Shooting with artificial light in a studio can be a real challenge. There is a lot of trial and error, which for me is the fun part. For one, I'm not shooting under pressure. Two, I can take my time with setups and be as creative as I want.
But I am the first one to admit that I do not know everything about photography. I'm learning constantly. In a studio, though, you have a controlled environment and the things I do, and the lessons learned, stay forever.
All of these images were shot with bank lights, on a tri-pod, and using an electronic shutter release.
As I stopped down my aperture, I noticed I was losing the natural color of the drift wood. It's quite white and weathered and it wasn't what my naked eye was seeking. In the lab, I made a few minor adjustments, using my histogram, but the real change came when I adjusted my HUE. As I learned, HUE changes colors.
In this image, I opened the aperture up a bit more, but then I got that washed out look. I also shot it a bit faster, but not enough to compensate for the wide aperture. Aperture: f/13 Shutter Speed: 1/25 ISO: 100

(Top) were shot without too much deviation from the above settings. You can see the "yellow" tone on the wood. Quite unnatural. All things remaining the same, I adjusted the HUE, and you can see the truer tone (Bottom).

Same settings and getting closer.

In this image, I opened the aperture up a bit more, but then I got that washed out look. I also shot it a bit faster, but not enough to compensate for the wide aperture. Aperture: f/13 Shutter Speed: 1/25 ISO: 100



Same settings and getting closer.
Remember the acronym, WYSINWYG..."what you see is NOT what you get?"