A contact sheet is a sheet that contains all the photos from a shoot in a grid format, this is used so that we can easily see which images are in in focus and have a good composition, etc. This makes it easier to pick out which are our best images. There are a few ways to make contact sheets, but when dealing with a large number of photos one of the best methods is to use Photoshop. By doing this it makes it easier to select which images are the best to then go on and edit.
What is White Balance?
The white balance setting you choose will change the colour balance in the pictures you take. Changing the setting will make it warmer or cooler depending on the lighting you are taking pictures in.
When do we need to adjust White Balance?
You need to adjust the white balance when you are in the wrong lighting. For example if you are in a shaded area you will change the white balance setting to the shaded setting which will increase the warmth of the photo. You will then have to change the white balance setting if you are outside on a bright day to the direct sunlight setting which will capture the colours in the picture with a blue tone.
My attempt at using white balance
White balance is when you change the settings on your camera make an object that appears white in real life to also appear white on camera depending in the lighting of your setting. White balance can be used under all different lightnings when things don't appear as they do in real life, for example in fluorescent, incandescent or shaded light. White balance can also be used as an artistic effect to change the colours of objects, for example a white piece of paper can be turned blue or yellow.
Contact Sheets
White Balance
Contact Sheets Beneath is what is called a contact sheet, in which we can use to present multiple pictures taken in a shoot to easily pick, or present our favorite photos taken. How to make a contact sheet Upload images onto Bridge. Select the images wanted using Ctrl Right Click. Locate the tool drop down box at the top of the screen, and select Photoshop and Contact Sheet II. From there you can customize the presentation of the contact sheet, (How many column/rows) and click OK to confirm your decision.
White Balance White balance is the process of removing what we perceive as 'white', and what is rendered white onto our cameras, into the photo taken (as seen above). We may need to adjust white balance when wanting to take a picture of scenery that we wish to have a warm glow to, or maybe use it to emphasize the blue of ice within it. The white balance button can be located above the navigation buttons on the camera, from which multiple options can be chosen.
This is a contact sheet, it's used to present multiple photos at once to select and refine the best photosThis contact sheet shows the different white balance settings. White balance changes the colour balance in a photograph - so white objects appear white If lighting and colour is too warm a cooler filter can be used to balance the white - etc There is not a lot of white in these photographs to properly demonstrate the use of white balance making a contact sheet: open bridge and select your chosen photos select tools; Photoshop; contact sheet once Photoshop is opened select the amount of columns and rows
In order to produce this contact sheet I…
1) Took the photos, experimenting with the white balance tool on the camera.
2) Selected the successful photographs that I wanted.
3) Added the images to Adobe Bridge and selected them all.
4) Transferred these images from Bridge to Photoshop in the form of a contact sheet.
5) Then i cropped the contact sheet in Photoshop and saved them as a JPEG image.
A contact sheet is a range of photos within one image, spread out in order.
They’re used in order to select out the best and worse photographs from a photo shoot.
From having it you are able to pick out what photos are better that others as it is easy to compare photographs when they’re all compiled into one sheet.
