Red tone from my lighting setup?

5 Responses to “Red tone from my lighting setup?”

1. StudioLighting.net Says:
   January 31st, 2006 at 9:08 pm

   Assuming you are shooting with a digital camera, I suspect your white balance setting is to blame. If your camera is expecting a light that is cooler in color temperature than the light you are providing, you will get a very obvious tone to your final image. Consult your camera's manual and double check your white balance settings.

2. Ed Hidden Says:
   January 31st, 2006 at 9:24 pm

   To follow up, I usually suggest manually white balancing your camera against a neutral source. I'm a strong advocate of custom white balance over a preset setting.

3. Eileen Says:
   March 16th, 2006 at 8:45 am

   Ditto the other posts on the whitebalance.

   What color are your walls in the room you are shooting in? When I shoot in our pink basement I get red/pink color cast.

   Eileen

4. George Switnicki Says:
   February 24th, 2007 at 7:39 pm

   If you are using a digital camera which supports the RAW file format, the white balance (and other adjustments for that matter) can easily be made. JPEG does not allow for changing the white balance, not even in Photoshop.

5. Scott Hampton Says:
   July 19th, 2007 at 9:06 pm

   Sounds like you might be turning down your power and the lights aren't keeping a consistent temperature as they power down. Consequently, they get warmer and produce a warmer light.

   Custom white balance is the way to go to eliminate the color cast up front and not need to touch it later in post production.

   Using a Canon, I shoot a grey card with manual focus, filling the frame with the card in the same light that I'll shoot in. I may have the model hold it, or affix it within the setup, but somehow get it in there. Make sure that the metering has been done and dialed in, and the strobes firing when you take the picture. I'll load that as my custom white balance, and then choose the Custom White Balance preset. Remove the grey card from the scene, shoot as usual. When done, for fun, change your white balance to Flash. Shoot a picture with that white balance. Load all of your shots and see the difference in the last one!

   Best,
   Scott

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