I was invited to two events. One was the Chicago Filipino-American Hall of Fame and the other was the UERMMMC MAA of the Midwest Induction and Dance. I considered both events as a great opportunity to photograph wonderful people and, also, to expand my knowledge of photography.
In the first event, I shot straight on, that is, with an on-camera speedlite with the flash bounced off walls, ceilings, etc.
However, I immediately noticed one problem: my subjects were properly white balanced, but the backgrounds were not. I'll give you an example here:
![garybc_20120428-5D-007.jpg Garybc 20120428 5D 007](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DOLW-25cKKI/T7rS2ImPhoI/AAAAAAAAGfg/uXd1wSwCdg8/garybc_20120428-5D-007.jpg?imgmax=800)
You can see the difference between the light falling on my subjects from the speedlite and the light illuminating the background. This is because the light from the speedlite has a color temperature of around 5500K whereas the room has a tungsten color temperature (around 3400K).
So, I decided to do something about it.
I got a Rouge Gel Kit. This kit is composed of a pouch, an attachment band, and the filters that you can put on your speedlite.
![garybc_20120510-7D-005.jpg Garybc 20120510 7D 005](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pijXzEAUqNg/T7rS3H7JWJI/AAAAAAAAGfo/gJqUdnR4xLY/garybc_20120510-7D-005.jpg?imgmax=800)
![garybc_20120511-7D-013.jpg Garybc 20120511 7D 013](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-t6Um0vOUM00/T7rS4Vm-EnI/AAAAAAAAGfw/ZeRFjd4M1xo/garybc_20120511-7D-013.jpg?imgmax=800)
So, using a half CTO gel (6500K to 3800K) in the second event that I attended, I was able to balance the light from the speedlite and the light from the tungsten bulbs. This enable me to get a more monochromatic picture.
![garybc_20120512-5D-022.jpg Garybc 20120512 5D 022](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-V7VcFcOV-gg/T7rS5kmwl1I/AAAAAAAAGf4/p6rgCZOh_Pk/garybc_20120512-5D-022.jpg?imgmax=800)
So, if you want to improve your photography, I suggest you shoot more, learn more, and set a properly white-balanced shot.
Go get your Expoimaging Rogue Gels here:
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Event photos made with a Canon 5D Mark II, a Canon 24-105 f/4L lens and a Canon 430EX-II speedlite.
Photos of the Rogue Gels made with a Canon 7D and a Canon 24-105 f/4L lens.
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