I was taking photos tonight without flash in very low light ( Canon 35mm f/1.4L II and 135 f/2L) of my wife, daughter, and grandson as they decorated the Christmas tree. I've almost never shot indoors and always figured that AWB was good enough. I was not happy at all about the results. The wall colors were way off, and skin tones looked bad. It was a mess.
Then I started to play with the manual Kelvin settings. Wow! I was able to get the colors and mood to look exactly like my eye was seeing them. Very exciting for an amateur like me. I really need to explore and learn my settings better. I can see how this might also be used as a powerful creative tool.
You more experienced photogs already know this for sure. There might be some newer folks who, like me, never played with that. It really is a great thing to figure out.
One question I have: Is there a quicker way to dial this in other than trial and error? I have a good Sekonic light meter and color checker passport I have not learned to use yet. Would that help? I have some cognitive deficits that make it hard to learn new things and also affects short term memory (accident three years ago). I have to write myself notes a lot and sometimes forget why I wrote them or what they even mean the next day. That's why I don't know my gear as well as I should.
Then I started to play with the manual Kelvin settings. Wow! I was able to get the colors and mood to look exactly like my eye was seeing them. Very exciting for an amateur like me. I really need to explore and learn my settings better. I can see how this might also be used as a powerful creative tool.
You more experienced photogs already know this for sure. There might be some newer folks who, like me, never played with that. It really is a great thing to figure out.
One question I have: Is there a quicker way to dial this in other than trial and error? I have a good Sekonic light meter and color checker passport I have not learned to use yet. Would that help? I have some cognitive deficits that make it hard to learn new things and also affects short term memory (accident three years ago). I have to write myself notes a lot and sometimes forget why I wrote them or what they even mean the next day. That's why I don't know my gear as well as I should.