hey all
i've had a great time with my Kx and assorted lenses thus far, but last week i came up against a dreaded challenge: shooting with multiple white balances.
here is the scenario: i put my hand up to volunteer for photographing the work xmas party. issue is, we were at a restaurant, lit with downlights. our tables (two of them) were right next to the floor-to-ceiling windows. so i had warm indoor light coming down at me, and turn slightly to the right and it was natural / cloudy white balance.
i did the best i could - nothing like being thrown in the deep end eh?? i tried the following:
1. auto white balance: results - no use. the camera got too confused.
2. shooting cloudy: only good half the time
3. shooting tungsten: as above
4. manual WB: waaay too much effort when trying to capture "the moment".
so basically, i had to bring most if not all of the shots back to something normal-looking in post.
my question to you all is, what would have been the best option?
A. shoot in manual WB
B. choose just one WB and bring it all back to a median in post
C. something i didnt know about that you can tell me
opinions?
(if sample images would help explain what i'm talking about, just let me know and i'll post a couple)
cheers all
andrew.