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"Color Temperature", "Color Balance", "White Balance". People new to photography, digital or traditional, often have a difficult time visualizing what these terms refer to initially. Even those who are familiar with these terms may not have a clear understanding of how they all work together.

This is the first of two lessons on this site focused on color temperature, color balance and white balance. The second lesson, entitled "Using Digital White Balance Outside" examines color balance and lighting outdoors, while this lesson runs through similar techniques for indoor situations.

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Topics Covered:

  • Defining Color Temperature, Color Balance, White Balance
  • How digital cameras relate to Color Temperature
  • Adjusting the White Balance in a digital camera to various presets
  • Differences between strobe, tungsten, fluorescent lights, and daylight
  • Using light modifiers indoors to control contrast

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