Temperature Raising??

[Horoscope Fish]

Once again, I reeeeeally don't think this is a White Balance issue, I think it's a Color Correction issue. The two are related but they are not the same thing. To better prove my point try a little test. This test assumes you have post processing software that will allow you to adjust individual color channels (R, G & B). I use Photoshop so that's what I'm going to give specific directions for but I'm sure most PP software can handle this rather basic adjustment. Lightroom users, I think, would use the White Balance Selector and then do the follow-up adjustments using the "Hue/Saturation & Luminance" panel in the Develop module (correct me if I'm wrong, LR users).

As to using Photoshop, however...

• Open an uncorrected RAW file and correct the WB until you're satisfied; I use ACR for this.
• Apply a new Levels Adjustment layer.
• From the Levels Adjustment layer menu, change the drop down menu from "RGB" to "Blue".
• Now adjust the Mid-tones slider from 100 to, say, 95 (this is my default adjustment number and I've rarely needed to exceed it. I've NEVER gone beyond 10 on this slider for this purpose).
• Now use the eyeball icon to switch the adjustment layer off and on several times and tell me if colors don't look warmer.

Look at skin tones... Yes, the adjustment IS subtle (at 95) but once you start to see that bluish tint in your photos, you'll see it all the time. I didn't notice it either until it was gone. This is not the same thing as correcting White Balance. Correcting the White Balance establishes a reference point from which you can start to accurately adjust color.
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[SteveH]

Once again, I reeeeeally don't think this is a White Balance issue, I think it's a Color Correction issue. The two are related but they are not the same thing. To better prove my point try a little test. This test assumes you have post processing software that will allow you to adjust individual color channels (R, G & B). I use Photoshop so that's what I'm going to give specific directions for but I'm sure most PP software can handle this rather basic adjustment. Lightroom users, I think, would use the White Balance Selector and then do the follow-up adjustments using the "Hue/Saturation & Luminance" panel in the Develop module (correct me if I'm wrong, LR users).

As to using Photoshop, however...

• Open an uncorrected RAW file and correct the WB until you're satisfied; I use ACR for this.
• Apply a new Levels Adjustment layer.
• From the Levels Adjustment layer menu, change the drop down menu from "RGB" to "Blue".
• Now adjust the Mid-tones slider from 100 to, say, 95 (this is my default adjustment number and I've rarely needed to exceed it. I've NEVER gone beyond 10 on this slider for this purpose).
• Now use the eyeball icon to switch the adjustment layer off and on several times and tell me if colors don't look warmer.

Look at skin tones... Yes, the adjustment IS subtle (at 95) but once you start to see that bluish tint in your photos, you'll see it all the time. I didn't notice it either until it was gone. This is not the same thing as correcting White Balance. Correcting the White Balance establishes a reference point from which you can start to accurately adjust color.
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I will give that a go Paul, thanks for the info!