Studio Setup. White balance problems

[jasony8]

Hey guys,

I was put incharge of a fashion show casting event. I did a simple studio set up with a white backdrop and two softboxs positioned 45 degrees of the subject (left & right) - I will upload soon a photo of the setup. This was set up in my school drama studio, the entire room is painted black and extremely dark.

I had a very simple

I am experiencing problems with the WB, I am currently using AWB and I find that the photos turn out to be quite 'warm' and yellow

Below is a photo sample:


Exif Data:
Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length 84 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias +1/3 EV
Flash On, Fired

What do you guys recommend to resolve this problem? (Fixing it on set/ post production)

Feel free to edit this photo and post here edited version

Thanks!

Jason

[edbayani]

this can be done in pp. and move the subject farther away from the bg just in case she will be modeling white clothes to have some separation.
a sample edit. i opened the image and clicked on the middle eyedropper tool of levels and clicked on the shadow of the white sleeve of her left arm and this came out. if you can include in the photograph a gray card that can be cropped later on, it would be very helpful since not all your subject's clothes will have a neutral color.

[zona5101]

You certainly can fix it in post...but why not get it right in camera and save all the post work? Take your camera out of awb and select one of the presets, or better, if your camera has a settable custom white balance use that.

[wulf]

If you have a studio set up - ie. perfectly controlled lighting - there is no reason not to use preset white balance. Make it part of your set up routine and you can then run with that setting all day.

Wulf

[Superfitz]

Originally Posted by jasony8

Hey guys,

I was put incharge of a fashion show casting event. I did a simple studio set up with a white backdrop and two softboxs positioned 45 degrees of the subject (left & right) - I will upload soon a photo of the setup. This was set up in my school drama studio, the entire room is painted black and extremely dark.

I had a very simple

I am experiencing problems with the WB, I am currently using AWB and I find that the photos turn out to be quite 'warm' and yellow

Below is a photo sample:


Exif Data:
Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length 84 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias +1/3 EV
Flash On, Fired

What do you guys recommend to resolve this problem? (Fixing it on set/ post production)

Feel free to edit this photo and post here edited version

Thanks!

Jason

I am not 100% sure it is just a WB problem. The lighting looks off, ISO seems high, and the shutter speed looks slow if you are using a studio type set-up. What type of lights did you have in the two softboxes?

[sk66]

IMO the model is too close to the wall and the main issue is underexposure.

[Superfitz]

I do believe you are correct. I don't believe any amount of Photoshop. Will give the desired look that the OP is looking for. Granted this isn't the lighting forum, but i am curious to know what type of lights were used and exactly how they were set up.