Nikon photos colors are off

[THowell]

Hi,
I paint pictures. My problem is when i take a photo of them the ochres and greens are real bright or stick out making the painting look awefull. Any ideas on how to keep it from doing that. I want to sell my work but as is i can't.

[Tinderbox (UK)]

You dont say what model you have, a lot of nikon`s a colour control called "picture controls" you have the option of standard, neutral, vivid, monochrome, portrait and landscape, you might also have the option to fine tune the colours to your own taste.

If you still cannot get it to look right, reset the camera to the default settings.

John.

[Andy Stanton]

Originally Posted by THowell

Hi,
I paint pictures. My problem is when i take a photo of them the ochres and greens are real bright or stick out making the painting look awefull. Any ideas on how to keep it from doing that. I want to sell my work but as is i can't.

Your colors are also be affected by the white balance setting, which can be adjusted in most cameras.

Which Nikon do you own?

[Homank Photography]

Another option to do is shoot in RAW and use a program like lightroom to make all the changes you like.

This comes down to if your camera supports this or not though.

Some advise though, if your shooting people in vivid mode, the skin colors will be way off.