How to use a Grey Card to set a Custom White Balance | The Perfect White Balance in Camera.

Students see me using this out and about and are like, wtf, so TODAY we're going through how to use a grey card to set white balance in-camera, so you don't need to worry about it later. You WILL need to re-set if the light changes and you can always just shoot the card and balance later (not if shooting in JPG and not if shooting video!).
The grey card I use is this one: geni.us/iSOxd
Custom white balance process for different makes of camera, including Nikon, Canon, Panasonic and Fuji can be found in the blog post here: www.thattogspo...
If in doubt, check your manual!
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[@katattack907]

Thanks so much! I struggle with recognizing natural skin tones in editing-after looking at a screen for too long, I forget what humans look like-so hopefully a white balance card will eliminate a lot of those judgement calls!

[@studiovulcan4411]

The best instructor i've ever seen.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

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[@rodneybrown2675]

As well as setting my white balance, I use it to check or set my exposure too.....Great video thanks for taking the time to create these.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

My pleasure, glad it was helpful for you!

[@jer3006]

Whoa! Your gray card looks just like mine. Suddenly, I feel like a pro now. Okay, I had to get to the end of the this video, then I felt like a pro. Always learning good stuff from your videos and your time/effort to share them is appreciated!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad it was helpful!

[@OmahaWayne]

Absolutely love your videos. I follow all the big ones but I have learned more in the last week going through your dog videos then I have in a year from the big guys. Thank you so much. liked and subbed

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much, so happy you are part of our community :)

[@jenniejudd834]

Thank you this is really helpful. I really appreciate your KZbin channel and I’m grateful that you kindly share your knowledge. Thank you 😊

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sabi_ne]

Great video 👍 Quick and easy... Thanks for sharing 🤗

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thanks for watching!

[@AGS-8785-D1R]

I like this video a lot for being so clear and concise. I'm looking for a video for my employees. However, I do wish she had her friend hold up the grey card instead of throwing it on the ground and to mention that holding the grey card in different areas in the same space will give different readings. Take the space she is in as an example: the green grass casts a green light onto most things she would most likely photograph, but if you set the grey card on the ground facing up, the light from the green grass does not cast onto the grey card so you don't get the magenta correction. You can see in the reading she does get that it actually adds green in the tint setting (G1 on the screen). Also, while the lighting there looks relatively uniform, it is still possible to get different color temp readings depending on which way the grey card is facing. This is how you can still get frustrated using a grey card as there are erroneous ways to use it.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Why don't you make a short video for your employees and then upload it to KZbin?

[@AGS-8785-D1R]

@@ThatPhotographySpotI should! See? That’s how one takes feedback.

[@ayriniemi1154]

Helpful as always 😌

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

So glad, happy to help 🙂

[@bradfoster9926]

I love all your videos as they are very educational and fun to watch. You should be very proud of your work!!!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much!

[@messier4033]

Very helpful. I was in the woods today doing some practice. Had one of the kids hairy Teddy's to practice with. Doesn't move, perfect subject 😃. I was finding the amount of dappled light difficult. Very hard to find a spot which wasn't dark, wasn't blazing bright or wasn't dappled!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad it helped!

[@abchappell01]

That was great. Thank you 😊

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

So glad you enjoyed it and thank you for your continued support Anthony 😊

[@BBQbyBiggs]

Very helpful!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

That's so good to hear, thank you 🙏

[@naatali4393]

Good to know, thank's❣️

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

You’re welcome 😊

[@daemon1143]

Is there some advantage to setting it in camera? I found I tend to forget as the day goes on and end up with screwy colour on everything. If I shoot the card then I can easily do it in post. I tried to buy one of those pop out cards like yours last year, but when it arrived, no little pouch, no pop out, just the same size thing in a flat bag; hard to pack, very disappointing. You should consider getting some direct from China (where they all come from) printed up with your logo and sell them as Merch.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Yeah for sure it depends on how and what you shoot as to whether it's a good plan or not, but it's a great habit to get into to know you can trust your WB in post with non-black and non-white subjects, like Pippi, who is an absolute nightmare to balance to if you're out. Shooting in an incorrect WB can affect your clipping values in the RGB channels, even if you're working in RAW, so it is a good plan to be close, but as you say, natural light will always throw you curveballs! Hope you sent that card back, sounds like a rip off! I'm not sure anyone would want a TPS grey card but I'll add it to the thought box!

