tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69782851961084701862024-03-05T08:23:39.310-06:00Random Day to Day Thoughts, Projects, and IdeasKatie's Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15649427442364961158noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978285196108470186.post-48794048398890103642012-03-18T21:32:00.000-05:002012-03-18T21:32:23.622-05:00Got Booties?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FWqrSuklpY5FUsySvwcedMsIrEib2mk1_t3FNMu3FyhYiKDYJGdT093f-GBtjniywDdCqQpiWUliXQoJcTg6Zacdz7iZFut2BzL09jzzOLs3r8q0wxYGAzB-KGGYz-8A7cSVudkDw28/s1600/2012-03-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FWqrSuklpY5FUsySvwcedMsIrEib2mk1_t3FNMu3FyhYiKDYJGdT093f-GBtjniywDdCqQpiWUliXQoJcTg6Zacdz7iZFut2BzL09jzzOLs3r8q0wxYGAzB-KGGYz-8A7cSVudkDw28/s640/2012-03-04.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So the other weekend we headed to Minnesota to visit my parents. While visiting my mom was telling about a cute baby shoe pattern that she found online so we decided to each make a pair. She found a pattern on Stardust Shoe blog for <a href="http://stardustshoes.blogspot.com/2006/10/cloth-shoe-pattern.html">cloth shoes</a>. So we doug through my mom's many containers of fabric and made these two shoes from scraps she had saved. These shoes were so fun and easy to make that we ended up making four pairs of little girl booties and three pairs of little boy booties all from scraps. I am excited to give them as baby gifts!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Katie's Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15649427442364961158noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978285196108470186.post-37987499644820817152012-03-02T21:47:00.000-06:002012-03-02T21:47:45.471-06:00Got Ink?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdSTi9dveJPRoGXtyplZyB8lzMMvYTjf20Ye-9kSY1yPJXAsXPe-vsg0ISNmoY1-4w8ViJZ9ns_JC1dAp4VWnUoLjFMhHjKdtLli0B4AjbQxJEOHA7rXHBs8aT1TA5KGvG06r2tD7otc/s1600/2012-03-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdSTi9dveJPRoGXtyplZyB8lzMMvYTjf20Ye-9kSY1yPJXAsXPe-vsg0ISNmoY1-4w8ViJZ9ns_JC1dAp4VWnUoLjFMhHjKdtLli0B4AjbQxJEOHA7rXHBs8aT1TA5KGvG06r2tD7otc/s640/2012-03-02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Maybe I should say got ink on something other than paper? While at a city meeting last night, Eric let Toodles play with his pen in hopes of keeping her entertained and quite. It worked for a bit until mom noticed that Toodles was doing art work on every piece of clothing she was wearing (her jeans, fleece, and onesie) and then took the pen away. The good news is that my mom taught me a very dandy trick - when it comes to taking ink out of anything, rubbing alcohol is a must. With a couple of cotton balls and Q-Tips and five minutes later all of Toodles art work was gone. </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Katie's Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15649427442364961158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978285196108470186.post-20913077985632319802012-02-08T17:00:00.000-06:002012-02-08T17:00:32.992-06:00Padded Camera Strap Cover Tutorial<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWOLMZ-87rAb_sNFwkANFdUJUgVz4j8rbZppdrkivGPs0PWme-XpPt8T0IrRJtt-zOQ4h1uQVYmuq_S59X9hhd9-sIPoiMuZU2f2FMn-QBM9GfVsF1_TlYKYxb6DxWdD8KhpyEC2q9HQ/s1600/2012-02-06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWOLMZ-87rAb_sNFwkANFdUJUgVz4j8rbZppdrkivGPs0PWme-XpPt8T0IrRJtt-zOQ4h1uQVYmuq_S59X9hhd9-sIPoiMuZU2f2FMn-QBM9GfVsF1_TlYKYxb6DxWdD8KhpyEC2q9HQ/s640/2012-02-06.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>So lately I have been making some camera strap covers so I thought that I would make a quick tutorial. I think these are really fun to make but I guess I can only use so many.<br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;">Here is a list of what you will need:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;">Batting (I used natural cotton batting)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;">Two Coordinating Fabrics</div><div style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;">Coordinating Thread</div><div style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;"> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;">This tutorial is for a camera strap with each side of the strap having a different fabric. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;">1. Cut two strips of batting each measuring 3 by 24 inches</div><div style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;">2. Cut one strip from each fabric measuring 3 by 28 inches</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;">3. Fold the 3 inch side of your fabric edge in by 1 1/2 inches, I used a seam gauge to do this. Press well by using a steam setting on your iron. To this to both of your fabric pieces.