AboutAkshay Singh Jamwal Expertise I can answer questions questions relating to SLRs (35mm or DSLRs) and general photographic technique. I have a good knowledge and understanding of the principles involved in photography (film or digital) and photographic lighting. Questions about studio lighting, studio flashes, and flashguns are also welcome. Questions about theory (e.g. colour theory, the rules and guidelines behind composition etc.) are welcome as well.
Digital photography also involves some amount of post-processing using an image editing application such as Adobe Photoshop; a program that I am proficient with.
I cannot answer typical generic questions, viz. "Which is the best camera?," as the short and sweet answer to questions such as those is "There is no such thing." Furthermore, there is a lot of literature available on the web pertaining to those sorts of questions. Please be as specific as you can with your questions.
Experience I'm a professional commercial photographer and have been passionately taking photographs since I was 13 years old. In totality, I've been involved in photography in one way or another for over a decade. I've used equipment from various manufacturers, including but not limited to Minolta/Konica Minolta, Nikon, Canon, and Mamiya.
I have a Canon S5is and I like to know how set WB for shot jewlery. I use fluorescent light 5000K and a white background ( paper ).
Best regards
Answer Hi Samir.
I've never used an S5 IS and I rarely use point and shoots, so please check your camera manual for manually setting the white balance.
Since your fluorescent lights are 5000 K, that's fairly close to daylight (5500 K). Try shooting with the WB set to daylight if you can't manually set it to 5500 K.
Alternatively, you can set WB to daylight and use a daylight fluorescent bulb that is 5500 K. There are plenty available in the market these days.
What kind of paper are you using? A lot of paper appears white to us but usually has a light shade of some colour. Sometimes it's blue, other times it's yellow. Office A4/A3 is almost always tinged with a little blue in my experience.
Happy shooting. If you need any more help, feel free to post a follow up.
