GUIDE

White balance

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Quick guide for best editing results

Correct white balance is essential for clean, natural-looking images and efficient editing. We have our methods and guidelines for identifying colors, but in some conditions setting WB can still be difficult for the editor.

Follow these guidelines to help us set accurate white balance in post-production.

1. During the shoot

Use consistent white balance

  1. Avoid Auto White Balance (AWB) indoors
  2. For most reliable results, use a fixed preset on the camera or a fixed Kelvin value
  3. Matching the WB setting with the dominant light source in the property, allows the camera to roughly understand and compensate for the light conditions. See the list below
  4. Keep the same WB setting across all rooms
  5. Shoot in RAW for the best adjustment options

List of temperatures, Kelvin degrees and when the setting is best applied

  • Candles (2000K): warm mood light
  • Incandescent (2700-3000K): Traditional interior
  • LED (3000-4000K): Modern interior
  • Natural daylight (5000-5500K): Exteriors
  • Overcast sky (6000-6500K) : Shaded or cloudy days
  • Blue hour (7000-8000K): Twilight or evening shots

Control mixed lighting

  1. Turn off lamps if daylight is sufficient
  2. Avoid strong mixed light (daylight + warm spots) in the same frame, or use flash in these images
  3. If using flash, balance it carefully with ambient light. Be careful if you bounce the flash on colored surfaces so that you don´t create new color casts.

Expose slightly bright

  1. Underexposed images make WB correction harder
  2. Aim for a clean, bright exposure without clipping highlights


Check our input technique and shooting guides for flash and ambient files

Input techniques

2. Send color references

If accurate wall or interior colors are important or can be hard to set, please include color references to help us match colors more precisely in editing

Preferred method

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Alternative

  • Photograph a color sample, color swatch, or painted surface in neutral light
  • Include one reference image per color if possible
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