White balance (WB) is the process of removing unrealistic color casts, so that objects which appear white in person are rendered white in your photo. Proper camera white balance has to take into account the "color temperature" of a light source, which refers to the relative warmth or coolness of white light.
Part 1: Taking Photos
Set up a camera on a tripod or other stable place.
Set the correct camera settings. >>>
locate the white balance in settings
find a location where you will take 6 photos of the same setting
set your white balance to the lowest setting, take a photo.
Then set your camera to the next higher setting, take another photo
continue this procedure till you have 6 photos using the range of white balance settings
Go back to class and upload your photos to a new "White Balance" folder on your desktop.
<<< Click this photo-link to see a video explaining what to do for part one.
White Balance Project (Courtesy of Maureen Dismang at ONW)
Open Photoshop and create a new document (File>New)
Create a white background with a width of 12 and a height of 8.5. Make sure the Orientation is landscape.
Place 6 vertical guides every 2 inches (View>Rulers).
Drag and drop your first image onto the background. Make sure the image covers the entire background. Rasterize your image.
Using the Rectangle Marquee Tool to select everything in the first two inches of the picture.
Under the Select tab, inverse your selection so that the other five sections are selected. Then delete what is selected so that only 2 inches of the image is left. Select >Deselect to deselect your selection.
Repeat steps 4-6 with all six images in each of the six sections (Example: Pull in second image, cover first image completely then select the second section with the rectangular marquee, select inverse, delete….) Make sure you rasterize each image.
After you have all six sections, select the first image with the move tool and add a border (Edit>Stroke). The border should be white and have a width on 15px. Location: inside. This will separate each image.
Repeat this step with all 6 sections.
Once you have added a border to each image, use the Text Tool to label each image with the corresponding white balance setting.
Finish by saving as a .jpg and turn in on Google Classroom.
Creating a new page:
To Save:
Part 2: On your computer
<<< Click this photo-link to see a video explaining what to do for part two.
Part 3: Journal Page
What is "White Balance"? (Definition given at top of this page)
Explain in what situation you would need to change the white balance of your camera.
Include the example of the 6 types that you made in part 2.
Type your name, hour, and computer number. (Example Below)