I’m more interested in the ‘why’ of photography than in the ‘how’.
There are loads of channels out there enthusiastically giving you gear reviews and top ten lists, but that's not this channel.
There will be practical tips along the way, but the meat of what I want to share with you won't be tech heavy.
Besides, I believe that a photographer who really sees, but has a cheap camera; will produce better images than a photographer with the best gear, but no vision... every time.
I’m not a daily vlogger, I’m not even a weekly one. The most I can manage at the moment is about once a month. But that also means that I’m not going to fill this channel with repeats of other info online, or attempt to stretch a little bit of content a long way.
I want every video to feel fresh and rich.
Hopefully that makes them worth the wait.
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Excellent video
I didn't even understand white balance until now, and I'm just going to do the same as you. I also have no idea why you'd set it to anything else
The only video which clearly explain what a preset does and how. Great!
Whats a tungsten light? They are almost extinct now as LED has taken over and 99% of the time im dealing with fluorescents or LEDs and tungsten is very rare
It really hit me when he mentioned that he played music during shoots. I was doing an engagement shoot a few weeks ago and began playing music and ask the couple to dance and have fun to it. he thing is, even after the dancing bit I decided to leave music playing. It changed the entire vibe of the shoot, the couple became more relaxed, fun, and themselves. Music is now going to be a key aspect of what I do.
I do a similar thing and and for me this method isn't just about accuracy. I want a picture to convey the feeling I had seeing the scene, and oftentimes a perfectly accurate picture (WB, saturation, even human eye equivalent focal length) does not convey the same feelings as when I see it in person. For example, the "overly" warm light in the fish and chips shot conveys a sense of inviting in from the dark night that the "correct" white balance picture just doesn't convey. That's my take on it at least.
I came to photography after 25 years of fine art background. One thing that always stood out, was how blown away most other photographers here were to find out I had only been shooting a couple of years when I first started. The reason was my understanding of lighting, composition, and emotion from that art background. My approach to gear has been heavily shaped by this: If you believe the gear will make you a photographer, then you'll be replaced when that gear becomes obsolete. But if you are the artist that creates, and the camera is just the tool, then no new gear can replace you. People have never asked what camera those photos were shot with when they see my work....they ask who the photographer was. For that reason. Create, and always grow. You'll be irreplaceable.
Great video, Sean. Thanks! Love your points at the end! Sutcliffe's misty backgrounds are kind of like the original bokeh.
Great video
Thank you Sean
Thank You
Thanks for the advice!
I am kicking myself that I never considered this before. I had all the required information in my head, I just never put it all together. I even find myself checking the time my photos were taken and adjusting the WB in post to an approximation of the what I recall the scene looking like at that time of day. Basically, doing this the difficult and inaccurate way 🤣 Definitely going to give this a try, it makes so much sense!
Its videos like this I wish I could give two thumbs-up. Great video
Hi, quite interesting approach, I will certainly give a go. Actually, thought about getting a bunch of images and switch them to daylight on Lightroom (I only shoot in RAW) and see where my editing goes from there. I believe the color we see actually is formed in our brains, and they are a wonderful machine. They do understand that that sheet of paper is white and color correct it, but, at the same time, they understand that the environment is warm and feel it warm (when you are, say, in a restaurant). Quite hard to simulate exactly that in a photo, but today we have so much control with masks we can color correct each part of the frame individually. But, the starting point is important, because I might be processing an image I took a while ago and dont remember what it was like, so thanks for the insight.
I love - and feel - this so very much. Nothing but respect for Margaret and her story. And what a lovely portrait you've made of her with this video, Sean.
This was revealing to say the least. I wouldn't call your approach odd at all. On the contary, thinking about WB this way makes a lot more of sense to me. Set it once, forget about it. Then, edit relative to what your eye saw when taking the shot. Super simple really. Thanks a lot for this!
I never thought of approaching White balance like this. It actually makes a lot of sense. This may be a game changer. Nice one.
Comparing the two images at 12:00 shows how superficial social media users are. Everything is McDonalds.
Excellent advice.
I'm fast becoming a real fan of your very informative and intuitive videos. Keep up the great work.
Amazing video, I’m going to give this a go to see how I get on. I had a shoot the other night and tried to shift the balance but there was just a colour cast I wasn’t happy with. We had red rain earlier that day and the light was just weird. Thanks for such a well explained way to work 🙌🏼
This could just as easily be called Photography: Practical Advice for a Good Mentality. Love this video.