[@daemon1143]

@@ThatPhotographySpot Perhaps 18% grey T-shirts for one's partner? "Stand over there for a mo' love, while I set my while balance".

[@MrWolf__]

Great help thank you 😊

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

You're so welcome 🙏 Great to know it helped 😊

[@larissauemura8416]

Thank you!! ❤️

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

💕

[@acekat7009]

Hi there!new subscriber here,thanks for the wonderful video.Can we use a white sheet of a4 size paper to do the same while shooting outside or inside?sorry i am a beginner

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

If that is all you have, then yes :). But, white paper is rarely white white, it's usually got a tint to it, so be careful 🙂

[@belleboca5997]

In a home studio environment, which exposure/flash power do you shoot the grey card at? Since whenever the light changes, it alters the color balance of the light. Do you get your exposure right first by eye, with the flash and then shoot your grey card?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Yes - that's exactly we do it. But, the flash colour value doesn't change that much, there is very little fluctuation 🤗

[@belleboca5997]

@@ThatPhotographySpot I can't seem to focus on the grey card though. What do you suggest?

[@pattymattes7124]

Thanks for the tip! I usually take a picture of the card when I do studio shots and then adjust in Lightroom. I guess I'm lazy that way :) I do tend to forget to do this when outside. I should do this outside as well.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Happy to help!

[@nickyvannuffel8079]

When you're doing a shoot and you're taking photos in different locations with different lighting, do you have to take a photo every time the light is different? Or just once at the beginning?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Best practice would be every time but I just do it at the start unless there is a huge shift in light conditions 😊

[@danielpedrosa7654]

Does this function also work for video recording?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Yes but a compatible colour passport might be better for you 👌

[@smann7236]

Quick question: can I use white paper for correct colour temperature white balance and then use grey card to get correct exposure?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

No, paper is usually not neutral in tone, even if it might look like it. Often it’s slightly warm or slightly cool 👍

[@daniphantomconcept]

Thanks❤

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

No worries 😊

[@tanaliberatutti6676]

What camera strap do you use? :)

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Details in this video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX7ceZqlnMqKqNk

[@photographywithprissy1351]

I love these bit mine always turn the background black🤣 so I bought a new one

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Lets hope the new one doesn't do this

[@photographywithprissy1351]

@@ThatPhotographySpot yea I tried it out yesterday and it worked really well

[@JWS1968]

I have a Panasonic S5ii and it does a very quick and easy auto white balance BUT it just does the correction without telling you what the kelvin temp is. This isn't a problem when using one camera but if you want to use the same temp for multiple cameras it's a bit of a pain in the arse. Please Panasonic just display the auto white balance temp when set.

[@shahanfarrukh8292]

Should we use gray side or white side to set custom white balance ?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

We use the grey side 😊

[@hakzolot]

Grey side is for exposure 🤔

[@bromesko]

I use a gray card for exposurecontroll. Not for WB. A white balance card is for WB.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Some grey cards are for both, some aren’t. Ours is 🙌

[@bromesko]

@@ThatPhotographySpot Explain what the differens. You put the grayside on the ground facing to the sky? A WB card, for example, Colorchecker´s is something else. Have your card two functions?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Yes, some grey cards are solid middle grey - they’re advertised as both white balance and exposure. Some are not both. This grey card is both white balance and a grey card. Colour checkers are for colour balance, but often do white balance too as a side product.

[@giedriusbruzas6542]

Your video is yellow, i don't believe you