Avoiding color cast on skin tones using S2IS

[kalpesh]

Hey,
I noticed that when i take portrait snaps in bright sunlight and set the white balance to either AWB or Daylight, the snaps turn out good, but the skin looks like it has a orange color cast on it. I am not sure how to avoid that. I took it in open sunlight without any flash. I tried M, Av and P mode and it turned out the same in all three. The skin tone of the subject was wheatish in real life.

Kalpesh

[nwyman]

haven't had this problem, but then, I seldom have people as subjects. Have you tried using the photo effects function?
How does it look if you use the Auto portrait setting?

Nancy

[PsychProf]

What time of day were you shooting? What was the angle of the sun toward the subject?Have you tried other white balance options as an experiment to see what you get?

[RossW]

What else is in the picture? If the camera is seeing a lot of blue (I think) in the background or shadows, it may try to compensate by making other things a bit "warmer" in color. As the Prof implies, time of day can also affect ambient lighting and the camera's reaction.

[kalpesh]

It was in the evenings and the sun was on the side. The background was made up of a blue sky. How to avoid it in situations like these

Kalpesh

[nwyman]

It was in the evenings and the sun was on the side. The background was made up of a blue sky. How to avoid it in situations like these

Kalpesh

this came up in my camera class - about how the light is blue towards evening - has nothing to do with the blue of the sky, but the spectrum of light rays that is reaching us at that time of day. As the yellow fades, the blue tones increase.
Having said that, I can't remember the rest of the lesson. I think it had to do with using a higher ISO number? And maybe you'd want to change to spot metering on the subject?

Nancy (awaiting correction if wrong)