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW76dH8FyobIfqJEu9M2X-FwPVxBXC5G7io8K4eXXLtzhIoxfiu3hLFQ_mcZrfPyXQ_yRS1YG9eq6SkUnPKN_XC80te-kppzIVbFcDkgwUWIOmcv4Sn2DD2-MFtGhk9QX0QYuL9IqEObo/s1600/IMG_4188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW76dH8FyobIfqJEu9M2X-FwPVxBXC5G7io8K4eXXLtzhIoxfiu3hLFQ_mcZrfPyXQ_yRS1YG9eq6SkUnPKN_XC80te-kppzIVbFcDkgwUWIOmcv4Sn2DD2-MFtGhk9QX0QYuL9IqEObo/s640/IMG_4188.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>4. Center your batting between the two ends you pressed in (the batting will be slightly shorter than the length of your pressed fabric).</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;">5. Sew across the ends you folded in to secure your batting and fabric together. I prefer to sew mine in three spots on each end, usually stitching close to the folded fabric edge, the raw end, and somewhere in between. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;"> 6. Ruffle - optional</div><div style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;">A. Cut a strip of fabric 2 1/2 inches the width of your fabric</div><div style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;">B. Surge around all the edges.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">C. Mark the center of your strip on the right side of the fabric, I used a <a href="http://randomnessofkatie.blogspot.com/2012/02/product-review-pilot-frixion-light.html">Pilot FriXion highlighter</a>. Check out my post about this highlighter <a href="http://randomnessofkatie.blogspot.com/2012/02/product-review-pilot-frixion-light.html">here</a>.</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCP4y5Rp01HtQRU5iQzP4aejzGabN1YMlLU-iLeIeSjbewftvti1-OI9fY_zcynIOTYFe5M5kxAk_YK21gyks7dM_WIhUM7A0izw2bnclWHcmmvjEMmS_JxeYuhjJY7z_XtHKfG_z6_q4/s1600/IMG_4185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCP4y5Rp01HtQRU5iQzP4aejzGabN1YMlLU-iLeIeSjbewftvti1-OI9fY_zcynIOTYFe5M5kxAk_YK21gyks7dM_WIhUM7A0izw2bnclWHcmmvjEMmS_JxeYuhjJY7z_XtHKfG_z6_q4/s400/IMG_4185.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">D. Set your sewing machine to the longest stitch length possible. Sew on your center marking making sure you DO NOT backstitch.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">E. Pull on your bobbin thread (the bottom thread) to gather your fabric. </div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">F. Decide placement of the ruffle on one of your straps and pin the ruffle in place (see picture below). Sew in the center of your ruffle to secure to strap.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXw0byH5dWv8e5VZtP0IdoWM5M7nICUGRAexZL_aOOgOw7ki0yiuetLBJPeXXQvC6LgdivCBlY6ZlZ8APQnblLebWkMBiqy3a5wPQWHFWPSye4MqCkxvUG7wMRF-ZwyG0qF_Hx_5_FZI/s1600/IMG_4195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXw0byH5dWv8e5VZtP0IdoWM5M7nICUGRAexZL_aOOgOw7ki0yiuetLBJPeXXQvC6LgdivCBlY6ZlZ8APQnblLebWkMBiqy3a5wPQWHFWPSye4MqCkxvUG7wMRF-ZwyG0qF_Hx_5_FZI/s400/IMG_4195.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">G. Apply heat using iron to make the highlighter marking disappear.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">7. Place right side of fabric together lining up all the fabric and batting edges. The batting should be on the outside at this point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0ECjTDfpyzfie5KYEsVP_ue2ObabP8sexqE0gULiovYDLZad15n6Crtc6HnePfcuahKtNTaWk-8rVHKMfjD0pgcTwYt6xh4Dy6FWyxoLpLvyqnPOlBtsyz3wqw6QQpjKgX2-l65UKkM/s1600/IMG_4197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0ECjTDfpyzfie5KYEsVP_ue2ObabP8sexqE0gULiovYDLZad15n6Crtc6HnePfcuahKtNTaWk-8rVHKMfjD0pgcTwYt6xh4Dy6FWyxoLpLvyqnPOlBtsyz3wqw6QQpjKgX2-l65UKkM/s400/IMG_4197.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">8. Surge both lengths of the strap thus securing the side together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6p2nQ6yhc-ASXvHb8i2ixsTXQ8CK3NPaMeJd5jQdPErjkCSZdHfiX0mW7UPR2ZTxzVi2CcSokqTEXXvDOu69vus1zyqKWG5RImmXbqJJYohOgMivexZmsoKOyimOEGlQWb9oLZH6Qw0/s1600/IMG_4201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6p2nQ6yhc-ASXvHb8i2ixsTXQ8CK3NPaMeJd5jQdPErjkCSZdHfiX0mW7UPR2ZTxzVi2CcSokqTEXXvDOu69vus1zyqKWG5RImmXbqJJYohOgMivexZmsoKOyimOEGlQWb9oLZH6Qw0/s400/IMG_4201.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">9. Turn right side out - I used a dandy tool called Dirtz Quick Turn to make this job much easier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtoUAy4sqsQtTiLydnlV6mdptrfF6AqhNky5WSXPexULp0_U5GYlAu7S_UWvUjwHuo7IitgHROzJyKtZdcFbI5fT0ik4YfXxYXyUl1YUJe-81G2JdM3ciJE_4RJ1FeExwJj6yzpTPYRvc/s1600/2012-02-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtoUAy4sqsQtTiLydnlV6mdptrfF6AqhNky5WSXPexULp0_U5GYlAu7S_UWvUjwHuo7IitgHROzJyKtZdcFbI5fT0ik4YfXxYXyUl1YUJe-81G2JdM3ciJE_4RJ1FeExwJj6yzpTPYRvc/s640/2012-02-01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">10. And your done! