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How To Avoid the Underwater Blues

Control Color Temperature and White Balance

ArticleUnderwater Photography Techniques and How-Tos - by Michele Westmorland and Matt Weiss, December 19, 2011

How many of you remember your physics class?  I certainly don’t.  Color temperature and white balance can be a bit of a challenge—especially when shooting underwater—so let’s take a look at exactly what they are.

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TAGS: color,  color management,  white balance,  color temperature,  underwater 

Some Things Blue

Cool color, practical advice

ArticleComposition and Exposure Techniques and How-Tos - by PPSOP Staff, June 27, 2011

Blue is arguably the most popular of colors and evokes a vast range of meaning culturally and personally.  Blue moon, the blues, blue morning, blue sky, blue jeans, bluebells, blue bonnet, perhaps Picasso's Azul Period (1901-1904) best characterizes the melancholy and poetic power of blue.

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TAGS: photoshop,  colors,  color management,  photoshop elements,  RAW,  color temperature,  Photoshop CS5 

Field Test: The Lowel Blender

Will it blend different kinds of light?

ArticleProduct Reviews Gear Guides & Reviews - by Jason Schneider, January 24, 2011

It’s an ingenious LED Location Light that’s fully adjustable for color-balanced light output. How well does it work, what else can it do, and is it worth the price?

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TAGS: light,  lighting,  color,  color temperature,  Lowel 

PhotoZAP 44: Step Lively

Our critics praise and pan your pictures

ArticlePhotoZAP Techniques and How-Tos - by Adorama Learning Center Editors, May 26, 2010

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“There’s huge potential in the moment, but it is lost in the technical details.”—Mark Lent

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TAGS: canon,  composition,  color temperature,  custom white balance,  action photography,  PhotoZAP,  photo critique 

More on color temperature — Adorama TV

Behind The Scenes

ArticleAdorama TV Techniques and How-Tos - by Mark Wallace, May 13, 2010

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In this Behind The Scenes video Mark explains why adding a blue gel to a tungsten light warms it up instead of cooling it off. Mark gives a very brief explanation of warm and cool colors.

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TAGS: lighting technique,  color temperature,  Adorama TV 

White Balance — AdoramaTV

Digital Photography One on One

ArticleAdorama TV Techniques and How-Tos - by Adorama Learning Center Editors, May 10, 2010

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In this episode Mark Wallace discusses how different sources of light affect the colors of your photographs. Mark explains color temperature and white balance, and demonstrates how you can get the most accurate color in your images.

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TAGS: photography,  camera,  color,  color temperature,  photography tip,  custom white balance,  Adorama TV 

Seeing Red

How to work with an intense color

ArticlePhoto Tips Techniques and How-Tos - by Mason Resnick, September 24, 2007

Red evokes power and energy, and is full of symbolism for many cultures. As an element in a photograph, it attracts the viewer’s attention.

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TAGS: digital camera,  photoshop,  color,  RAW,  red,  white balance,  color temperature 

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