Step 3 of 9 · Edit a RAW Photo in 5 Minutes
Set temperature and tint
Set temperature and tint — step 3 of 9 in Edit a RAW Photo in 5 Minutes. Click the white balance eyedropper and tap something that should be neutral — a gray sidewalk, a white wall, a gray card if you shot one.
Free photography tip: Set temperature and tint (step 3 of 9 from "Edit a RAW Photo in 5 Minutes").
Click the white balance eyedropper and tap something that should be neutral — a gray sidewalk, a white wall, a gray card if you shot one. The editor shifts temperature (warm/cool) and tint (green/magenta) to make that area neutral.
If there's nothing neutral in the frame, move the temperature slider until skin tones or known colors look right to your eye. Don't obsess — get close in 15 seconds and move on. This is a 5-minute edit, not a 5-hour grade.
Pro tip: If you shot multiple photos in the same light, sync white balance across all of them after setting it once.
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