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Stop Guessing White Balance in Food Photos: How to Use a Grey Card

The Bite Shot

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20 Comments

@photo2000 1 year ago

3:00 "make sure to avoid touching panels" oops! 😂

@sealand000 1 year ago

2:56 I was just saying "Don't touch the patches". And then you said it yourself. 😂

@SlaterMGFX 9 months ago

Love this! New to your channel and I'm in love with your wealth of information you share and how well you share it. Thank you.

@Travelmomentsbydh 1 year ago (edited)

Thank you. 5 years ago when stuck at home due to Covid, you are the single reason for me to learn and try food photography at home. FF today, I have done numerous food projects and have a special genre called food photography in my portfolio thanks to you. Thanks Joanie for the inspiration which I never forget 😊🎉.

@Lflordecoco 1 year ago

I've been using a sheet of white paper since I watched your video.
And it's saving me so much time in editing. Thank you!

@Theendlessmeal 1 year ago

This is so helpful! White balance is the thing I always struggle with. Thank you for sharing how easy it is to fix!

@Maryamoabubakar 1 year ago

The fasted click I have done in my life. I thought it was a joke tbh 😢❤

@gilliangrisham 1 year ago

Bought the card from your link! Thanx!

@justabitmorecinnamon 1 year ago

I had no idea about the eye dropper too for white balance adjustments in Lightroom! Thank you so much for this video!

@thefitcookie 1 year ago

Thank you for this! I use the Calibrite card for white balance in-camera, but will try doing this as a second color balance check in editing as well!

@gilliangrisham 1 year ago

FINALLY!! A great video and tool for white balance. This explains all the issues I've had with it. Thanx!

@ThePoeticPlate 1 year ago

Thank you!! You are always amazing with the info you share! This has been super helpful! A question (and struggle) I have had for a looong time!

@Lflordecoco 1 year ago

I love this! I'm going to try it with white paper this week. Very useful. Thank you!

@hazelkelly15 1 year ago

You look amazing.

@rawckas 1 year ago

Always very helpful

@ZarlokTV 1 year ago

Cool!

@KelseySmith 1 year ago

Thank you!

@MennoniteFarmhouse 1 year ago

Thanks Joanie for amazing video!!

@wheatbythewayside 1 year ago

Excellent video, Joanie! I have a cheap gray card and it always felt off when I tried to use it. Makes sense now.

@chefjanetk 1 year ago

Thanks SO much for this. White balance is definitely my biggest issue. I tried a gray card a couple of years ago but it didn't work and now I know why! I'm pretty sure I got it from Amazon. Quality counts!