Canon Community

slaw1962 · ‎09-27-2016

I have an EOS Rebel SL1. i love the camera. but when i am taking pics at my church the walls come out yellow in the background. the subjects are fine in the pic. it's just the walls. what can i do? i am still learning abt the settings, ie. white balance, f stop, etc. will i just have to "play" with the different settings? where do i need to start witht the setting numbers?

TTMartin · ‎09-28-2016

@slaw1962 wrote:
This info is so helpful. I do have an extended flash but is not a speedlite.

It is not about getting a stronger flash. It is about 'gelling' your flash to match the temperature of the ambient light. Again Google Stobist, and read how to do this.

RobertTheFat · ‎09-28-2016

@TTMartin wrote:
@slaw1962 wrote:
This info is so helpful. I do have an extended flash but is not a speedlite.
It is not about getting a stronger flash. It is about 'gelling' you flash to match the temperature of the ambient light. Again Google Stobist, and read how to do this.

It's actually not about either one. If you use a flash strong enough to light the wall, the subjects in the foreground will be overexposed. If you adjust the color temperature to suit the wall, the subjects in the foreground will be too blue.

What it's really about is using auxiliary light to brighten the wall and/or bounce flash to light the room more evenly.

Bob
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA

slaw1962 · ‎09-28-2016

good info

TTMartin · ‎09-28-2016

@RobertTheFat wrote:
@TTMartin wrote:
@slaw1962 wrote:
This info is so helpful. I do have an extended flash but is not a speedlite.
It is not about getting a stronger flash. It is about 'gelling' your flash to match the temperature of the ambient light. Again Google Stobist, and read how to do this.
It's actually not about either one. If you use a flash strong enough to light the wall, the subjects in the foreground will be overexposed. If you adjust the color temperature to suit the wall, the subjects in the foreground will be too blue.

What it's really about is using auxiliary light to brighten the wall and/or bounce flash to light the room more evenly.

You would use an Orange (CTO) gel on your flash, and set your camera's white balance to 'Tungsten'. The CTO gel on the flash would make the flash illuminating the subject have the same white balance as the church lighting on the wall. Everything has the same white balance, so neither a stronger flash, nor a flash on the wall is needed.