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wKw0I6LTNuVDLMO6rXAkI3e6LdvAKz4ampD5gPjLp8xGYi56at2hphDBu7PYiJsLf8Erl1qT1-8x8rdgyShcsGTDcHnNgwMOxA_Zx0bHqM_9W8FrJMb0TgbKi5JHCLorGJDfzCHdONU/s1600/IMG_4214.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wKw0I6LTNuVDLMO6rXAkI3e6LdvAKz4ampD5gPjLp8xGYi56at2hphDBu7PYiJsLf8Erl1qT1-8x8rdgyShcsGTDcHnNgwMOxA_Zx0bHqM_9W8FrJMb0TgbKi5JHCLorGJDfzCHdONU/s400/IMG_4214.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Katie's Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15649427442364961158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978285196108470186.post-83803314068219864032011-10-12T20:09:00.000-05:002011-10-12T20:09:22.836-05:00Photography - White Balance<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I recently joined a photography group called Rebel Rousers. I am very excited about the group and even more excited to learn more about photography. I just start shooting in manual mode so I have so much to learn! Actually I have so much to learn that I simply feel overwhelmed by everything I don't know. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got to pick a topic to present on for October's meeting and I decided to choose something that I didn't understand - white balance. I found it very helpful to concentrate on a single topic. I check out several websites and this is what I presented to the Rebel Rousers group. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Why I choose white balance?</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Since our days are getting shorter and colder we will be doing a lot of indoor shooting over the next couple of months – I want to take better indoor pictures in all kinds of light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted to learn how to adjust my white balance so I can capture the colors in my pictures as accurately as possible.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">What is white balance?</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ever notice when you take your pictures that they have a funny color to them like orange, blue, or yellow? Here are some from my collection:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreUy9-5t2PCjjxBIlCoqm7Q_LIQY-0cA-Mb6XjfYG8CS_ZIVFZSznPZijTOvEzcftm3uhIPnzRpWdiqC5UleGxPFdYNinyX8F_4GDO6Gqf0IvPuoOofrRZf7jKSEqWOe4qBgA8UBjlFw/s1600/Anna+Bedhead.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreUy9-5t2PCjjxBIlCoqm7Q_LIQY-0cA-Mb6XjfYG8CS_ZIVFZSznPZijTOvEzcftm3uhIPnzRpWdiqC5UleGxPFdYNinyX8F_4GDO6Gqf0IvPuoOofrRZf7jKSEqWOe4qBgA8UBjlFw/s320/Anna+Bedhead.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Here is picture of Anna in her bed room. Normally I let in all the natural light that I can before I take a picture but I wanted to capture her first morning waking up with a bad hairdo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since it was nice and early in the morning – there was no natural light to be let in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Notice how this picture has a funny tint to it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtWlmNL5kF1HobK2tRkaZ5IqZOQB9ibx07SzidddyNdQRldthHybkbRHHCvhv4Wnq47GdspiOjPXDW1p-nT_jwO1z-_BNe_MclWSJmZXqCuHV4NSX_a2IllDH9Rz_y48Dq9xSmOHirnI/s1600/Josh+-+Orange+WB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtWlmNL5kF1HobK2tRkaZ5IqZOQB9ibx07SzidddyNdQRldthHybkbRHHCvhv4Wnq47GdspiOjPXDW1p-nT_jwO1z-_BNe_MclWSJmZXqCuHV4NSX_a2IllDH9Rz_y48Dq9xSmOHirnI/s320/Josh+-+Orange+WB.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Here is also one from my nephew’s birthday party – notice how everything seems to be orange.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His birthday party theme was orange but I wasn’t thrilled when this picture turned out orange.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">You can fix these “tints” or “casts” in an editing program if you shoot in raw format but you can take some steps while taking your pictures so you will have one less thing to edit. But before I get to that – I am going to try and explain why pictures look like this.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In a nutshell – different sources of light have different “color” or temperature to them and our cameras cannot always determine what type of light temperature we are shooting in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example fluorescent lighting adds a bluish cast to your pictures where as tungsten lightening (regular light bulbs) adds a yellowish color to your pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each type of light gives off a different temperature thus the different color of tints.