warm cards

[nexusphoto]

I just bought a 300D and was wondering if anyone recommends using warm cards. Thanks

Alex

[justme_dc]

Huh?

[DonCoon]

I'm guessing he means a slightly blue card to use to setup a custom white balance. The shots should turn out "warm."

[BillT]

I haven't used them myself, but a quick Google search turned up this: www.warmcards.com/digital/

Alex:
they look like a decent idea, especially when you plan to be shooting a good bit at a single event with similar subjects and lighting.

Note that if you tend to spend a bit of time in post-production (i.e. Photoshop ;) like I do, you can also 'warm' the shots there. A starting point would be to edit the color balance by going to Image -> Adjustments -> Color Balance and moving the Yellow-Blue slider towards yellow. You can alter this for Shadows, Midtones, and Highlights individually.

In either event, the Photoshop route may be a bit more time if you want to do this for a larger batch of shots, so let us know if you end up using a warm card. I'd be interested in your opinion after you taken a few ...

Regards,
Bill