Some of you may have seen my Kodak v705 Tutorial I -White Balance.  This is something all real estate photographers and stagers need to know. Here is the worst of the five photographs with regard to white balance.

Obviously white balance can be adjusted by changing camera settings.  However lets say the balance was off and you need this photo.

With Photoshop Elements 4.0 and 5.0, correcting it is simple.  Open your program , select Edit and Enhance, and then open the image.  If you have Photoshop as your default picture editor, all you have to do is click on  the image in the directory and folder where it is stored on your computer.

Next select Quick Fix in the top right hand menu.

On the right hand column you can select several fix options.  Go down to the color menu and select Temperature. Move the slider bar left or right until you find the most pleasing color balance.  Click on the Check Mark to impliment the change. 

That is it! Save your work and exit.

Here is the corrected photograph.

You can make other adjustments as well, however Temperature was the only change I made here.

Here are related articles and tutorials:

Real Estate Room Photography Made Simple!

Simple Way to Resize Pictures to Post to the MLS or to Send to Clients

Kodak v705 Tutorial I - White Balance

Kodak v705 Tutorial II - Sharpness

Kodak v705 Tutorial III - ISO Speed

Kodak v705 Tutorial IV - Picture Modes

Kodak v705 Tutorial V - Color Modes

Kodak v705 Tutorial VI - Exposure Compensation

Kodak v705 Tutorial VII - Flash Photography

Kodak v705 Tutorial VIII - Picture Size

Mike Stankewich, Huntington Beach, California

www.MikeStankewich.com

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