Comments on: DIY free digital white balance filter ExpoDisc like http://www.adidap.com/2006/10/10/diy-free-digital-white-balance-filter-expodisc-like/ your daily dose of photography Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:37:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Marcos http://www.adidap.com/2006/10/10/diy-free-digital-white-balance-filter-expodisc-like/#comment-57430 Marcos Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:16:31 +0000 http://www.adidap.com/2006/10/11/diy-free-digital-white-balance-filter-expodisc-like/#comment-57430 The website who mention the use of the pringles cap is: <a>Tips from the top floor</a> The website who mention the use of the pringles cap is: Tips from the top floor

]]> By: stevo 100 http://www.adidap.com/2006/10/10/diy-free-digital-white-balance-filter-expodisc-like/#comment-33416 stevo 100 Sat, 17 May 2008 09:07:19 +0000 http://www.adidap.com/2006/10/11/diy-free-digital-white-balance-filter-expodisc-like/#comment-33416 Hi. I am a wedding photographer, and recently could not find my expodisc, what did I do? I found an ice cream tub, large enough to fit over my 17-55 lens(77mm dia lens. D200 camera). I used it exactly the same as expodisc. It gave exactly the same results! After some research, I was told that xpodisc originaly came out to turn film cameras into incident light meters! After digital came out they accidently realised that it could be used for custom white balance. Conclusion.. White balance can be obtained any way the photographer sees fit, as long as the resulting photograph fits with the colours contained in the original image. I have tried all things white.. coats, cards, wedding dress,etc. And still obtained good white balance within the image. the trouble lies with the fact that photographers read things about gadgets and want them. xpodisc is an excellent tool,for more than white balance, but most people will not need it. I would like to know what other ideas people have come up with for free white balance products. steve.. sparks photography Hi.
I am a wedding photographer, and recently could not find my expodisc, what did I do?

I found an ice cream tub, large enough to fit over my 17-55 lens(77mm dia lens. D200 camera). I used it exactly the same as expodisc.

It gave exactly the same results!

After some research, I was told that xpodisc originaly came out to turn film cameras into incident light meters!

After digital came out they accidently realised that it could be used for custom white balance.

Conclusion..

White balance can be obtained any way the photographer sees fit, as long as the resulting photograph fits with the colours contained in the original image.

I have tried all things white.. coats, cards, wedding dress,etc. And still obtained good white balance within the image. the trouble lies with the fact that photographers read things about gadgets and want them.

xpodisc is an excellent tool,for more than white balance, but most people will not need it.

I would like to know what other ideas people have come up with for free white balance products.

steve.. sparks photography

]]> By: JerryW http://www.adidap.com/2006/10/10/diy-free-digital-white-balance-filter-expodisc-like/#comment-16816 JerryW Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:42:10 +0000 http://www.adidap.com/2006/10/11/diy-free-digital-white-balance-filter-expodisc-like/#comment-16816 Hi, I like the pringles lid idea of white balance. I don't follow the last tip in your article. What is the film protector grey cover you speak of, and where can you get one? Hi,
I like the pringles lid idea of white balance.
I don’t follow the last tip in your article. What is the film protector grey cover you speak of, and where can you get one?

]]> By: Photoshop Action: Digital White Balance Card | All Day I Dream About Photography http://www.adidap.com/2006/10/10/diy-free-digital-white-balance-filter-expodisc-like/#comment-176 Photoshop Action: Digital White Balance Card | All Day I Dream About Photography Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:36:02 +0000 http://www.adidap.com/2006/10/11/diy-free-digital-white-balance-filter-expodisc-like/#comment-176 [...] Correct white balance is critical in digital photography to obtain pictures with no color cast. There are many white balance cards/filters on the market and we have even discussed a few days ago some DIY white balance cards alternatives. But the idea today is even more revolutianary, Chip Springer, adobe photoshop guru, just came out with the first digital grey card. 1. Download the Chip Springer’s Digital Grey Card and run it on the picture suffering from color cast of off white balance 2. The action will create at the top of the picture a small grey strip. 3. On the level window, choose the grey eyedropper and simply click the grey stip 4. Further tweak your image colors with any of the included “Color Tweak” group the action created October 16, 2006, 16:32 o'clock [...] [...] Correct white balance is critical in digital photography to obtain pictures with no color cast. There are many white balance cards/filters on the market and we have even discussed a few days ago some DIY white balance cards alternatives. But the idea today is even more revolutianary, Chip Springer, adobe photoshop guru, just came out with the first digital grey card. 1. Download the Chip Springer’s Digital Grey Card and run it on the picture suffering from color cast of off white balance 2. The action will create at the top of the picture a small grey strip. 3. On the level window, choose the grey eyedropper and simply click the grey stip 4. Further tweak your image colors with any of the included “Color Tweak” group the action created October 16, 2006, 16:32 o’clock [...]

]]>