Flash Question - PhotoCamel

kb433 · 02-25-2008

I seem to be having trouble taking pictures with flash indoors. My pictures seem to always come out with a yellowish/orange tint. What am I doing wrong? This last time I took pictures on the Program mode and still got the yellowish tint. My ISO was 200 and white balance was set to flash. I also had the Stofen on my flash. When I had the Canon 430 EX and used the Gary Fong, my pictures came out with the yellow/orange tint also. I now have the Canon 580 EXII and used it the other day for the first time indoors with the Stofen and the pictures still came out with the yellowish/orange tint.

W.Smith · 02-25-2008

Hi kb,

have you checked whether maybe a warming filter is inadvertently set on your cam?

Have fun!

JonathanSQ · 02-25-2008

You said you are indoors; what kind of lighting is setup?
Daylight through windows? Florescent? Tungsten?

the Strobist Blog has a good article about using gels to correct light

Maybe you might find the answer to the problem there?

Not4wood · 02-26-2008

I think you should post an example, and also you could give more information about the shot in question.

Was your shot including ambient light near a normal incandescent bulb? So you captured both the flash to light up your subject and the ambient existing light in the background?

Did you shoot it in jpg or Raw? If you shot it in Raw you have a perfect oportunity to correct the White Balance when your importing your image in whatever Photo Editing Program your using.

yokolok · 02-26-2008

what are the settings on your flash? how about the EV settings?

the flash should have enough power to "overpower" any existing light indoors...

try setting your white balance to daylight and see the effect...

W.Smith · 02-26-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by yokolok

the flash should have enough power to "overpower" any existing light indoors...

Indeed, the shutter time could be too long, allowing ambient (incandescent?) light to affect the image. So set the cam's shutter speed at the X-sync speed for your camera (which is?) and try again.

kb433 · 02-27-2008

I'm new to Photo Camel. How do I upload a picture with my thread? Also, I took the picture on JPEG.

aam1234 · 02-28-2008

This thread came to mind when I read your question. Have a look.

02-25-2008	#1 (permalink)
kb433 Alpaca Location: Florida Posts: 13 CamelKarma: 29 Gallery \| Blog	Flash Question I seem to be having trouble taking pictures with flash indoors. My pictures seem to always come out with a yellowish/orange tint. What am I doing wrong? This last time I took pictures on the Program mode and still got the yellowish tint. My ISO was 200 and white balance was set to flash. I also had the Stofen on my flash. When I had the Canon 430 EX and used the Gary Fong, my pictures came out with the yellow/orange tint also. I now have the Canon 580 EXII and used it the other day for the first time indoors with the Stofen and the pictures still came out with the yellowish/orange tint. __________________ __________________ Members don't see this ad. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Community, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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02-25-2008	#2 (permalink)
W.Smith Former Camel Posts: 339 CamelKarma: 34 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Flash Question Hi kb, have you checked whether maybe a warming filter is inadvertently set on your cam? Have fun!

02-25-2008	#3 (permalink)
JonathanSQ Guanaco Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 449 CamelKarma: 221 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Flash Question You said you are indoors; what kind of lighting is setup? Daylight through windows? Florescent? Tungsten? the Strobist Blog has a good article about using gels to correct light Maybe you might find the answer to the problem there?

02-26-2008	#4 (permalink)
Not4wood Dromedary Location: back home from UK, in New York City Posts: 1,442 CamelKarma: 752 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Re: Flash Question I think you should post an example, and also you could give more information about the shot in question. Was your shot including ambient light near a normal incandescent bulb? So you captured both the flash to light up your subject and the ambient existing light in the background? Did you shoot it in jpg or Raw? If you shot it in Raw you have a perfect oportunity to correct the White Balance when your importing your image in whatever Photo Editing Program your using.
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02-26-2008	#5 (permalink)
yokolok Alpaca Location: Manila Posts: 32 CamelKarma: 10 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Flash Question what are the settings on your flash? how about the EV settings? the flash should have enough power to "overpower" any existing light indoors... try setting your white balance to daylight and see the effect...
	__________________ best, John

02-27-2008	#7 (permalink)
kb433 Alpaca Location: Florida Posts: 13 CamelKarma: 29 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Flash Question I'm new to Photo Camel. How do I upload a picture with my thread? Also, I took the picture on JPEG.
	__________________ Kaye

02-28-2008	#8 (permalink)
aam1234 Photocamel Master Posts: 5,514 CamelKarma: 479 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Re: Flash Question This thread came to mind when I read your question. Have a look. __________________ __________________ Members don't see this ad. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Community, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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