Your opinion on using AWB.

I like AWB a lot when I'm trying to do candid shooting. Gets a hell of a lot (nearly perfect) closer than I can get shooting candids. Also takes a lot of time off my hands when I'm not trying to get an artsy or moody picture. I also use Auto ISO in these situations, because more often than not, the noise won't be too bad... plus, PP will fix any little problems that I have with it.


What are your opinions on using AWB? And I don't mean when trying to set up an artsy shot when you don't really have any time to (i.e. the moment has passed). I mean on the whim of the moment.

AWB gets ya by most of the time. Sometimes crazy artificial lighting will throw it for a loop though. That is one of the reasons I shoot RAW files almost exclusively.

District_History_Fan wrote in post #9280022
AWB gets ya by most of the time. Sometimes crazy artificial lighting will throw it for a loop though. That is one of the reasons I shoot RAW files almost exclusively.

Haha, I only have a 1GB memory card currently. I'm planning on buying an 8GB in a few days though, so I should be able to shoot more RAW. My experience with RAW is that I really like it. It's extremely versatile, but at the same time, I don't really have the space to shoot more than 27 RAW shots, so I usually stick to JPEG, otherwise I would shoot full RAW. Oh well.

yep same here, i keep it in AWB most of the time and shoot exclusively in RAW.

Luckily, Canon's cameras are pretty robust with the AWB, most of the time getting it right. I leave it in AWB and in RAW= never had issues. Don't even think about it.
Here's what you can do... I did this with my XTI- Take a picture of a white page. Look at histogram. Custom white balance it, then retake the picture. The histogram for me were identical- so in that situation, AWB performed great.

legacymobilestudio wrote in post #9280077
Luckily, Canon's cameras are pretty robust with the AWB, most of the time getting it right. I leave it in AWB and in RAW= never had issues. Don't even think about it.
Here's what you can do... I did this with my XTI- Take a picture of a white page. Look at histogram. Custom white balance it, then retake the picture. The histogram for me were identical- so in that situation, AWB performed great.

My wife bought some of those goofy little "green" light bulbs. They are mixed with incandescent bulbs in our kitchen. This is a real example of when to shoot a grey card and do a custom wb to avoid allot of post color work.

I use whatever setting the conditions call for. If its sunny I use sunny WB. I also shoot in RAW so it doesn't really matter what I shoot my WB in, I can change it during PP.

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Cheers, Patrick

I use AWB and JPG. I just correct later on. it's usually not a big deal. if it's something important (it never is) then I use RAW.

Grey card?

RAW and change it if necessary in DPP. But, if I'm going to be shooting candids at an event under sunlight, I'll try to remember to change it to that, just to save me changing it for every shot in post.

Canon still can't get a decent Tungsten setting, so for half my indoor shots I end up setting a WB point, or go black and white.

I use AWB and then just correct in PP

quadwing wrote in post #9280233
Grey card?

For setting a custom white balance.

Watch this for a quick explanation:
http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=bq3yzTPb1Ng

yay for the blue lantern!

quadwing wrote in post #9280001
I like AWB a lot when I'm trying to do candid shooting. Gets a hell of a lot (nearly perfect) closer than I can get shooting candids. Also takes a lot of time off my hands when I'm not trying to get an artsy or moody picture. I also use Auto ISO in these situations, because more often than not, the noise won't be too bad... plus, PP will fix any little problems that I have with it.


What are your opinions on using AWB? And I don't mean when trying to set up an artsy shot when you don't really have any time to (i.e. the moment has passed). I mean on the whim of the moment.

For indoor (wedding), i always use sRAW1 (5d2), and if i have much time, i would use Expodisc, but if not, i leave it as AWB or by Kelvin.
By using DPP, i can correct again the white balance... either by Kelvin (again) or Click White Balance.

Naturally Aspirated wrote in post #9280053
yep same here, i keep it in AWB most of the time and shoot exclusively in RAW.

Me too.