VOTE PF PHOTO CONTEST - Footprints in time

[~christina~]

I am using Digital Photo Profesional that I got with my Canon. If the picture is saved in RAW format, I can apply any white balance I want. To some extent it allows me to work with JPGs also, but then I can't use presets.

It can be also done using Photoshop. I have seen it done by an experienced photoshopper, but it was eons ago and I don't remember any details :(

Hm..I don't have the photos in RAW format because Nikon requires you to buy another program software to process the images.

I have photoshop and I tried a bunch of things and did not get the desired effect. It still looks greenish blue. Oh well.

 

[Moonbear]

Hm..I don't have the photos in RAW format because Nikon requires you to buy another program software to process the images.

I have photoshop and I tried a bunch of things and did not get the desired effect. It still looks greenish blue. Oh well.

If you have a recent version of photoshop (CS3 or CS4), you should also have Adobe Bridge as part of it. If it won't open the RAW images from a Nikon (.NEF), then you just need to check for uninstalled updates for the software and install them. The updates include the drivers for Nikon cameras. Once you have it in Adobe Bridge, open the file in Camera Raw and save it from there...choose the file type .DNG, which is a lossless digital negative format that is a more universal standard.

There are presets to adjust the white balance in Bridge. Though, I've been enjoying using Lightroom more recently since it can handle more complex lighting situations more easily (I work in rooms with horrible fluorescent lights supplemented by a tungsten lamp, and sometimes other forms of incandescent or halogen lights...it's definitely NOT a photographic studio)...in Lightroom, you can do a custom white balance based on a selected part of the photo. So, I can just click on a place that should be white and let it automatically get very close to the right setting. Then I just need to tweak the settings a little bit. Much easier than the presets in Bridge.

I'm learning a LOT about photography with my current projects.