Snow
Feb 12, 2018 08:34:12 #
Jcthebaptist wrote:
I am going to Colorado next week take photos and would like to any information on the best way to photograph in the snow.
Thanks Johnny
Thanks Johnny
Focus on subjects OTHER THAN the snow. If you are shooting rocks, focus on the rocks and take your meter readings from the object on which you focus. Your snow will then expose white. Focus on the snow and your camera will fight to make it look 18% grey!
Feb 12, 2018 08:50:50 #
Mr Brandt's advice is right on. I ski and photograph at Loveland Ski area. I've learned a lot from their photographer, Dustin Schaefer. Set your exposure compensation to overexpose 1 to 1.5 stops. Check your histogram. The same rules apply for sand dunes. The lightness of the subject matters. The ambient light will vary widely because it's seldom always sunny. Cloudy and blowing are often the conditions. Compose your pictures to have sufficient contrast and form using trees, mountain ridges, clouds, clumps of skiers. flares and shadows. In Photoshop, you can take the blue out of your pictures easiest if you shoot in raw and open that file to adjust the light temperature. I also pull down the highlights and boost the clarity when it's effective. Life is much more fun since the end of "film".
Feb 12, 2018 10:53:56 #
Feb 12, 2018 11:47:18 #
Jcthebaptist wrote:
I am going to Colorado next week take photos and would like to any information on the best way to photograph in the snow.
Thanks Johnny
Thanks Johnny
The best way to photograph snow is with a camera.
Feb 12, 2018 13:09:33 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Jcthebaptist wrote:
I am going to Colorado next week take photos and would like to any information on the best way to photograph in the snow.
Thanks Johnny
Thanks Johnny
Set the exposure compensation at +2 and take a couple test shots and adjust from there. I find +2 works well for me in Aperture Priority.
Feb 12, 2018 13:50:44 #
petercbrandt wrote:
**depending on how much white is in your frame**, ... (show quote)
Actually, set the exposure compensation to +1, 1.5, or even 2 (whichever you prefer) to get the snow to be white rather than grey.
Feb 12, 2018 14:07:26 #
Petercbrandt is right.
You will need to overexpose the snow to get it white and occassionally with the texture.
A circular polarizing filter is very impotant not only to get the snow white but also the conifers green - don't forget to watch the sun angle.
Very often you might need to lower the conrast - that might call for neutral density graduated filters.
Have a great trip!
You will need to overexpose the snow to get it white and occassionally with the texture.
A circular polarizing filter is very impotant not only to get the snow white but also the conifers green - don't forget to watch the sun angle.
Very often you might need to lower the conrast - that might call for neutral density graduated filters.
Have a great trip!
Feb 12, 2018 14:46:50 #
Jcthebaptist wrote:
I am going to Colorado next week take photos and would like to any information on the best way to photograph in the snow.
Thanks Johnny
Thanks Johnny
Expose to the right, without clipping. Expose for the white.
https://youtu.be/mvT9TlurUy8
Feb 12, 2018 16:04:25 #
photoman022
Loc: Manchester CT USA
The old rule of thumb for shooting snow in a sunny situation was f/22 @ the shutter speed appropriate for you ISO. Example: ISO 100, f/22 @ 1/125. This was also the rule of thumb for shooting on a sandy beach on a sunny day.
Feb 12, 2018 16:38:45 #
Jcthebaptist wrote:
I am going to Colorado next week take photos and would like to any information on the best way to photograph in the snow.
Thanks Johnny
Thanks Johnny
I just returned from a wintry week in Banff...
Suggestions:
- go with center/point focus and aperture settings
- set aperture on the object of interest; the histogram is a great assistant. If you go the auto approach, your subject will come out black (with little hope of recovery!)
- try to keep the ambient light on the front of your target and/or use fill flash
- some people like a polarizing filter. I find them more trouble than they're worth.
- if you have a camera with really good dynamic range, you can be a little less careful, i.e.: some hope of recovery in postprocessing
- shoot RAW. JPG files are hopeless in conditions like this!
- dress warmly. Fingerless mitts are handy!
I shot all my natural light Banff pix with a Sony RX10 III and used a full spectrum A7S for IR on hazy / snowy days.
Have fun!
bwa
Feb 12, 2018 17:08:01 #
cyclespeed
Loc: Calgary, Alberta Canada
I don't think anyone has mentioned adjusting the white balance. This precludes a lot of pp for me. 6500 degrees Kelvin does the trick for me.
Feb 12, 2018 19:11:15 #
Feb 13, 2018 10:18:46 #
dicspics
Loc: southwest fla. 10 mins from the gulf
If your going to shoot in the snow, I would put boots on...
Feb 17, 2018 14:37:54 #
Jcthebaptist wrote:
I am going to Colorado next week take photos and would like to any information on the best way to photograph in the snow.
Thanks Johnny
Thanks Johnny
The white snow will be gray unless you use exposure compensation. A common recommendation is 2 stops. >Alan
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