Experiment 02 - White Balance Control

The objective of this week is to learn how to control the white balance (WB) in appropriate setting. Most of camera has set up auto white balance control. However, being a professional photographer, WB is one of function that he/she must know how to adjust in different setting. The pictures below were taken during the exercise session, which may represent good / bad setting of WB.

Pic 1: WB in Daylight  (Approx. 5200K) with white light support.

Pic 2: WB in Tungsten (Approx. 3200K)with white light support.

Pic 3: WB in Daylight (Approx. 5200K) with orange light support.  

Pic 4: WB in Auto WB. 

To summarize the White Balance (WB) function, a beginner photographer must understand the differences of WB selection. The functions of WB in Canon 650D include (1) Auto WB, (2) Daylight (Approx. 5200K), (3) Shade (Approx. 7000k), (4) Cloudy (Approx. 6000K), (5) Tungsten Light (Approx. 3200K), (6) White Fluorescent Light (Approx. 4000K), (7) Flash, and (8) Custom. Most of time, we may intend to use the Auto WB when taking picture due to it's easier to control the result of photo. However, being a professional photographer needs to know what appropriate selections of WB are in order to express the outstanding result of the object or subject.