White Balance
Apologies for the lack of posts lately. I've had limited access to my computer over the last few days, and trying to update via iPhone is an exercise in frustration. I'll try to get back to a more regular schedule this week. Meantime, let's talk white balance. If you've read my previous posts, you know that I've benefitted greatly from watching National Geographic's Great Courses DVD on fundamental photography. I can't recommend this course enough, as it's made me think about the fotos I'm taking in ways that have noticeably improved my photography. Most recently, I've watched the lessons regarding lighting, which have some great tips on how to light a subject using both ambient and introduced light. The host, photographer Joel Sartore, also mentioned white balance, about which I've thought very little before now. Sartore mentions that auto white balance (which I used basically all the time) tries to mimic our eyes' adjustment to d...