jennifer_fitch Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 <p>I bought a couple Cowboy Studio softbox lights several years ago and I haven't used them very much because I wasn't happy with the way my pictures were turning out. I noticed there was a green tint to the photos. I messed around with my setting on my camera, but I gave up on it. Is there any tips on what I might be doing wrong or is it just because of the bulbs? I am just starting out and do not have a lot of money to spend so if I can get these to work, I would like to use them. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_m Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 <p>you should do a custom white balance in the camera (whatever you own, if it's decent, it should allow that).<br> What exactly does 'messed around w/ my settings' mean? There's no usable information there.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I agree; custom WB is the way to go. All it requires is the use of a sheet of white copier paper and a few seconds in the camera WB menu. On most Nikon DSLRs it's acheived by holding the WB button down for 6 seconds, pointing the camera at the paper while filling the frame with it - under the required light - and pressing the shutter button. You might need to disable autofocus, otherwise the camera will hunt for focus on the plain paper. It's a similar procedure with other makes of camera. Obviously you'll need to synch the flash? (if it is flash) with the camera before doing the custom WB thing. Photo CFL lamps should be left to warm up for several minutes before "clocking" their White Balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starvy Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 <p>Hi Jennifer, are you getting this green tinge with any other flash or lights within this same spot? If you aren't it may well be the lights and any screen you have.<br> Custom white balance as has been suggested above would sort out the green tinge issue from this light. Also, if you are shooting RAW and using software such as Lightroom, this is such an easy fix.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_fitch Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 <p>Thank you for all the responses! I have messed around with the WB, but not custom WB. I own a Canon 7D. I plan on learning more about the custom WB to see if that helps. I have fixed my photos in Lightroom, but I wanted to try to avoid doing that. Hopefully I have more time this weekend to practice. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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