Color Correction

With all the advances in camera technology, you would think that the color of the resulting photographs would be accurate every time. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

There are a number of factors that affect the accuracy of the colors coming out of the camera. One is the temperature of the light itself, which is measured in degrees Kelvin. Candle light is about 1850° while full sun is 5000-6000°. The higher the temperature, the cooler and bluer the light. Cameras can be set to adjust to these different lighting conditions. This is called setting the white balance. The goal of this setting is to make neutral colors truly neutral. A truly neutral color has equal red, green, and blue (RGB) values.