50mm, 1/125, F5.6, ISO 800
This composition is of a wooden dresser at my Grandparent’s house, and depicts a quilt she made, as well as a family photo (tucked behind the vases). The nature of the composition is actually the reason behind my choices for white balance. In the original photo, which was taken with the auto white balance setting on, the light from the lamp came of as kind of green and sickly, which I didn’t really feel was representative of the emotions and feelings I associated with the subject matter. That is why I made the white balance much warmer in the final photo. I felt it (especially with how exaggerated it is) really gave a homely and cozy vibe to the photo, better represented how warm and comforting my Grandparent’s house is to me. Overall, I think changing the white balance helped me tell the story I wanted to tell.