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e36c0a;">The lower the Kelvin temperature the </span><span style="color: #e36c0a;">warmer the light.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #e36c0a;"></span><span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The higher the Kelvin temperature the cooler the light</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When shooting in a <u><span style="color: #00b0f0;">cool light</span></u><span style="color: #00b0f0;"> (bluish)</span> you need to tell the camera to warm things up</span><br />
<div align="justify"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When shooting in a <u><span style="color: #e36c0a;">warm light</span></u><span style="color: #e36c0a;"> (yellowish)</span> need to tell the camera to cool things down</span></div><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What "color" or temperatures are different light sources?</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Light Source</u> <u>Avg. Temp (in Kelvin) </u></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Noon Daylight 5000K </span></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cloudy 6000K </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shade 7000K</span><br />
<div align="justify"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tungsten Lighting 2700K-33000 </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fluorescent 4000K </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>How to adjust white balance?</strong></span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> From what I have found there are two ways to adjust your white balance, use the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">preset white balance setting</i> on your camera OR do a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">manual white balance adjustment</i></span></span></div><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Preset White Balance Settings </span></i><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></h3><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Auto</span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> – 90% camera will get the correct white balance on this setting</span></span></span></h3><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in auto 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Tungsten</span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> - </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">is for shooting indoors, especially under warmer (yellowish) tungsten lighting (such as bulb lighting). It generally cools down the colors in photos.</span></span></span></h3><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in auto 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fluorescent</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> – this compensates for the ‘cool’ or bluish light of fluorescent light and will warm up your shots.</span></span></span></h3><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in auto 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">C<span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">loudy</span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> – </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">this setting generally warms things up a touch</span></span></span></h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>Shade</strong></span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> – the light in shade is generally cooler (bluer) than shooting in direct sunlight so this mode will warm things up a little</span></span></div><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Manual White Balance Adjustment</span></i></h3><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Press WB button on back of camera and select Custom White Balance</span></span></span></h3><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in auto 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Take a white sheet of paper in the lighting that you will be shooting in, fill the frame of your camera with the paper and take a picture. HINT: Hold the paper angled so that it is reflecting the light you are shooting in. </span></h3><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in auto 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Press your Menu button, go to the shooting page second menu and select Custom White Balance, the picture you just took should appear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Select Set, then OK, and Select one last time.