Why did my digital photos come out blue?

Question

I took loads of pics at an outdoor sports event, using a panasonic Dslr, most were ok but 6 came out blue! (They are otherwise good photos) Why did this happen? I was in the same place all the time and did nothing differently, they are in the middle of other 'normal' pics. Can anyone tell me if they can be rescued?

Answer 1

I'm not sure why they turned out blue. Every camera is different and I'm not to familiar with the Panasonic cams. There may be a setting that you can change on there. Try resetting the cam. Don't format it, jut reset it. Then try taking some pics outdoors.

Now, you can try to change the color of the pictures that came out blue by using the program Picasa. It's a free program that you can download powered by Google. It's pretty good. Hope I helped! Good luck.

Answer 2

First of all yes, they can be rescued on a photoshop type of program or you may have to make them your black and white ones from the trip.

It does not make sense that your white balance would be off for one pic and then good for another unless you accidentally hit a button and then accidentally hit it again to correct things. Some cameras, as some people know, have auto white balance and perhaps the lighting changed for some reason enough for the camera to select a white balance for what the camera thought was going to be a tungsten lit scene. Hard to really give you any real good advice without seeing the good pics, the blue pics just after the good ones, etc. Check your manual to see if your camera does have an auto white balance and then check to see if your camera is set that way.

Answer 3

I'm pretty sure Antoni hit it. Your white balance was probably set to tungsten, or at least not to any of the daylight settings or flash. In the future, try leaving the setting, as Antoni recommends, set at Auto. Somehow, unless there is something wrong with the camera, you managed to change that setting and, somehow, managed to change it back. Some cameras, I don't know about the Panasonic, have controls that can be accidently changed. It's poor design.

You wanted to know about rescuing your shots. Most photo processing programs (photoshop, photoshop elements, paintshop pro, etc.) have a way to correct for an overall color cast which is the problem you have. It is usually called Auto Color, Auto Fix, or similar. So, the answer is, unless something else is wrong with them, they can be rescued.

Answer 4

White Balance as the fluorescent tubes make a slight blue hue which is not noticeable by your eye,

if you ever take a picture of your computer screen you should see a blue tint on lines running down the screen as it refreshes,

with the lights they work in a similar way but leave a slight blue hue ,
most camera have a compensation mode for this either WB mode or indoor photography mode!!!!!

The pansonic provides the screen, buttons for ISO, white balance and flash compensation along with playback, depth of field preview on the back of there dslr cameras ,
It is easy to change in the Ulead photoimpact 12 and at £30
excellent value...

Answer 5

I agree with the other posters that it is likely to be your white balance, however I would say that digital cameras are not perfect and can on occasion choose the wrong setting, usually when there is some shade or shadow involved. I have found with my digital camera that I have to manually choose sunlight or shadow in these circumstances, that brings back the rich colours that I see with my own eye.

Photos that have the wrong white balance can be rescued relatively easily with the correct software, usually by the use of a Warming Filter in the case of blue-ish photos, or by adjusting the Temperature of the photo, which basically will add or subtract shades of colour to make the photo look warmer, as in a warm glowing fire, or cooler, as in a snowy winter scene.

Answer 6

Flowers are always tough. Because their coloration is complex, we do not see all the colors that are actually being reflected back. Insects "see" what is necessary to attract them to the flower so pollination is successful. Some films and most sensors "see" this additional information and record it, thus giving your images a color you did not see. You may want to try having the image files printed at a photo lab and see if indeed there is a problem with your printer, but I suspect if all of your other images are color correct, then the lab color will not be too much different from what you already have experienced. In some cases using a polarizing filter can help.

Answer 7

White Balance most likely the culprit but since your other photos came out ok, you may have been getting the color cast off of someone elses flash, or maybe you have an external flash (one that you have to mount on the cameras hotshoe) that doesnt communicate with the camera well, giving your 6 pics a blue hue.

Maybe its mad at you and just wanted to say "blue hue, blue hue". Just some humor here. :D

Answer 8

sounds like the White Balance, WB is the type of light you're camera is dealing with. If your WB is set to tungsten (as in lightbuls/artificial light) when you are outdoors or usinf natural sunlight it often creates a blue cast, likewise if it is set to natural when you are indoors and the main source of light is tungsten. Set your WB to normal to avoid it happening in future (see instruction manual), regarding your pics, you could have a play on photoshop, otherwise no you cant do much about it!

Answer 9

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Answer 10

try using a program like Adobe Photoshop Elements and using Auto Fix or a similar feature. If you know a little more about the program you are useing you could adjust the curves.