Outdoor and Indoor White Balance Settings

I have read the first chapter of the book "Nikon D3100 From Snapshots to Great Shots" by Jeff Revell. I am learning a lot already, he discussed the first 10 things to do when you purchase your DSLR. He pointed out great things to remember and thoroughly explained the details. I can say that I now have a broad understanding with my camera settings.

I would consider this book as a guide and refresher in addition to what I have learned from my photography shooting class. Anyway, let's start with my first assignment. Please take note, what works for me may not work for you. I am only sharing these settings as a guide for beginners or amateurs like me whose trying to explore their photography hobby.

My camera is set to P (Program Mode)
Aperture - F 6.3
Exposure - 1/60 sec
ISO - 100
Area Mode - Single Point AF (AF-A)
Focus Mode - Single Servo AF (AF-S)

The following photographs have different white balance setting, we can see the difference in each photograph and how the white balance affects our image.

SUNNY DAY OUTDOOR PHOTOS

AUTO

Incandescent

Cool White FL

Direct Sunlight

When direct sunlight is the source of light, we can set out white balance to Direct Sunlight. Or if you don't want to play around with your white balance setting you can keep it in Auto. But the reason why I invested in DSLR is to have the ability to manipulate its settings by myself.

INDOOR PHOTOS LIGHT SOURCE - KITCHEN LIGHT BULBS

AUTO

Incandescent

From now on, I can use these white balance settings accordingly based on the source of light when taking photographs.

Auto - default, the camera will adjust the white balance for you
Direct Sunlight - sunny day for outdoor shooting
Incandescent - regular light bulbs
Cool White Fluorescent - fluorescent lights

The other settings are self-explanatory. Play around with your settings, if you messed up you can always reset to default.