Kelvin (K). Typical settings include “sun”, “shade”.

Only ever stick to Auto white balance? Our cheat sheet gives you the lowdown on all the other options

White Balance is my nemesis, and I am sure it is many of yours too! There are a few ways you can set your white balance in camera - you can use Auto White Balance (not recommended!), use one of the presets available in your camera (like Sunny, Cloudy, Tungsten etc) then tweak in p

White balance is one of the least understood aspects of photography. It is also the topic for the week in the Boost Your Photography: 52 Weeks Challenge. (Join the Google+ Community to share your weekly photographs and receive feedback.) Many of us simply rely on Auto White Balance or shot RAW images and fix the white balance in post-processing. For an introduction to white balance first read What the ... White Balance? , one of the most popular and most pinned posts on Boost Your…