The photography workbench · 12
The same light.
A different feeling.
Explore white balance on 12 photographic scenes: landscapes, coast, forest, snow, portraits, food and interiors. Adjust camera Kelvin and tint to compare warm, neutral and cool color.
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Temperature · tint · mood12 scenes to explore. Scroll the thumbnails or use the arrows. Your color settings stay the same when you switch photos.
Watch the white blouse and skin tones as you change temperature and tint.
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AI-generated photos, treated as neutral reference images. Color changes approximate camera white balance in linear light; they are not calibrated RAW development or a reconstruction of the original lighting.
Light temperature and camera settings work together.
Warm light needs a lower white-balance setting to look neutral. Cool light needs a higher setting. Try tungsten lighting with a daylight camera setting, then press “Match the light.” Use tint separately to explore a green or magenta cast.
White balance changes color, not the shutter speed or depth of field. For those settings, open the exposure playground. A reference card under the actual light is more dependable than a preset when accurate color matters.
Further reading: Adobe’s explanation of light temperature and white balance.