Russ, I set my white balance to 5500. Bill Ellis > Hi Gang............. > > I did a few tests with my Olympus E-10 using both the > built in flash and my Studio Lights (White Lightning 5000's) > > I used the auto white balance . > > I took shots around the house using the built in flash > in some cases using the self timer to taking some shots of myself. > > In the studio a friend sat in front of a mottled brown backdrop > and wore a red Polo shirt. > > On my computer monitor the color on the shots I took around > the house appears perfect. On the Studio shots there is a large > amount of magenta(pink/red) in the photo. As I correct for this > in the printer to create a profile for the paper I am using I end up > getting an alright skin tone but the back drop color shifts towards > the green. > > (I am trying to create a profile so I am not adjusting the image > color in PS) > > I wonder if the white balance was affected by the red shirt > or maybe I should manually set the white balance for the > Studio Lights rather than use auto. > > > Russ > R.E. Baker > Photography > rebphoto@pronetisp.net > > > > > > . >
