Red Tint with Speedotron Studio Flash

[david_honeycutt1]

Need a little help here....

I am shooting with a Nikon Coolpix 5700 and Speedotron Brownline

D802, M11 heads, and Photoflex XTC Softboxes. Shooting against a

black, white, or gray background, I always get a reddish tint to my

studio shots. I can adjust the white balance (set to strobe) to +3

for less red and somewhat cure the problem. But, I don't understand

what is shifting the white balance so much.

Thanks for your thoughts...

David

[efusco]

Set the camera WB to Daylight/sunny. Studio strobes are color balanced for daylight film... It won't be perfect, but a lot closer.

 

Alternatively you can (if the 5700 allows) use preset white balance via a gray card. The book says you can use a white card but I've subsequently learned through multiple failed attempts that it's too bright and won't properly allow you to preset a WB. This will be the most accurate WB.

[beepy]

I don't have the Coolpix Manual - can't find on line. But does the manual say what the

temperature equivalent of that setting is? I believe the Speedotron strobes ar 5500K. I set

the temperature directly on my Canon... Softbox shouldn't make a difference. I'll assume

you don't have red walls. :-)

[david_honeycutt1]

Thanks for all the thoughts.... I'm sure the answer lies in your thoughts and experience. I will begin to experiment.

 

Please take a look at these photos... this is an example of my problem.

 

http://home.comcast.net/~dhoneycutt125/index.html

 

David