How to take photo of bottle green T shirt

[Tarun Kumar Ghosh]

Hi Kumar.

I'm mystified by the problem.  I hope one of our fellow Members knows of a good solution. 

Anyway, two things to try come to mind.
1.  I wonder if polarization of the light may affect anything.  Do you have a polarizer, or can you borrow one?
2.  I wonder if ultraviolet might have some play in the result.  A UV filter might make some difference.

Do you have an image to share of this "bottle green" shirt that is coming out blue?

I took one image but how can I insert it in my reply. In the insert image option I was prompted for a link.

[Thad E Ginathom]

I think...

Grey card is more for exposure: white card is for colour temperature.

But grey, if a properly neutral grey, will work for both. But with white, our eyes can more easily see that it is, or is not, white.

Put it in the middle of t-shirt. adjust using viewfinder, not lcd screen colour temp until it *looks* white. Or use your camera's auto-custom-setting, if it has it; Sony mirrorless cameras do. Mine will adjust for uneven-spectrum colour cast as well as temperature. 

[hvyas]

I have found 18% grey card very helpful in such situations. It gives correct exposure, white balance and colours. Hold the card in the same light in which the object is held and take the reading and expose one frame with the card and another without  the card but with the same exposure settings. The frame with the card helps in fine tuning in the post processing. In the absence of grey card back of the palm can be sustituted.

[Hankosaurus]

Hi Kumar.

I'm mystified by the problem.  I hope one of our fellow Members knows of a good solution. 

Anyway, two things to try come to mind.
1.  I wonder if polarization of the light may affect anything.  Do you have a polarizer, or can you borrow one?
2.  I wonder if ultraviolet might have some play in the result.  A UV filter might make some difference.

Do you have an image to share of this "bottle green" shirt that is coming out blue?

[Tarun Kumar Ghosh]

Hi.

I don't know if this goes for modern photo sensors, but I had an experience with film in the 1980s which was like this.  I did a portrait of a gentleman who was wearing a light green sports coat.  In the finished print, the coat came out tan colored.  The white balance was correct, but this happened just the same.  I came to find out that some synthetic fabrics are seen differently by different films.  Polyester sport coats were a thing in those days.

The suggestions to try a different light source, or a different camera (with a different sensor) may help.  And, of course, you will want to white balance for the shot.  Maybe even include something white in the frame to make your point to the vendor.

Good luck with it.  Happy Day.

Used different camera but the result is the same. Also place it over white paper , no luck till now. I used my Nikon D 5100.

[Hankosaurus]

Hi.

I don't know if this goes for modern photo sensors, but I had an experience with film in the 1980s which was like this.  I did a portrait of a gentleman who was wearing a light green sports coat.  In the finished print, the coat came out tan colored.  The white balance was correct, but this happened just the same.  I came to find out that some synthetic fabrics are seen differently by different films.  Polyester sport coats were a thing in those days.

The suggestions to try a different light source, or a different camera (with a different sensor) may help.  And, of course, you will want to white balance for the shot.  Maybe even include something white in the frame to make your point to the vendor.

Good luck with it.  Happy Day.

[Thad E Ginathom]

Take the picture outside in natural daylight

[Tarun Kumar Ghosh]

If your phone supports Raw mode picture shooting, go to the Pro mode of the camera, select file type as Raw / DNG (as the case may be) and then turn the White Balance slider till you can see the correct colour.

You can also keep a white piece of paper or cloth next to the item, click the picture in Raw, and then use a Raw editor to select the white item to set the white point.

Thanks for the response.

[Tarun Kumar Ghosh]

Hi,
TEST
keep a white sheet of paper ( normal prinitng type) along with your T shirt and take a pic of both at the same time, if the color of paper in the pic is also blueish ...or in any way very different than white then it is color processing issue in your phone

2 possible reasons
1. White balance -    try taking photo in direct sunlight or change "white balance" setting in your phone to match the lighting around you

2. Auto color correction within your phone - try using some other phone, try using a stand alone camera

Thanks for the response.

[Nishit Dave]

If your phone supports Raw mode picture shooting, go to the Pro mode of the camera, select file type as Raw / DNG (as the case may be) and then turn the White Balance slider till you can see the correct colour.

You can also keep a white piece of paper or cloth next to the item, click the picture in Raw, and then use a Raw editor to select the white item to set the white point.