Balancing Digital Images
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Chapter 9 Overview
Chapter 7 discussed neutral balance in the workflow, and this chapter examines why we need to balance for the light’s spectral bias, where in the process we can apply balancing, and how balancing is accomplished. These corrections can be made within the capture workflow, using post-capture software applications, or via output control.
Light Balancing
Photography, whether with conventional film or digital imagining, is about capturing light. The term photography is derived from the Greek words for light and writing, thus reflecting the importance of understanding light to ...
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