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12/23/2004 02:34:17 PM · #1 |
| Ok...Got hit hard with a snow storm last night! 30 inches of white stuff! Going out for the next couple of days and capturing some snow pics! Any suggestions on the correct f/stop and shutter speed to use! Most of my pics will be during the late afternoon hours(trying to capture shadows. I will be shooting both landscape and people! I will be shooting with a 24-70mm 2.8 canon lens! |
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12/23/2004 02:36:44 PM · #2 |
| Check your white balance and make sure you deal with the inevitable blue cast that comes along with snow shots. I have some snow shots that are properly exposed, but have pretty serious blueness that I wish I'd have dealt with on site (or shot RAW). |
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12/23/2004 02:38:35 PM · #3 |
| I thought I would open up the lens more to overexpose a bit! |
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12/23/2004 02:45:33 PM · #4 |
If you meter off the snow make sure you compensate your exposure. You'll need to set between +1 and +2 stops of compensation, since the metering system will try to make the snow "mid gray". If you meter off something dark in the scene, though, you may find that all of a sudden you are overexposed. I usually have better luck with full manual settings and review of the hisotgram to confirm correct exposure.
I always shoot RAW to allow me to set the WB as needed later.
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12/23/2004 02:45:51 PM · #5 |
| If there is a lot of snow in your composition your camera will suggest you a setting that would make the snow look grey. That's where overexposure comes in. You overexpose by 1 to 2 stops depending on what's framed. The idea is to get the whites white. |
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12/23/2004 02:49:39 PM · #6 |
WOW...30inches? It's nearly Christmas here in Pittsburgh PA. We have had 2-3 so far this year. I even traveled up in to the laurel mountains of PA and they only had a dusting so far!
I'd definitely shoot in RAW mode and adjust the white balance when you get back. The snow really does get a blue cast. It's a pain. I had some trouble with sunrise and sunset photos with the snow. Practice makes perfect. I'd definitely take a polarizing filter and maybe a graduate ND filter also. |
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12/23/2004 05:47:02 PM · #7 |
30 inches...........Get some snowshoes!
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12/24/2004 12:14:09 AM · #8 |
| I'll be posting some of the snow pics later! |
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