So annoyed, please help.

I have changed the setting on my camera to get the yellow out of the pictures, but all my pictures seem to be really yellow. Can someone tell me what settings to change!?

Here are two examples both are taken around 445-5pm:

By no means am I an expert but I use a Whibal card to set my white balance before taking my pictures. It does a good job of helping me to get truer colors. Good luck.

Hi, Katie -

Your image is yellow because the late-afternoon light is yellow. Automatic white balance works most of the time outdoors, but not here.

You have the option of setting custom white balance at the time you shoot, or adjusting WB in post processing. Small WB adjustments work fine on jpeg images, but if the light is really different from midday sunlight you'll get better results shooting raw.

I adjusted WB twice on your second image - the first time I assumed the coat's collar to be white, the second I assumed the lighter stripe in the coat's strap to be white. You can see the difference:

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number six wrote in post #9359361
Your image is yellow because the late-afternoon light is yellow. Automatic white balance works most of the time outdoors, but not here.

Beat me to it. This is why some refer to late afternoon as "The Golden Hour".

Agree on shooting RAW for increased flexibility, too.

Show raw and fix WB in PP

No no! Fix in camera!

Slap yourself everytime you say "fix in post"

DeanAU wrote in post #9360002
No no! Fix in camera!

Slap yourself everytime you say "fix in post"

FIX IN POST FIX IN POST FIX IN POST hmm... I still haven't slapped myself

Why? Because it is the same thing. Plus T1i doesn't have temperature selection on camera. Since you have no gear list I have no clue what camera you have, but if you look at the Op's sig, she has a T1i (or 500D if you are from Europe).

The Golden hour is the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset where the light is warm and has a yellow/orange tint. It is actually preferred and studios spend outrageous amounts of money to mimic the effect.

Look at the movie Titanic and you can see how all the daytime lighting mimics it.

Shoot earlier if you want a more balanced light but I think it looks good.

Katie,,not a biggy.. As others have mentioned because the shots were taken late in the afternoon they have a golden glow to them.. This also happens early in the morning..

Many photographers like to shoot at these times of the day because of this effect.. You can adjust this by using your Custom White Balance feature in your camera,,read your manual..

BTW,,beautiful dog..

shooting during the "golden hour" is great for portraits and other things, you may however want to shoot your dog earlier in the day. I like the pics though!

themadman wrote in post #9360110
FIX IN POST FIX IN POST FIX IN POST hmm... I still haven't slapped myself

Why? Because it is the same thing. Plus T1i doesn't have temperature selection on camera. Since you have no gear list I have no clue what camera you have, but if you look at the Op's sig, she has a T1i (or 500D if you are from Europe).

You're a madman!

Mike R wrote in post #9365104
You're a madman!

Just one of many here. He's just a bit more upfront about it.

Keep in mind that if you shoot earlier in the day to get a "whiter" light, you may also be getting harsher light and shadows.

DeanAU wrote in post #9360002
No no! Fix in camera!

Slap yourself everytime you say "fix in post"

I really hate it when someone makes a post like this as if its the only option.

Fixing it in camera is a possibility - with the use of a custom WB.

Easier is probably using PP with the WB dropper.

I try to get it right in the camera BUT there are times that PP is the only way.
I shoot in a gym that not only has horrible lighting but it's also different in some areas. The gym is lit with floresent lights, 6 bulbs in each fixture. If even one lamp is out, or has a different bulb, it changes not ony the exposure but forces me to adjust the WB in PP.