On Tue, July 14, 2009 12:51, PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx wrote: > > (Except for film users) why would anyone need any gel (except maybe gold > to > spice up flesh and flesh high lights) with automatic color balancing in > digital cameras? Two reasons come to mind. First, even though you *can* white-balance later, it might make your workflow much cleaner if you don't have to. If you're doing a volume business, this could make a critical difference to your income. Second, with multiple light sources, you can want them to not look the same, and that's much harder to apply later; this is a clear case where using gels makes sense, whatever the camera technology. -- David Dyer-Bennet, dd-b@xxxxxxxx; http://dd-b.net/ Snapshots: http://dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/data/ Photos: http://dd-b.net/photography/gallery/ Dragaera: http://dragaera.info