</span></h3><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span> </h3><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Here are my examples of my adventures in white balance:</span></h3><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Incandescent Lighting</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UGA1XILocjWBjnsrhYb9IboYVQBxdZonVGGHuZBQgQRC8nUFt2db4GmQJZyu6By8jrsJT1jv9OB9hS1_PHKM8qKDWHLyTvmcYHnnbniazGV0WBnyRBZT9HtY4i60m2fYaSlj38rQOSg/s1600/White+Balance+Example+1+TIDE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UGA1XILocjWBjnsrhYb9IboYVQBxdZonVGGHuZBQgQRC8nUFt2db4GmQJZyu6By8jrsJT1jv9OB9hS1_PHKM8qKDWHLyTvmcYHnnbniazGV0WBnyRBZT9HtY4i60m2fYaSlj38rQOSg/s640/White+Balance+Example+1+TIDE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Here is what my custom white balance shot looked like for my Tide picture.</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavn0aNk8mXc8wQOR-cz40xraiUosWv-Wc-5GKk0awgn1BYuw54T75s3Nl0c4Mk-0_OW0JAxXd2c96V72s666D90M80il2AwSR38G-red6AOLIxH_5ZHK05VVlm5-w6hyCZWwDB178ZLA/s1600/Custom+WB+Of+Tide+Example.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavn0aNk8mXc8wQOR-cz40xraiUosWv-Wc-5GKk0awgn1BYuw54T75s3Nl0c4Mk-0_OW0JAxXd2c96V72s666D90M80il2AwSR38G-red6AOLIxH_5ZHK05VVlm5-w6hyCZWwDB178ZLA/s200/Custom+WB+Of+Tide+Example.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> I am really impressed with the final result using the custom white balance setting.</span></h3><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fluorescent Lighting</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMuubylaPa_NzNRlkFow_E2Qe5Yxe32yPmy94AN2dPORXYDtW2hYHkTSA1P0bGa9lzS_jXPx6KXcJp9iB0DZhU5uN5dr5R66xSnwUNVdT5UD_D4avk9Ze-njEDVsrjMH-zjSLNUxFPR8/s1600/AWB_Example_2_Office.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMuubylaPa_NzNRlkFow_E2Qe5Yxe32yPmy94AN2dPORXYDtW2hYHkTSA1P0bGa9lzS_jXPx6KXcJp9iB0DZhU5uN5dr5R66xSnwUNVdT5UD_D4avk9Ze-njEDVsrjMH-zjSLNUxFPR8/s640/AWB_Example_2_Office.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span> </h3><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is what my custom white balance shot looked like for my work picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNaiijnECPijEPxySrE4233kFH2CF5UPizJS_VDu9Vsq9c61I-AhVvjwEJ7EIWQjBbXZ3zFjiBielpuYkVlj79hOjxBB7xjjBskUXRTayhSzOOYnlgHUBZQFXA5_ldXBC500ByU-GsyA/s1600/Custom+White+Balance+-+Office+Example.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="133" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNaiijnECPijEPxySrE4233kFH2CF5UPizJS_VDu9Vsq9c61I-AhVvjwEJ7EIWQjBbXZ3zFjiBielpuYkVlj79hOjxBB7xjjBskUXRTayhSzOOYnlgHUBZQFXA5_ldXBC500ByU-GsyA/s200/Custom+White+Balance+-+Office+Example.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">At first when I tried doing this white balance shoot my customer picture was turning out green.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think it was because I had laid my paper against my pen holder and took the shot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I then took the white balance shot again holding the paper and then it worked out great.</span></h3><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></h3><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Overcast Day</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJq9JLGQ5RoW6L2ErhbUJ0QTAgdUbB_zxngQwZpvSeqKOr_CPeI45NRS0v216yoFiBbfL3_B6OeRciwa9myWRt6nOVUuIWkc4tmuGhcyAdp3O763vzhlbLyZqz7Sp2p8wJGJ9V2cFSiEM/s1600/WB+Example+3+-+Overcast+day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="128" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJq9JLGQ5RoW6L2ErhbUJ0QTAgdUbB_zxngQwZpvSeqKOr_CPeI45NRS0v216yoFiBbfL3_B6OeRciwa9myWRt6nOVUuIWkc4tmuGhcyAdp3O763vzhlbLyZqz7Sp2p8wJGJ9V2cFSiEM/s640/WB+Example+3+-+Overcast+day.jpg" width="640" /></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is what my custom white balance shot looked like for my cloudy picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjli-l0OfIewpKWB77AfhSuroqjWw7wGudTihpvZxZBgAV6DTMiXxK9ss4F9v3OEuinm0csnOWPV2FyA8FVBuVCVd-O1AeNT1E-oQuCjyy0VVtfQNhUPLb4ax9tPTkLnHJcjjq5xQvcTo4/s1600/Custom_WB_-_Cloudy_Day_Example.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="133" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjli-l0OfIewpKWB77AfhSuroqjWw7wGudTihpvZxZBgAV6DTMiXxK9ss4F9v3OEuinm0csnOWPV2FyA8FVBuVCVd-O1AeNT1E-oQuCjyy0VVtfQNhUPLb4ax9tPTkLnHJcjjq5xQvcTo4/s200/Custom_WB_-_Cloudy_Day_Example.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was really windy when I took the picture and that is why I don’t think my custom shot was reading correctly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So with the inability to hold my white sheet of paper with both hand and still take a picture, I just gave up.