Dear Sean, thank you so much for this. I just cannot believe the difference this setting has made. For anyone like me who struggled to get better ‘results’ with their camera than ‘everyone’ was getting with a phone…well this is for them! Suddenly I am on to a whole new thing… THANKYOOOO 👍
Thank you for this incredible video. I have often seen this beautiful photos in history books some magazines and even in posters. Yet, I never looked into the man who sacrificed so, much of his life to this cause. Thank you Sean Tucker for all your hard work and your passion you share with all of us. God Bless you all.
Thanks for the perspective, wisdom and inspiration in this video!
There actually is a reason to use an "accurate" white balance, Sean. Notice that in that scene with the couple kissing through the window, when you adjusted the color temperature the image darkened (I noticed the histogram shift in the curves tool). As you know, image sensors are based on RGB. The way an image is exposed is a combination of those three channels. If your white balance is way off (neutral grey isn't grey) you risk clipping one of the channels and losing information. If that's not critical to you, then, of course, do as your artistic inclinations dictate. However, you'll have much more control over the end result if you retain as much info in the image as possible and then adjust the colors in post.
Incredible video. Thanks!
Thanks for the amazing tip!
Extremely informative and eye-opening video. Thank you!
RIP Darkskies :(
Excellent description of WB. I am going to use this advice immediately. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing this fascinating idea! Looking forward to trying it out on my photos.
Great advice as always. TFS your wise and useful experience. ❤❤❤
I still have the 3 F M S, books i bought from a FMS gallery shop in Whitby from about 10 years ago. The shop was up a very steep hill . Its gone now.
You need to be careful not to walk into a seedy part of a city. Please don’t live in a safety bubble that does not in fact exist. Come to East Harlem and I will escort you around. The area is pretty safe, but I don’t recommend taking photos of just anyone.
Watching this having my first morning cup of coffee I had two thoughts. I know colour temp because film was all there was when I started in this craft. The 2nd is why are you wearing a watch on your right wrist when you are obviously right he handed . Regardless the content you provide hits the high water mark, when so many other channels wade in the pool of condecension.
PS I'm currently having a break from photography to explore my past and present. I can sense that this will change how I take pictures and the kind of pictures that I take. Thank you for saying that one doesn't need to be taking photos all the time in order to grow as a photographer. I really needed to hear that today. So thank you.
Great practical tips! And I love what you're saying about backing oneself when one knows which photos represent visual growth, no matter the response of the internet. I think we all know deep down. And also that one of the few ways of becoming a better photographer is to develop as a human being, as well as developing one's eye. That's so much harder than getting better gear or going to more exotic places. But it's the truth and every serious photographer knows this deep down.
my camera has no way of changing white balace ap or shutter speed
I've been shooting AWB for years and sometimes struggle to get WB looking correct in LR. I discovered a few days ago (after watching this video) that Canon uses a different set of temperatures than are commonly used - Specifically 5200K for daylight. I never understood why Lightroom's WB presets consistently looked too warm for given situations. So I've gone through a number of photos in LR and set WB to 5200K for outdoor scenes and most of the time, they now look how I remember them. I'm definitely going to pay more attention to WB in future and I'll try keeping in it the daylight setting and adjust if I need to.
THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO
Over 60,000 steps!!!! Where were you when you completed this many steps?
What a privilege to watch such brilliantly made educational content.
Beautiful
The in-camera white balance setting doesn't change anything in the RAW file so I don't see why it's important.
I shoot Canon R6 in raw with manual settings under available light indoors and out, which I process in Lightroom. I will try setting 5,500K for the reasons you give. A question then about what to do in post. From laziness or lack of confidence, I often apply presets with names like “toned-down reds” or “harsh light fixer.” Besides some unnatural results, it seems applying a preset disables the Lightroom white balance eyedropper. I guess my question for you is what’s your view of presets, and why should they cripple the eyedropper? Thanks!
I think there's somethign wrong with my Ricoh GR iiix. It is taking terrible blurry low contrast photos no matter what I do! I've messed with settings and no answer. Can someone please look at the sample photos in the short on my page. I need help I spent so much money on this thing after watching this video!
In all seriousness Sean, I'm just having a laugh. Hope you don't take offense.
Imagine all classic film/movies where wb were neutralized??? It'd suck.
I totally agree!!!!!