Originally posted by Zilla I have a K10D and am trying to photograph candle light, or a cigarette lighter flame but can't get the desired results. I use a tripod, and no flash of course. ALL the pics I take render the flame as a "white" flame, instead of the yellowish tint I desire. I've tried from slow (0.5s) to fast (200) shutter speeds, and varying f/stops (f4.0-f11), and varying ISO (200-1600). I also used Auto, Shady, Cloudy, white balance. I've google on tips to see suggestions, and those pages render the flame white also. Any ideas?
Will the flame be white because it is burnt out? The contrast between the candle wax and the light of the flame might be too big, and the flame will be washed out.
Another technique is to put a colored filter in front of the flash, if you are using this setup, to make the color temperature of the flash different from the color temperature of the flame.
The different exposures are no difference - it is a matter of not having the flame burning out. So go with ISO 100 and as fast a shutterspeed and small aperture to see the color. Do you also need the blue part of the bottom of the flame?