Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac White balance is one of the most important settings on any camera. It can make the difference between vibrant, accurate colors, and a muddy, flat mess. It is also the ...

Before diving into what white balance is, let’s get straight what it isn’t. Sometimes the term white balance is used interchangeably with color temperature, but they’re not the same. Color temperature ...

Q I have been photographing my daughter’s gymnastics tournaments with my new digital SLR. The tournaments are held indoors under artificial light. All of my pictures have a slight color cast from the ...

White balance refers to the effects color temperature and tint have in photographs. Different light sources emit varying color temperatures, ranging in a spectrum between orange and blue. Likewise, ...

Many of us overlook proper white balance, letting the camera’s Auto White Balance setting do the work for us. But pros know that proper white balance is simply too important to leave to the sensor in ...