Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In today’s Photo Deconstruction I’m going to show you how to create a vibrant, colorful fashion image using nothing more than creative white balance.
If you follow my work (I hope you do! If not hit subscribe and the bell!) you already know how much I LOVE putting color into my images. Colorful backgrounds, wardrobe, hair and makeup, light, you name it!
One of the ways that I creatively add color into my images isn’t used by many photographers and that is creative use of white balance and tint. What I mean by that I might not have an image that has any color in it to begin with, no gels, etc and I play around with the white balance and tint when processing in RAW.
The lighting for this setup is relatively simple. I’m using the Westcott Optical Spot as my main and a large umbrella with diffusion for fill. You could also say I have a 3rd light because of my slow shutter speed at 1/4 of a second, which is allowing for the ambient light to flow in.
Since the focus of this video isn’t necessarily the lighting, you can swap out what you want lighting wise and still have similar creative effects added I post processing as you’ll see in the video.
👉 This is where we started: 5:21
👉 After post processing: 7:45
A simple be creative technique for altering an image after the fact. Maybe give it a try on one of your images and see what kind of results you get!
⚙️ Camera settings
✅ 1/4th of a second
✅ F4.0
✅ ISO 640
📸 Gear Used:
✅ Westcott Optical Spot: https://prf.hn/l/G9DRROp/
✅ Canon EOS R5: https://prf.hn/l/7oZobqW/
✅ Canon RF 24-70mm 2.8: https://prf.hn/l/QLjXpjz/
✅ Profoto D2: (discontinued, linking to new D3): https://prf.hn/l/K9ENnmk/
✅ Profoto Large Umbrella: https://prf.hn/l/75BdnNR/
✅ Large Umbrella Diffuser: https://prf.hn/l/Mb91VR8/
✅ Savage Fashion Gray Background: https://prf.hn/l/7gzpjPy/
✅ Savage Background Stand: https://prf.hn/l/550gD9R/
✅ Savage C-Stand: https://prf.hn/l/kV0wEB3/
✅ Profoto Remote (Air Remote): https://prf.hn/l/Kz4yPNW/
✅ TetherTools Tether Cable: https://prf.hn/l/vwzRaoJ/
🔥 To learn more about using color in your images you'll definitely want to check out my class The Magic of Gels. https://lindsayadler.photo/gels
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Some of the links in this description contain affiliate links to partners.
In today’s Photo Deconstruction I’m going to show you how to create a vibrant, colorful fashion image using nothing more than creative white balance.
If you follow my work (I hope you do! If not hit subscribe and the bell!) you already know how much I LOVE putting color into my images. Colorful backgrounds, wardrobe, hair and makeup, light, you name it!
One of the ways that I creatively add color into my images isn’t used by many photographers and that is creative use of white balance and tint. What I mean by that I might not have an image that has any color in it to begin with, no gels, etc and I play around with the white balance and tint when processing in RAW.
The lighting for this setup is relatively simple. I’m using the Westcott Optical Spot as my main and a large umbrella with diffusion for fill. You could also say I have a 3rd light because of my slow shutter speed at 1/4 of a second, which is allowing for the ambient light to flow in.
Since the focus of this video isn’t necessarily the lighting, you can swap out what you want lighting wise and still have similar creative effects added I post processing as you’ll see in the video.
👉 This is where we started: 5:21
👉 After post processing: 7:45
A simple be creative technique for altering an image after the fact. Maybe give it a try on one of your images and see what kind of results you get!
⚙️ Camera settings
✅ 1/4th of a second
✅ F4.0
✅ ISO 640
📸 Gear Used:
✅ Westcott Optical Spot: https://prf.hn/l/G9DRROp/
✅ Canon EOS R5: https://prf.hn/l/7oZobqW/
✅ Canon RF 24-70mm 2.8: https://prf.hn/l/QLjXpjz/
✅ Profoto D2: (discontinued, linking to new D3): https://prf.hn/l/K9ENnmk/
✅ Profoto Large Umbrella: https://prf.hn/l/75BdnNR/
✅ Large Umbrella Diffuser: https://prf.hn/l/Mb91VR8/
✅ Savage Fashion Gray Background: https://prf.hn/l/7gzpjPy/
✅ Savage Background Stand: https://prf.hn/l/550gD9R/
✅ Savage C-Stand: https://prf.hn/l/kV0wEB3/
✅ Profoto Remote (Air Remote): https://prf.hn/l/Kz4yPNW/
✅ TetherTools Tether Cable: https://prf.hn/l/vwzRaoJ/
🔥 To learn more about using color in your images you'll definitely want to check out my class The Magic of Gels. https://lindsayadler.photo/gels
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👉 Portfolio: lindsayadlerphotography.com
👉 Instagram: instagram.com/lindsayadler_photo
👉 Facebook: facebook.com/lindsayadlerphotography
👉 Twitter: twitter.com/lindsayadler
👉 Education: learn.lindsayadlerphotography.com
Some of the links in this description contain affiliate links to partners.
