{"id":2301,"date":"2018-09-19T16:26:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T21:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/?p=2301"},"modified":"2018-09-19T16:26:09","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T21:26:09","slug":"white-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/19\/white-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"White Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I came across this <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\">PetaPixel<\/a> article on using <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2018\/09\/08\/plumbers-tape-is-a-cheap-way-to-white-balance-photos\/\">Plumber\u2019s Tape as a Cheap Way to White Balance Photos<\/a>. Sounded like a good idea so I gave it a try.<\/p>\n<p>Here are my findings, you mileage may vary.<\/p>\n<p>Three pictures all taken with the Canon 7D on a tripod with shutter release, same exposure &amp; lighting. &nbsp;The comparison would be the 7D&#8217;s auto white balance, the plumbers tape white balance corrected in Lightroom and using an expo disc to set the custom white balance in the 7D before taking the shot.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2299\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/img_2849\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2299 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_2849.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2849.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2849-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2849-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canon 7D Auto White Balance (4,250)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2300\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/img_2850\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2300 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_2850.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2850.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2850-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2850-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plumber&#8217;s tape on eraser, white balance corrected using eyedropper in Lightroom (5,650)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2302\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/19\/white-balance\/img_2852\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2302\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_2852.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2852.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2852-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2852-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">expodisc to set custom white balance in Canon 7D prior to shot. (3,400)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Plumber&#8217;s tape, too warm. expo disc too cold, 7D auto WB, just right. For my money, the 7D auto white balance nailed it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I came across this PetaPixel article on using Plumber\u2019s Tape as a Cheap Way to White Balance Photos. Sounded like a good idea so I gave it a try. Here are my findings, you mileage may vary. Three pictures all taken with the Canon 7D on a tripod with shutter release, same exposure &amp; lighting. 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