Overly Red Skin Tone with D40x

[chrys]

On my D40x -- I have tried different white balance settings (within the same light situation) and have tried differnt settings -- Soft, Vivid etc and also adjusted with saturation (-1, moderate) and color space -- But my photos are still suffering from overly red skin tone.

Is there a firmware fix for this? What is the recommended setting to capture accurate skin tone? Thanks all!

[giantcanopy]

Hi chrys. I initially thought it might be a color balance issue.
You got any pictures to show in the diff settings ?

Ryan

[Six-GHz]

Originally Posted by chrys On my D40x -- I have tried different white balance settings (within the same light situation) and have tried differnt settings -- Soft, Vivid etc and also adjusted with saturation (-1, moderate) and color space -- But my photos are still suffering from overly red skin tone. Is there a firmware fix for this? What is the recommended setting to capture accurate skin tone? Thanks all!

Reddish skin tones? Let me guess, you used indoor without flash, WB on either auto, flourescent or tungsten whatever?

[sammy888]

Post some photos as example. Pictures will tell alot and help others pinpoint the problem better. Problem could be a number of things from colour balance to colour tone curve setting to even a faulty sensor.

[chrys]

Hi, thanks for the quick replies. I shot the attached photo with an off camera sb600. WB set to Flash. very little ambient light as i turned off the light in the living room.
Chrys

[Six-GHz]

1. Can't see attached photo
2. What's an off camera flash?

[chrys]

sorry, have not posted a photo before so am struggling with how to do it i fired the flash with a radio trigger. it was mounted on a stand to camera left.

the 'insert image' keeps asking me for a link so maybe i'll just post the flickr link here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4601756...57602943343516

Thanks again for taking the time to help a noob.

Chrys

[ExplorerZ]

Originally Posted by chrys sorry, have not posted a photo before so am struggling with how to do it i fired the flash with a radio trigger. it was mounted on a stand to camera left. the 'insert image' keeps asking me for a link so maybe i'll just post the flickr link here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/4601756...57602943343516 Thanks again for taking the time to help a noob. Chrys

you just need to push the exposure up... its seriously underexposed

[photobum]

Problem fixed.... However, your image is badly underexposed and your white balance is off. So the tweaked image is rather noisy.

[night86mare]

shoot in raw

problem solved

[xandman]

actually the pic is underexposed...
and to make good use of ur off shoe flash...
try bouncing it from the ceiling...and not the wall at the back..=)

[chrys]

Hi, thanks for all the replies and suggestions! Will definitely try again with a different exposure and RAW.

[chrys]

Thanks again to everyone who replied to the thread. The suggestions and comments were very helpful. Tried it on a similar set-up and improving the exposure (larger aperture, and move light closer) helped a lot. One thing I've discovered in fiddling with all the settings is that the Color Mode really has a significant effect on the skin tones. Even with the Saturation set to Moderate (-1) and no other variables in setting, one can see a significant increase in the saturation of red in the skin tone in Color Mode 1 and 3. So for now Color Mode II works best for me.

[chrys]

P.S. -- Xandman, no my aim wasn't off with the flash I was playing with my new remote triggers and stuck another one in the back of the sofa, aimed at the wall, to see if it would work out of the line of sight. It did fire!

[ExplorerZ]

Originally Posted by chrys Thanks again to everyone who replied to the thread. The suggestions and comments were very helpful. Tried it on a similar set-up and improving the exposure (larger aperture, and move light closer) helped a lot. One thing I've discovered in fiddling with all the settings is that the Color Mode really has a significant effect on the skin tones. Even with the Saturation set to Moderate (-1) and no other variables in setting, one can see a significant increase in the saturation of red in the skin tone in Color Mode 1 and 3. So for now Color Mode II works best for me.

true to say mode 2 (aRGB) gives a lesser saturationbut do note most browser ain't capable of displaying them correctly...