In the Lightroom - Accidentally on Purpose
Deliberately using incorrect camera setting can sometimes give you a more pleasing or more interesting image than one taken with the correct camera settings. I think the term 'accidentally on purpose' nicely describes this form of technique that is somewhere in the grey area between creative camera use and user error.
Here is one example for the moment. I intend to add more examples soon.
Creative White Balance
In this image, exhibited in the bog entry entitled A Wander onto the Moor, I have set the white balance to tungsten, producing a warm result that would be similar to a 'correctly' taken image with a blue sky overhead reflecting in the ice. The simplicity of just the ice, the faintest of blue/magenta tones with the shadows really makes this image. The correctly taken image with the white balance set to auto is cold and lifeless.
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| Ice on Loch Ardinning (tungsten white balance) | Ice on Loch Ardinning (auto white balance) |