How to Fix White Balance in CS5

Adobe's Creativity Suite 5 includes a number of image-editing applications that let you edit every aspect of your photos. If an image appears too warm or too cool, you can use this application suite to adjust the image's white balance and make the image appear more natural. If you want to fix an image's white balance, you can do so using the "White Balance Tool" in the Camera Raw feature that comes with Adobe CS5.

Instructions

1. Double-click the "Adobe Bridge" application icon to launch the Bridge application. Locate the image whose white balance you want to adjust in the Bridge application window, right-click on the image and select the "Open in Camera Raw..." option from the context menu that appears.

2. Click the "White Balance Tool" icon in the upper-left corner of the "Camera Raw" window to select the White Balance Tool.

3. Click on something in the photo that is supposed to be light gray with the White Balance Tool. For example, you can click on a shadow, a shirt or another piece of clothing. The White Balance Tool will now automatically adjust the image's white balance.

4. Click the "Temperature" slider beneath the "White Balance" heading on the right side of the Camera Raw window and drag the slider to the left or right to further fine-tune the image's white balance. Slide the slider to the left to produce a cooler look (more blue) and slide the slider to the right to produce a warmer look (more red/orange).

5. Click the "Save Image..." button, followed by the "Save" button to save the image with the adjusted white balance.

Tips & Warnings

• If there is nothing gray in your image and you are unable to use the White Balance Tool, click the arrow to the right of the "White Balance" heading and select the "Auto" option from the drop-down menu in place of performing Steps 2 and 3. This will cause Camera Raw to automatically adjust the image's white balance.