Chapter 3. Getting Great Color
On the Rebel T2i/550D, a variety of easy-to-use options help ensure that your images will have excellent color regardless of the type of light. Getting great color begins during shooting by selecting a white balance and Picture Style. In addition, you can choose a color space that best matches your printing needs. In this chapter, you learn how each option is useful in different shooting scenarios as well as learning some techniques for ensuring accurate color. But before we talk about camera controls and options that ensure accurate color, it's important to understand the concepts of light and its colors.
Delivering true-to-life vibrant color is one of the primary strengths of the T2i/550D. Exposure: ISO 100, f/19, 1/125 second.
Choosing White Balance Options
To get accurate image color, you have to tell the camera what type of light you're shooting in by selecting one of seven white balance options or by setting a custom white balance that measures the specific light in the scene. Using the correct white balance settings will help you spend less time color-correcting images on the computer and more time shooting. The following images show the color bias of the preset white balance settings using the same subject.
Figure 3.1. Automatic White Balance (AWB) ...
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