I almost started typing this post today with gloves on - it's so cold where I am now. But time has inspired me to pass on some tricks of digital photography for taking pictures in the snow. I hope you feel suitably inspired too.
Let's start with the essential advice. photometer in your digital camera can be totally confused by bright snow scenes. She tries to find a mid-tone on the stage, which usually leads underexposure. This can give you gray-like images, but you are brilliant whiteness had hoped to capture. So you need to catch up a bit for this before your shot. The fee will vary depending on conditions and how sensitive your camera, but generally set between 0.3 and 1.0 EV should be sufficient.
Timing is everything. In each landscape paintings, for example, time of day you shoot a dramatic impact on the outcome of your final image. Taking the snow scene is no different. Early morning or late afternoon seem warm tones. If possible, avoid the middle of the day and use the exciting light of dawn and dusk to improve their own recordings. The light was captured at a low angle will add long shadows, or try to use backlighting to create a silhouette effect.
One of my favorite tricks of digital photography is it. As surprising as it is May seem, using flash outdoors in snowy conditions is a great idea. Flash can detail your camera can not be picked up. Snow provides a high degree of reflection, and enables the flash on the camera to add some texture and intrigue to what otherwise might end up as flat and lifeless image. If you are lucky enough to be around when the snow is actually falling, the impact flash will make snowflakes stand out too much.
With all the excitement in the snow is all too easy to forget the basic rules of composition. But this is just as or even more important during this time. For example, however dramatic or stunning your snow shot may seem, it is always a good idea to have a point of interest in there. It could be kids having a snowball fight, or freshly made snowman. Vist all that "whiteness" is going on, another good idea is to look for opportunities to add a splash of color to break the image up. Rich reds, for example, always look remarkable in these scenes (and on Christmas time, especially ).
I hope that these few tricks of digital photography are helpful, and if you have similar winter conditions where you are, get out there and make the most of the wonderful photographic opportunities, especially if it's rare where you live. You'll also find that you appreciate this picture even more when looking back at them during the summer months.
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