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Old 12-08-2007, 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by FocalFrenzy View Post
I took this shot with the available lighting because the woman in the photo is disabled and could not reposition herself into more favorable light. She is sitting under 3 of those cork-screw fluorescent lights, with a window over her right shoulder. The lights make the skin tones too red, and the window makes the skin tones too blue (pale and unnatural). The following shot (edited), was acceptable to her, as the kitten was the subject she wanted focus on anyway. If anyone knows how I could have gotten a better shot (without editing), please let me know.
When you've got mixed light, one of the easiest ways to deal with the different color temperatures is to get rid of one of the light sources. In this case, drawing the blinds might have made things easier.

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