Checklist

Have you ever been in the middle of a shoot and realized your camera’s white balance was set in the wrong position?

This happened to me a today. Of course, this is one of the many reasons why shooting in RAW makes so much sense, because you can quickly correct this mistake in post processing. The problem is much more difficult when shooting JPGs.

The scenario is pretty common… you shoot one event with a specific white balance setting, say incandescent lighting. Then on your next shoot you are in bright daylight. After awhile when you are looking at a photo on the back of your camera you see that the photo is much too blue.

Other settings can also be set incorrectly and cause problems in a shoot. This is why a pre-shoot checklist is such a good idea. I’ve decided to make a checklist and keep it n my camera bag, right on top of my camera so I have to see it before I use my camera the next time. Hopefully, this will prevent me from using the incorrect settings.

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