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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 281162" data-attributes="member: 12496">Perhaps if the filter went on the camera lens?But no, the orange filter goes on the flash head to make its light be orange too (the incandescent light is already orange).&nbsp; The filter does not affect the ambient coming from the light bulbs, just the flash. To mix light sources, the idea is match ambient color with the flash, so that then camera or Raw Incandescent WB is correct for everything.&nbsp;&nbsp; WB will never be perfectly correct, so if critical, we still need standard white card correction with the WB tool.&nbsp; But at least the two sources are near the same color.Or, alternately (my own strong preference), we could instead use low ISO and faster shutter speed, to minimize any effect of the ambient at all&nbsp; (a black picture without the flash).&nbsp; Then Flash WB can be (near) correct, since it lights all we can see.&nbsp; Direct flash would see a darker background then (without ambient), but bounce flash will light the room too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 281162, member: 12496"] Perhaps if the filter went on the camera lens? But no, the orange filter goes on the flash head to make its light be orange too (the incandescent light is already orange). The filter does not affect the ambient coming from the light bulbs, just the flash. To mix light sources, the idea is match ambient color with the flash, so that then camera or Raw Incandescent WB is correct for everything. WB will never be perfectly correct, so if critical, we still need standard white card correction with the WB tool. But at least the two sources are near the same color. Or, alternately (my own strong preference), we could instead use low ISO and faster shutter speed, to minimize any effect of the ambient at all (a black picture without the flash). Then Flash WB can be (near) correct, since it lights all we can see. Direct flash would see a darker background then (without ambient), but bounce flash will light the room too. [/QUOTE]

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