Photo Tip: Setting Your White Balance
People often ask me, what camera setting do you use?
The answer: P.
P is like one step up from automatic. It really is not very advanced, but it has allowed me to take some really great pictures over the years.
Quick tutorial:
P – the camera sets the shutter speed and f-stop
AV- You select f stop and the camera selects the shutter speed
TV- You select the shutter speed and the camera selects the f stop
One thing that I always do when shooting in P is set my white balance.
This week we took Elias to Lake Michigan.
Thankfully, I noticed my white balance was off. Check out the difference in shots (taken about 30 seconds apart):
Elias at 23.5 months
Romper: Carters (from Costco)
Shoes: Lands End
The difference is crazy isn’t it?
I am trying to venture into using other camera modes more, so if you have any tips to share, that would be great!