That does make sense about using the expo disc @lenspirationlydia.Thank you! I was testing it out last evening with a little still life shoot. I set the WB with the disc at the beginning and didn’t change it during the 30’ish min of shooting. When I reviewed the pictures later it was interesting to note how the color of the light had changed as the sun began to set.
So when using the expo disc, I should practice being more aware of what the light is doing and reset the WB accordingly.
I’ll have to try gelling my flash @jamesstaddon! That also makes sense to have the flash dominate. How do you know what color gel to use? Do you just have to train your eyes to see the slight variations of light color and pick the matching color gel?
Here’s a follow-up question.
Let me give you a sample scenario. I’m taking pictures at an event: one room has a orangey color light; I have a flash-lit photobooth were I’m also taking pictures as people are available; there’s another room with yet a different color light; and finally, once in a while I’ll step outside and grab a few pictures. I’m responsible for taking picture at all the locations and I keep going back and forth among them.
How would you keep up with all the different colors of light and do it quickly?
Manual WB takes a lot of practice to learn just like Manual exposure took a lot of practice to learn!
