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By Anne Davis, January 23, 2010 12:47 pm

Learning about white balance has definitely helped improve my photographs. My shots are less blue and the overall casts are less cold looking. One technique I discovered lets you preview different white balance settings using Live View. Here are the steps:

1. Press the Live View Button.
2. Press the SET button. You will see a small menu that appears on the left side of the screen.
3. Use the up and down arrows to choose the white balance menu item.
4. Turn the Main dial to navigate through the different white balance settings.

The display on the T1i may not be totally color accurate, but it will let you note the differences between the white balance settings.

One thing you do have to remember though is to change the white balance when the light changes. It is really hard to correct a bad whilte balance later in a software image editing program so try to get the white balance correct from the start.

I’ve been learning a lot about white balance and trying different things out. More practice is needed on these last two posts but I have other things yet to try. I’ll be back in a bit with more!

One last thing – even though there is so much to learn it is a lot of fun to learn and I’m OK with my slow pace now. I’m immersed in a web of information, terms and confusion still reigns but I’m weaving my way through it.  I’m learning a lot by just taking in the shots other people are making on the Flickr: 2010/365 photo group.  There are some amazing shots to view – hope to get there one day in the future!!

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By Anne Davis, January 3, 2010 9:39 pm

I decided to start the new year by joining a Flickr group called 2010/365photos. Here’s a blurb from their description of the group:

This group was started for 2008/366photos, was used for 2009/365photos, and will likely be running for years to come.

A photo per day project for 2010 – 365 photos by the end of the year. No rules, except that you shoot one photo per day. Doesn’t matter of what, or with what.

The group started when a bunch of folks, mostly edubloggers, on Twitter decided to do the project in 2008. It grew like crazy in 2009. Who knows what 2010 will bring…

I’ve also started a new blog, Anne’s 2010/365 Photos,  to display my 365 photos. This commitment is what I need and I think this project will be a lot of fun as well as give me plenty of opportunities to practice!

D’Arcy Norman pointed us to Jason Webber’s post Tips for ‘One Photo a Day’ project. He makes excellent suggestions. I laughed when I read one tip as I have already spent way too much time thinking about these first 3 pictures!  So as I travel this journey I will keep tip #9 on my mind! I’m sure I will have more than one or two shots a month as cop-outs but I hope to stay the course!

9. Accept the odd ‘cop-out’ shot
This project is a marathon, not a sprint and even the most enthusiastic of us have our low, un-inspired days. On days like these, take a shot of anything and just live with it and certainly don’t beat yourself up for not keeping to your usual standard. At least one or two of my shots a month are cop-outs, but the point is that I haven’t missed a day!

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