The  3x2 (86mm x 54mm) is ideal for shooting smaller subjects and closeups and is the perfect companion for the Mid-size  card. This card is perfect for storing in your wallet or purse and is ideal for when Mid-size card is too large. This card is printed on a 760 Micron waterproof plastic material and features the standard 24 colour swatch on the front and on the reverse, the white, grey and black bands.

Create a camera profile for a faster workflow!  

Introduction
Colour profiling is a science! Photography is an art form! Colour profiling for photography is therefore very subjective. There is no magical one stop profile solution for perfect colour, and no Colour Card can replace the artistic subjective adjustments possible in Lightroom or Photoshop. The 2 in 1 Grey White Balance Colour Card will help you to create a faster work-flow and more consistent colour, providing a simple and inexpensive path to creating better colour images using a base profile.                   

The  Grey White Balance Card 24 represents an inexpensive way into the world of colour profiling. With the Grey/White Balance on one side of the card and the 24 Swatch Colour Card on the other you can start producing more neutrally toned images, more consistent colour and create a faster work-flow. There is also a dedicated website with a new online interactive user guide, PDF downloads with links to free Mac and PC software. There are video guides, useful links and a regularly updated questions and answers page. The web address is printed on the front of each card for handy reference. Adobe DNG Profile Editor can be downloaded from Adobe.com          

Quick Guide
Custom White Balance: Setup your lighting and composition. For indoor product photography set your ISO to the lowest setting, this will produce finer detail with less noise. Your camera should also be set to save the files as RAW. Place the Grey White Balance Card in front of the composition at the same angle as your lens. The white band should be on the side of strongest light source. You may need to zoom in or move the camera closer so that the card fills the viewfinder. You may also need to turn your camera to manual focus in order to take a photo of this card.      

The histogram for the file should have fairly defined spikes in the darks, mids and highlights (or just the highlights if using the 6x4 white balance card) if not, adjust the shutter speed, flash or f-stop till you have the best exposure for all three bands. You now need to set your DSLR to Custom White Balance and load the image of the Grey White Balance Card you just took. Now set your manual mode to use custom instead of AWB. Refer to your DSLR user guide as this may differ to the Canon EOS system. As long as you are still using the same lighting setup you can now photograph away knowing all your images with have the same balance and neutral tone.

Using the 24 Swatch Colour Card: The 24 Swatch Colour Card is ideal for white balancing and more detailed colour correcting. Start by composing your photograph including the 24 Swatch Colour Card, make the card part of the composition. Now take the photograph. Now take the same photograph but this time remove the 24 Swatch Colour Card. You will only need to take the card again if you move to a different lighting condition. In RAW, load the photograph with the 24 Swatch Colour Card. Using the HLS and or any of the other settings make adjustments to closely match the 24 Swatch Colour Card or to the results you require. Set you white balance and then save these settings. You can now open one of the images taken without the 24 Swatch Colour Card and apply the setting you created by selecting Load Settings. Colour profile applied.          

Additional information
The cards are printed on a 760 Micron waterproof plastic and are matt laminated on both sides to minimise glare and reflections. The Grey White Balance is on one side with  the 24 Swatch Colour on the other. The card also comes in a protective Polyprotec sleeve suitable for long term storage as it contain no chemical softeners or acids. The Grey White Balance Colour Card 24 is also packaged in a stiff mailer. Rest assured that your card will arrive in pristine condition.
                  Visit the website for lots of useful information.
You will find PDF manuals to download, links for Fee software downloads for the Mac and PC, videos to watch and a question and answers page and lots more. The web address is printed on the front of each card for handy reference. The simple Step by Step User Guide can also be found here: The Grey White Balance Colour Card 24 User Guide      

Receipts and invoices
In most cases your emailed PayPal receipt will be sufficient enough for your own personal records. In order to produce a more paperless environment we do not send out paper invoices. If you are a business owner or company and you require an invoice please request this after payment or when your cards arrive, an invoice will then be generated and emailed to you as a PDF.
            Postage
All cards are posted in thick mailer and should arrive to your destination in perfect condition. If a card arrives damaged please email as soon as possible and a replacement will be sent out.         

Tracking (option at checkout):
Once a card is posted, unless tracking was paid for we will have no idea if it arrives okay without contact from the buyer. A small percentage of cards get lost in the postage system for one reason or the other! For international orders it is advisable to pay for tracking, however standard airmail is generally reliable. We will send a dispatch notification and a tracking number (if tracking was paid for). If your order has not arrived a day or two* after the expected arrival date (Please refer to the expected delivery time below for your country), please contact us.
               
*Card delivery times:
 UK: 1– 3 Working Days  
 Europe: 5– 7 Working Days  
 Rest of the world: 7 –15 working Days