IR white balance adjustment in iPhoto

twt · 17th October 2006

Hi all,

I'm a beginner at IR and am still figuring this white balance thing out. I am wondering if it is possible, instead of doing a preset white balance in the camera, can you to do the ir white balance adjustments in your photo editor (eg, iphoto). I tried to adjust the white balance for some photos I took without a custom white balance but iphoto doesn't let me go below 2000k. So the pics are still red. Is it a must to do the preset white balance in the camera when taking IR shots? I am shooting RAW.

Also does anyone else have this problem with iPhoto, when viewing IR shots with custom white balance done on the camera, the picture first appears alright (white foilage) then after a few secs, turns pink. It seems to me that iPhoto can't show an image with white balance below 2000k.

Thanks.

ark19 · 17th October 2006

Originally Posted by twt

Hi all,

I'm a beginner at IR and am still figuring this white balance thing out. I am wondering if it is possible, instead of doing a preset white balance in the camera, can you to do the ir white balance adjustments in your photo editor (eg, iphoto). I tried to adjust the white balance for some photos I took without a custom white balance but iphoto doesn't let me go below 2000k. So the pics are still red. Is it a must to do the preset white balance in the camera when taking IR shots? I am shooting RAW.

Also does anyone else have this problem with iPhoto, when viewing IR shots with custom white balance done on the camera, the picture first appears alright (white foilage) then after a few secs, turns pink. It seems to me that iPhoto can't show an image with white balance below 2000k.

Thanks.

Hi twt,
perhaps you should post some samples of the original IR photos first.
If you are shooting in RAW, i'd recommend the Rawshooter Essential http://www.pixmantec.com/products/ra...essentials.asp
Get it before Adobe stops the free downloads

twt · 18th October 2006

Thanks for your reply Ark19,

I'm thinking that it is a limitation of iPhoto to make wide changes to white balance. If you forget to make a custom white balance before taking IR shots, are you able to make the corrections in Rawshooter or some other photo editing program?

Too bad rawshooter isn't avaliable for mac users...

ark19 · 18th October 2006

Oh.... mac....
Maybe you can check with Max or Panda.
Rawshooter is able to correct the WB by using the dropper to select the grey portion in the photo. Maybe you can check if GIMP has a mac version...

17th October 2006	#1
twt New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 23	IR white balance adjustment in iPhoto Hi all, I'm a beginner at IR and am still figuring this white balance thing out. I am wondering if it is possible, instead of doing a preset white balance in the camera, can you to do the ir white balance adjustments in your photo editor (eg, iphoto). I tried to adjust the white balance for some photos I took without a custom white balance but iphoto doesn't let me go below 2000k. So the pics are still red. Is it a must to do the preset white balance in the camera when taking IR shots? I am shooting RAW. Also does anyone else have this problem with iPhoto, when viewing IR shots with custom white balance done on the camera, the picture first appears alright (white foilage) then after a few secs, turns pink. It seems to me that iPhoto can't show an image with white balance below 2000k. Thanks.

18th October 2006	#3
twt New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 23	Re: IR white balance adjustment in iPhoto Thanks for your reply Ark19, I'm thinking that it is a limitation of iPhoto to make wide changes to white balance. If you forget to make a custom white balance before taking IR shots, are you able to make the corrections in Rawshooter or some other photo editing program? Too bad rawshooter isn't avaliable for mac users...

18th October 2006	#4
ark19 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ark19.multiply.com Posts: 3,080	Re: IR white balance adjustment in iPhoto Oh.... mac.... Maybe you can check with Max or Panda. Rawshooter is able to correct the WB by using the dropper to select the grey portion in the photo. Maybe you can check if GIMP has a mac version...