On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 3:06 PM, Marnie (aka Doe) <eactiv...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Why would you want to remove the yellow color cast? It is the way it looks > in real life and we are all used to seeing that kind of light in rooms at > night.
Well, for nicer skin tones for one. And for creative reasons for another. We aren't slaves to what the camera happens to produce. It interprets the scene one way and we are free to reinterpret that to the way we see it in our own heads. And in "real life" your brain adapts to the prevailing colour temperature and attempts to make it appear neutral. So the world in fact doesn't look blue when you are standing outdoors, except for a brief moment when you head outside from a tungsten-lit interior. > I buy CFL in that color range, BTW, because I can't stand blue casting > fluorescent lighting. They say it's natural, day light, but, no, it's blue. That's why the lamp sections in hardware stores are so big. Colour temperatures for everyone's preferences. I prefer daylight balance in some locations, but tungsten in others. Warm colours supposedly help you to prepare for sleep, as I understand it. They now make tricky lamps with ever-changing colour temperatures that can slowly shift to warmer as evening progresses. They can be programmed from an app on your mobile device or desktop PC. > Marnie aka Doe Short answer: no. > > > On 6/27/2017 11:55 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: >> >> Many homes still use yellowish light for internal illumination instead >> of the less power hungry LED bulbs. >> And photos come out with a strong color cast especially skin tones. >> >> I have given the link to a sample photo which shows the yellow color >> cast - though surprisingly the skin tone is fairly OK:- >> >> >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/svjhqjveewcwt0d/Yellow%20Light%20Example.jpg?dl=0 >> >> The Question: Should we neutralize the overall yellow color cast and >> correct the skin tone in post, or leave the photo as it is?? >> >> I often end up with "sick" looking skin tones when I adjust the WB >> Temperature in Lightroom. >> >> Looking forward to your feedback on your preferences. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
