How to Adjust White Balance in Lightroom Classic? – Beginners Tutorial
Struggling to get the colors in your photos just right? In this beginner-friendly tutorial, I’ll show you how to adjust white balance in Lightroom Classic to make your images look natural and vibrant. Whether your photo looks too warm or too cool, you’ll learn how to fine-tune the temperature and tint for perfect color accuracy. By the end of this video, you’ll be confident in mastering white balance to bring your shots to life!
This video is from our Lightroom Classic for Beginners Course.
Video Summary:
This short tutorial demonstrates a quick and accurate method to correct white balance in Lightroom using the eyedropper tool. The host explains how to select a neutral gray area in an image to automatically set a correct white balance, which serves as an excellent starting point for further fine-tuning.
Important Timestamps:
- 0:26 – Introduction to the white balance correction tools.
- 0:43 – Highlighting the eyedropper tool next to the white balance option.
- 0:53 – Explanation: The tool requires selecting a “target neutral” gray area.
- 1:27 – Demonstrating the correct click on a grayish area for an immediate improvement.
- 1:44 – Key benefit: The tool is perfect when you have no idea what the white balance should be.
- 2:14 – Fine-tuning the result after using the eyedropper as a starting point.
- 2:37 – Warning: Clicking on a non-neutral color (like red) will ruin the balance.
- 2:49 – Practical tip: In portraits, try using the eye or teeth (if not overly white) as neutral gray references.
- 3:21 – Another tip: Look for neutral gray in the shadow side of a white shirt.
