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Old February 27th 05, 08:48 PM
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Mooda wrote:

Can anyone tell me how to use the Westcott Digital Calibration Target to set
white balance? I got one, but without instructions. On the Westcott
website there's a page for instructions but all the links are broken.

The target is advertised as providing exposure calibration, but I've heard
that it can also be used to set white balance for high key shotos. Can
anyone share information about that?


what is white balance, and how do we get it?

it is color balancing a camera, or image
so that the white in the subject is white in the image.

we point the camera at a gray or white object,
and set color balance.

ow we just set the proper balance in the camera, like daylight,
and then use our photo software to correct the resulting image
to perfection, using a gray or white part of the picture.
white shirts or cloudy skies work perfectly.