Achieving the right white balance in iPhone photography
It’s time to experiment with the white balance on your iPhone. Before we get started, I recommend downloading Adobe Lightroom. Not only is the Lightroom app a powerful photo editing tool, but it also has a built-in camera with lots of manual settings, including white balance. Most of Lightroom’s features are free.
1. How to adjust white balance while shooting with Adobe Lightroom
To adjust the white balance before taking a photo, you will have to use the camera in Lightroom. Here’s how to do it:
- Download Adobe Lightroom and open it on your iPhone.
- Tap the blue and white camera icon in the lower-right corner of the screen.
- Your Lightroom camera has manual camera settings that you can experiment with. Frame your shot and tap WB above the shutter.
- In the white balance menu, you will see several choices based on common lighting situations: auto, incandescent, fluorescent, sunlight, clouds, and custom. Scroll through and tap on each one to decide which one works best.
- To use the custom white balance, tap the dropper icon and position the square around a neutral (white) surface in your frame.
- Tap the checkmark to set the white balance.
- Tap the shutter to snap a photo.