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">C</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">loudy / Sunny Day PM</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qObDcsialtxLFiwSYvIzvAhBgf2CZcry9u4JX3PgX09DRG8ufNmUlqNC7wyzV1KzUMoXky3qtNDFh8u4NJHuwg33hYLjMwdcuwKbzN8OadOi9nvEPXoG2CNeKXpDqr1SiDYKP2mZtzA/s1600/Chicago+-+Cloudy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="128" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qObDcsialtxLFiwSYvIzvAhBgf2CZcry9u4JX3PgX09DRG8ufNmUlqNC7wyzV1KzUMoXky3qtNDFh8u4NJHuwg33hYLjMwdcuwKbzN8OadOi9nvEPXoG2CNeKXpDqr1SiDYKP2mZtzA/s640/Chicago+-+Cloudy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think I prefer how the cloudy white balance setting - sun was constantly coming out and going behind the clouds this afternoon. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunny Day Early Afternoon</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4r3P1jTKd3RHhzE7hALHbZmC9qXcqt4GMjcZueapkaalhWFW7Ibe_d53EPr7HAZfMZ9v-X4qZPKXqPg6zGMuIg-7oDmeD1zmDyNcWz2Hrqk_27CXQCg0hJCunRiuJ5tCZkdMIza_yNM/s1600/Chicago+Sign+Dalight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4r3P1jTKd3RHhzE7hALHbZmC9qXcqt4GMjcZueapkaalhWFW7Ibe_d53EPr7HAZfMZ9v-X4qZPKXqPg6zGMuIg-7oDmeD1zmDyNcWz2Hrqk_27CXQCg0hJCunRiuJ5tCZkdMIza_yNM/s640/Chicago+Sign+Dalight.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think that any of these four setting for white balance give okay results for my "Chicago" picture. I do however find myself prefering the warmth that shows on the shade setting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunny Da</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">y Late Afternoon</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewXfAAPtS_6O9FUGljFn5SGcw31ebCSu3YFddDjoIURaaGb-zDOBSjjIQLpqNWC6dk7g_eN_1ZOU4hK6FxY9jrisqinVntltt254iQAD7DOuPvsewHGve1Le104CCSFLBvDkuaigKE_8/s1600/Daylight+White+Balance+Example+5pm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewXfAAPtS_6O9FUGljFn5SGcw31ebCSu3YFddDjoIURaaGb-zDOBSjjIQLpqNWC6dk7g_eN_1ZOU4hK6FxY9jrisqinVntltt254iQAD7DOuPvsewHGve1Le104CCSFLBvDkuaigKE_8/s640/Daylight+White+Balance+Example+5pm.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this example I would have to say that the auto white balance would be the least favorite of the four shots. Daylight definately gives me the most true colors but again I love the warmth with the shade setting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div align="justify"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For both of my shade samples I am pretty happy with the auto white balance setting but I do feel like I get a better picture when the white balance is set to shade. </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Challenge Time:</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My challenge to you is to take the time to try multiple white balance settings in all the different types of light you take pictures in. Take the same picture multiple times with only changing your white balance setting and then compare them and then decide which setting <u>your prefer</u> for different light sources. </span></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div align="justify"></div>Katie's Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15649427442364961158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978285196108470186.post-80193820449208586142011-08-30T12:07:00.000-05:002011-08-30T12:07:53.432-05:00HeadbandAfter being inspired by a picture I saw on Pinterest, I decided I wanted to make a cute knit headband. My hopes of the picture being part of a tutorial were quickly gone when I saw it was a picture of a headband being sold on Etsy. <br />
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I decided to relay upon my own creativity and headed to the mall and pick up some knit fabric. I limited myself to two fabric selections until I know I can make one that looks pretty close to inspiration piece. While at the store there was a nice little pattern for yo-yo's which I knew would be the perfect accessory for my headband. <br />
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Here is the impulse buy of the trip: Yo-Yo template<br />
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My first yo-yo: Fast and Easy!<br />
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And here is my first attempt of the headband:<br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Katie's Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15649427442364961158noreply@blogger.com0