Photo Digikam Tutorial 1-3: White balance | Linux Today

Photo Digikam Tutorial 1-3: White balance

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 31, 2008

“Most of the times we use our cameras outdoors. Light is nice,
sun shines, and we get nice pictures out of our cameras. But
sometimes we need to take pictures indoors, in parties or
conferences, and light conditions aren’t the best. We even take
pictures with flash, sometimes. So what’s the problem? – you will
ask. Well, many times when taking photos the effect goes unnoticed,
but indoor lights are either tungsten lights (yellowish or
orangeish) or fluorescent lights (more bluish), and depending on
the light conditions, the photo results vary a lot.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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