Camera White Balance

[k3nnyp]

This is probably 101 for most of you out there but in case there are still a few like me that had no clue how to take a photo of their tank read on.

I set out tonight to see if Google could tell me how to take a photo of my corals without the blue washing. I know how to snap pictures but I'm no photographer. After a few searches I came across a suggestion to set the White Balance to 10k. It mentioned needing a separate camera app but I found the setting in my stock camera on my Samsung Galaxy S7. Still need to work on manual focus but after a few minutes on Google I was able to take my first tank photos that actually look like the corals in my tank.



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[k3nnyp]

Next search will be on how to properly size photos on ARC.

 

[brandonmason]

Here's one I took with Note 5 with fv-5 app

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[xilez]

White Balance is a good thing to note of. Best thing to do when taking photos is to turn off all pumps and filters, the water movement causes a refraction that really messes with a lot of phone cameras

 

[jbadd99]

White balance will always depend on the setting, so depending upon your lighting preference, it may be different.

I used a DSLR and a white plate to get my white balance for taking pictures in the tank. Now the pictures look exactly like what I see.

Here is an example:

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[k3nnyp]

The photos you can take with the correct equipment and some experience is amazing. For me, I'm pleased with knowing how to get reasonably good photos from my smart phone.

 

[popsbjd]

There is a gentleman on Facebook that seems gel filters for your camera to help as well. I bought a pack a while back Abd they work great. Unfortunately, I lost most of them when I moved. I might but then again. They were only $5 with shipping. An example of the difference.

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