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Published: March 25, 2026
Video Description
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_The final rules…_
1. Too warm? Turn down the temp.
2. Too cold? Turn it up.
3. Custom WB = Perfect WB
4. Perfect WB ≠ Right WB
5. Right WB = “Feels right”
_A brief summary_
White Balance is a seemingly simple concept that the more you dig into it, the more complex it is. Developing a mastery of White Balance can help you to craft the look of your shot long before getting into the editing room. In this video you'll learn about color temperature, why cold temps feel "warm" and warm temps feel cold, when to use your camera's White Balance presets, how to use a waveform monitor and vectorscope for white balance, how to custom white balance and then how to shift that to the right mood. There's even a quick lighting demo in here, and the introduction to an amazing hardware light color meter that may very well change the way you view the lights you already own forever!
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00:00 01 Introduction
00:49 02 What is Color Temperature?
03:27 03 What is White Balance?
05:41 04 Camera White Balance Presets
09:07 05 Custom White Balance
13:20 06 Technically Accurate vs "Correct" White Balance
16:27 07 White Balance with the Waveform Monitor
18:15 08 White Balance with the Vectorscope
19:39 09 Understanding Your Camera's Tint Panel
20:44 10 Custom White Balance + Custom Adjustments
22:02 11 Measuring Color Temperature with a Color Meter
25:02 12 Mixed Lighting Scenarios
26:54 13 The Final Lessons (the First Lesson)
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- PhotoJoseph