Flash photography tip: Avoid colour casts in your photos

Saturday 12 August 2023, 20:02 by Elja Trum | 2,877 views | 0 comments

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When light reflects off a coloured surface, such as a wall, ceiling or even a lawn, it takes on the colour of that surface. A red wall therefore creates a red cast on your subject.

Carrie - f/2.8, 1/160s, 200 ISO @ 50mm
So check whether you can bounce your flash light off something else in such a situation. For example, a reflector. White, black and all the shades of grey in between do not cause a colour cast. However, you need more flash power with a dark surface for a correct exposure.

An incorrect white balance can also cause a colour cast. If you photograph in RAW, you can easily correct this afterwards, but of course you can also set the correct white balance during the shoot.
You can also remove a colour cast afterwards in Photoshop or Lightroom.

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