So dogma doesn't trap me. Manual mode and exposure meter.

I might seem a bit naive here but considering all the support for raw and the huge interest on forums that I see, I would have thought someone would produce a product that could correct the WB in different parts of the image if so desired. Not that it bothers me too much as I don't shoot raw (ok, on the odd occasion, yes).

In the PP department I'm a lazy person :) so I don't go off looking for solutions which I may be able to lessen in the field with a bit of forethought and skill. Everyone to their own, I say!

Agreed Steve, there is no easy solution in a mixed lighting situation, and it really depends on getting the best possible trade-off. In your examples of the wedding and reception, the choice is obvious; get the faces right and don't worry about what anything else looks like, after all they are Hollywood productions.

I played around with Ife's images and applied an overall magenta in PP to some of thie images; and found that in order to get rid of the strong green, highlights, the rest of the image started looking rather strange. I even tried using a layer mask with a gradient; just too much effort.

Problem is not a lot different than if someone had a green spotlight shining down from overhead, because that is in effect the situation that the green, translucent roof does.

Thank you everyone. Nice one with the Nigerian flag bit there, Phil. :D

Thanks so so much, i will give raw some tries. So in situations like night parties or clubs, how does one shoot.


On another note, i have acquired a tripod and it is amazing what i have been able to practise especially in the aperture department. Next on my mind is the Canon 50mm f1.8. After this....you'll hear my sighs of relief irrespective of your locations. :)