Folkstedt Apps

Have you ever experienced that the colors ofyour photos does not seems to correspond to the colors of thescenes in front of you? Let this app help you to get more realisticand better looking photos!The app measures the color temperature of the lighting so thatyou can set the appropriate white balance setting on your camera.Problems have been reported on certain Android(TM) devices andtherefore I now offer a MONEY BACK GUARANTEE - if you are not happywith the performance of the app on your device, let me know and Igive you a full refund! Valid within a whole month from the date ofpurchase.How to Use the App?Find a surface that is white or gray. A white paper with or withouttext works perfectly. Just make sure to avoid any colors. Point thecamera towards that surface and click the Analyze button. The appwill then show the measured color temperature of the light thatfalls on that surface. The app will also recommend a white balancesetting for you to use on your camera in these lightingconditions.What is Color Temperature?Color temperature is a characteristic of visible light thatmeasures the hue of light from a light source. Color temperaturesare usually measured in Kelvin (K). Low color temperatures (below3000 K) are called warm colors (red and yellowish white) while highcolor temperatures (above 5000 K) are called cool colors (blueishwhite). Technically the color temperature is the temperature of anideal black-body radiator that radiates light of comparable hue tothat of the light source.When is Color Temperature Important?Color temperatures are of special interest in all kinds of colorphotography. The human eye easily compensates for the colortemperature of different light sources. Most cameras today have afeature called Automatic White Balance, AWB, which tries to do thesame. In some conditions this works OK, in other conditions theresults are poor. Many photographers therefore prefer to manuallyset the white balance value on the camera to match the colortemperature of the current scene. With this application you canmeasure the color temperature before doing the white balancesetting on you camera to get a more accurate setting.You can also use this app to learn about the color temperaturesin your environment. With this knowledge you can develop a betterunderstanding of how the color temperatures varies which helps youwhen you are trying to master the light and colors in yourphotography.How Accurate are the Measurements?To measure the color temperature accurately is a complex issue. Onan Android(TM) device is it complicated further by the fact thatall devices are slightly different from each other. See themeasured values as fairly good approximations.Got Feedback on the App?Please send any feedback, ideas or improvement suggestions on theapplication to [email protected].