White Balance

Our first assignment was to take a series of pictures using each of the camera's white balance manual presets: automatic white balance (AWB); Sun; Clouds; Tungsten Lighting; Fluorescent Lighting; and High Fluorescent Lighting. This was to be done with the flash disabled.

I decided that I would take a set outdoors and a set indoors. My husband agreed to be my model. The outdoor shots were not a problem. But I was really disappointed with the quality of the indoor shots -- even on the AWB and the appropriate (i.e Tungsten) settings. I ended up taking three sets of indoor shots, choosing a new location for the second and third sets, and experimenting with an inanimate subject for the second set.

At the end of it all, I deduced that the flash is just that important... and/OR that my home has some pretty poor lighting!