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In the Field: Adjusting WB for wildlife photography

The Concept:

In this unique Today’s Photo Minute, you will see Brian in the field adjusting his WB to add warmth to the images he is creating of wildlife in his backyard. Beyond applying the idea that we should consider using a preset WB such as Cloudy in an evening light situation, he also discusses how to use the Kelvin WB option on our cameras to create a color that is in between two presets (such as Auto WB and Cloudy). Check out the video and then see the sample images below showing the progression from blue to yellow with different WB settings.

The Assignment:

Find a shade, overcast or dusk-type situation. Shoot a variety of images trying out Auto WB, Cloudy WB, Shade WB as well as using the Kelvin WB option with different numerical values from 5000K to around 7000-8000K. Determine on your computer screen what you think the best color was for the situation and try this the next time you feel your images are shifting blue.