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01/26/2008 02:19:42 PM · #1 |
It snowed in the mountains near us and i wanted to go and do some shooting. I just don't know how to capture
scenery with all the whiteness. Any tips for snow photography? |
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01/26/2008 02:23:19 PM · #2 |
| The camera metre will try and make it middle gray, which usually looks blah for snow pics..... start with +1 comp and see how it goes. It will depend a lot on the sun... keep an eye out on blown whites though. |
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01/26/2008 02:23:46 PM · #3 |
| Use exposure compensation and expose between + 1 & 2 stops. Check the histogram and make sure you are to the right as far as possible without going over. |
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01/26/2008 02:25:20 PM · #4 |
You can play with exposure compensation to make the snow white or you can meter from a grey card or
Use the Sunny 16 Rule |
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01/26/2008 02:25:56 PM · #5 |
I would say that if you wanted to get the exposure just right, a grey card or expodisc would be necessary, whenever I try to shoot snow things usually come out gray since auto-exposure systems expose for grey and don't really get full black or white scenes.
If there's something in the scene that you can meter off of, like a tree, that would be better than nothing. |
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01/26/2008 02:31:08 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by wavelength:
If there's something in the scene that you can meter off of, like a tree, that would be better than nothing. |
You have to be careful of trees, parts of them tend to be in shade :-) |
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01/26/2008 04:00:00 PM · #7 |
| the blue sky would be better to meter off than trees. tone wise - the mid-blue sky is similar to grey. |
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01/26/2008 04:25:22 PM · #8 |
| Your histogram is your friend. Shoot RAW, and get your snow as far to the right as you can without blowing your highlights. |
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