Wow… who’d a thought colour balancing was so involved?

There is no ‘correct’ balance of colour temperature/contrast/brightness etc, it’s a matter of taste. However, across a set of photos, there should ideally be a consistent look. I’ve been asked to produce packages of photos for the awards ceremony I shot in December. Each medal recipient receives one photo receiving their medal, one of the group shot, and one of the family portrait taken after the main proceedings.

No problem, and a great commission to take.

But oh, that colour balancing! The ceremony was shot with a speedlight bounced from the cream wall behind, the group shot with studio strobes direct for key and bounced for fill, and the portraits with a standard studio setup. Thankfully Adobe Lightroom allows me to copy and paste settings across shots, so once I have fixed one of each example, it’s a quick Ctrl+Shift+C, tick a few boxes and Ctrl+Shift+V to paste the settings across pictures taken under the same conditions. Thank-you Lightroom!