Does Color Temperature Affect Skin Tones?

[@mobiusflavoroni1705]

well color temperature is about frequencies and higher ones are more blue / purple and lower ones are more red orange. Thus to summarize you can balance the light correctly for skin tone or for white. But people tend to look at people in shots rather than white walls unless that's what you want to focus on. Otherwise I would set my color temperature close to the color of light I am using - like you did and I would then keep adjusting the shot with settings until the skin looked perfect (for what I wanted) - I would shoot that - get it in camera as close as possible. I appreciate your testing it helps the rest of us understand whats going on.

[@respectabletampodcast]

This was a great video. I'm trying to figure out how to light my KZbin videos, so I'll definitely be looking for similar content. Thank you for the start!

[@markwiemels]

What a fantastic video. Thank you.

[@SaxSpy]

exactly what i needed

[@khaledfouad9374]

needed this thanks

[@Sunpixelvideo]

There's nothing idiotic about doing case studies. I'll have to do some test shots myself. I think that I would tend to sacrifice the true white for better skin tones. Of course, this sort of stuff can quickly become subjective.

[@T1Oracle]

But how does it affect different skin tones? Like black people?

[@orangejjay]

The exact same way. Bluer/"whiter" light will make the skin more pale while good ol' tungsten can help to bring up those colors. At the end of the day, it comes down to your camera though and how you've set your white balance.

[@JamesBoss]

Nice to know this thanks

[@danielpath616]

good stuff!