Tips for taking pictures under artificial light

With the help of these tips, you will no longer have any problems taking pictures in artificial light. We'll show you what to look out for.

The be-all and end-all: white balance for artificial light shots

The biggest problem when shooting in rooms with artificial light is the white balance. Look at the photos have these color casts that make the white not look white. You can use white balance to fix this problem.

• Various white balance modes can be set via the camera's presets: For indoor shots, you can choose between "artificial light" and "fluorescent". The camera reduces the amount of red and tries to counteract the color cast.
• With manual white balance, you have the option of regulating the balance yourself. To do this, you take a photo of a white area in advance that fills the entire section. In the camera, you select this photo as a reference using manual white balance. As a result, the camera defines this photo as "white" and uses it as the basis for the next photos.
• If you experiment a little with white balance, you can bring targeted color casts into the picture and thus create bizarre shots.

Avoid fully automatic and pay attention to ISO

When using the fully automatic, the camera regulates the settings for ISO, aperture, exposure, etc. completely automatically. This may be obvious to beginners, but measurements are often incorrect in artificial lighting. The exposure time is set too short and ISO too high. Make sure that you set the automatic program and keep the ISO value as low as possible (below 800).

If you already have shots with color casts, we will show you how to remove color casts with Photoshop.