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Light in the shade is much cooler than bright sunlight, because shade light is mainly indirect blue sky light. This setting warms the light to that of direct sunlight.

QUICK TIP

It’s worth playing around with each of the WB presets to see the effect they have on a single light source. Choose a subject and take a picture of it with each WB setting, then repeat with another subject in a different light source. Note which setting gives the most neutral balance and which one could be used for an effect.

THE WHITE BALANCE MENU

Choose the appropriate setting to match the light you are shooting in, or use Daylight and correct any colour cast with image-editing software.

DAYLIGHT WB

The musicians were shot in a subway lit by incandescent light, with the WB set on Daylight. As you can see, the light has photographed with an orange cast. 1/20 second at f5.6, 38mm, 400 ISO. GH

INCANDESCENT WB

Using the Incandescent WB setting has neutralized the orange cast, making the light look realistic.

DAYLIGHT WB

This portrait was taken in the shade, with the sky providing the blue cast. With the WB set to Daylight, the picture is far too blue. 1/125 second at f5, 24mm, 400 ISO. JG

SHADE WB

Here the Shade WB setting has added some warmth to neutralize the blue colour cast.