Photography Explained Podcast
Photography Explained Podcast
Rick McEvoy
White Balance Explained: Why Your Photos Look Too Orange or Blue
24 minutes Posted Feb 27, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Your photos are technically perfect — sharp, well-exposed — but they look weirdly orange. Or horribly blue.
Hello and welcome to episode 227 of the Photography Explained Podcast.
Tip 1: What White Balance Actually Is — and Why It Matters
Tip 2: Why Your Indoor Photos Look Too Orange
Tip 3: Why Outdoor Photos Sometimes Look Too Blue or Too Cold
Tip 4: How to Use Auto White Balance — and When to Trust It
Tip 5: How to Use White Balance Presets on Your Camera
Tip 6: How to Fix White Balance in Editing When You Shoot RAW
Tip 7: The Grey Card Trick — Your Secret Weapon for Perfect White Balance
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Send us Fan Mail Your photos are sharp and well-exposed — but they look weirdly orange or horribly blue. Here's how white balance works and how to fix it. 📸 This is one of those photography settings that nobody really explains to beginners. But once you understand it — and it really doesn't take long — you'll stop wondering why your photos look a bit off and start knowing exactly what to do about it. 💡 📚 IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: ✅ What white balance actually is (and why it matters) ✅ W...