Need help with shooting snow
Nov 14, 2011 20:52:26 #
I live in Buffalo, home of the blizzard. It's been a very warm November in the 60's. No snow yet but I am looking forward to getting some good snow storm pics and also snow in the sunshine. Can anyone please tell me what are the best settings to use in manual for both stormy and sunny snow days? Thanks so much...
Nov 14, 2011 20:59:36 #
Nov 14, 2011 21:00:49 #
Just off hand, I'd advise using a circular polarizer to cut down on the glare of the snow.
Who is going to win the Golden Snow Ball this year? :lol:
Who is going to win the Golden Snow Ball this year? :lol:
Nov 14, 2011 21:11:11 #
oleg wrote:
Sunny F16 RULE
On a sunny day if your shutter speed = ISO, F=16
On a sunny day if your shutter speed = ISO, F=16
Thank you, Oleg. What about being in the middle of a blizzard? I think I read somewhere that the camera is fooled by the snow and the settings need to be adjusted to that. I don't know if that makes any sense. It's not sunny but the snow is so white. I think the settings are different in that case. Any idea?
Nov 14, 2011 21:13:18 #
traveler90712 wrote:
Just off hand, I'd advise using a circular polarizer to cut down on the glare of the snow.
Who is going to win the Golden Snow Ball this year? :lol:
Who is going to win the Golden Snow Ball this year? :lol:
The exposure meter system will almost always under expose snow and beach scenes so the best way I found (the hard way) is to carry an 18 percent gray card (from photo dealers.) Focus on it aiming the card at the sun, lock the exposure and then shoot your pic. I scewed up about 6 rolls of 35mm Koadachromes some years ago on a holiday in Swizerland, Yep I learned the hard way, you dont have to.
Ian
Nov 14, 2011 21:17:31 #
traveler90712 wrote:
Just off hand, I'd advise using a circular polarizer to cut down on the glare of the snow.
Who is going to win the Golden Snow Ball this year? :lol:
Who is going to win the Golden Snow Ball this year? :lol:
Thank you, Traveler. I will definitely do that.
Well, Buffalo seems to have the reputation for having so much snow but actually Rochester and Syracuse get more than we do. I'm going to predict Watertown (north of Syracuse). They are notorious for getting hammered in the wintertime. ;)
Nov 14, 2011 21:20:20 #
Raised in Rottenchester, er Rochester. :-)
whitewitch wrote:
Thank you, Traveler. I will definitely do that.
Well, Buffalo seems to have the reputation for having so much snow but actually Rochester and Syracuse get more than we do. I'm going to predict Watertown (north of Syracuse). They are notorious for getting hammered in the wintertime. ;)
traveler90712 wrote:
Just off hand, I'd advise using a circular polarizer to cut down on the glare of the snow.
Who is going to win the Golden Snow Ball this year? :lol:
Who is going to win the Golden Snow Ball this year? :lol:
Thank you, Traveler. I will definitely do that.
Well, Buffalo seems to have the reputation for having so much snow but actually Rochester and Syracuse get more than we do. I'm going to predict Watertown (north of Syracuse). They are notorious for getting hammered in the wintertime. ;)
Nov 14, 2011 21:23:43 #
ianhargraves1066 wrote:
quote=traveler90712 Just off hand, I'd advise usi... (show quote)
Thanks so much, Ian. You explained well what I was asking but didn't know quite how to pose the question. I appreciate the information. I'd also like know how to shoot in a snowstorm when there isn't any sun.
:-)
Nov 14, 2011 21:25:09 #
traveler90712 wrote:
Raised in Rottenchester, er Rochester. :-) br br... (show quote)
I love Rochester! I go there often - great museums :-P
Nov 14, 2011 21:47:28 #
What R U shooting? Digital, slides or negs?
Ballpark adjustment I'd say + 3-4 drops over Sunny F16. But it depends on time of day and many other nuances. If shooting digital see if you can see the histogram. Make sure it doesn't go to the right off the chart. If negs- 3-4 stops sounds good. If Slides bracket the s--t out of it.
Ballpark adjustment I'd say + 3-4 drops over Sunny F16. But it depends on time of day and many other nuances. If shooting digital see if you can see the histogram. Make sure it doesn't go to the right off the chart. If negs- 3-4 stops sounds good. If Slides bracket the s--t out of it.
Nov 14, 2011 21:55:39 #
oleg wrote:
What R U shooting? Digital, slides or negs?
Ballpark adjustment I'd say + 3-4 drops over Sunny F16. But it depends on time of day and many other nuances. If shooting digital see if you can see the histogram. Make sure it doesn't go to the right off the chart. If negs- 3-4 stops sounds good. If Slides bracket the s--t out of it.
Ballpark adjustment I'd say + 3-4 drops over Sunny F16. But it depends on time of day and many other nuances. If shooting digital see if you can see the histogram. Make sure it doesn't go to the right off the chart. If negs- 3-4 stops sounds good. If Slides bracket the s--t out of it.
Oh, I'm shooting digital. I have a Fuji Finepix s9000. I've had it for a couple of months and am still familiarizing myself with it. I have a histogram on it but to tell you the truth I don't know how to use it. :cry: I know the 'mountain' is supposed to be in the center, right? But I don't understand what I have to do to make it be in the center. Can you explain how I do that? Thanks so much for all of your information, Oleg.
Nov 14, 2011 22:28:40 #
whitewitch wrote:
Oh, I'm shooting digital. I have a Fuji Finepix s9000. I've had it for a couple of months and am still familiarizing myself with it. I have a histogram on it but to tell you the truth I don't know how to use it. :cry: I know the 'mountain' is supposed to be in the center, right? But I don't understand what I have to do to make it be in the center. Can you explain how I do that? Thanks so much for all of your information, Oleg.
Oh, I'm shooting digital. I have a Fuji Finepix s9000. I've had it for a couple of months and am still familiarizing myself with it. I have a histogram on it but to tell you the truth I don't know how to use it. :cry: I know the 'mountain' is supposed to be in the center, right? But I don't understand what I have to do to make it be in the center. Can you explain how I do that? Thanks so much for all of your information, Oleg.
Google 'expose to the right' you want your histogram as close to the right side as possible without touching it. If your histogram touches the right side, the image will have overexposed or 'clipped' highlights; bright areas of the photo will be white and without detail. You adjust exposure by a combination of ISO, shutter speed, and aperture opening. Many have recommended the book 'Understanding Exposure', check it out.
When you take your snow photos use your 'Exposure Compensation' adjustment (it is in the manual) to +1 or +1.5 to take the snow from gray to white, but not overexposed.
Looking forward to your snow photos, properly exposed ;-).
Eric
Nov 14, 2011 22:40:16 #
EricLPT wrote:
quote=whitewitch br br Oh, I'm shooting digital... (show quote)
Eric, thank you so much for that information. I don't know why I thought the histogram should be centered. I'm glad you cleared this up for me. I appreciate all of your feed back.
:-P
PS - Maybe you should come up here and take snow pictures and I'll go down to TN :roll:
Nov 15, 2011 06:58:39 #
whitewitch wrote:
I live in Buffalo, home of the blizzard. It's been a very warm November in the 60's. No snow yet but I am looking forward to getting some good snow storm pics and also snow in the sunshine. Can anyone please tell me what are the best settings to use in manual for both stormy and sunny snow days? Thanks so much...
Google is your friend! Here are some simple tips on exposing snow scene properly from the Luminous Landscape website.http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/exposing_snow.shtml
Nov 15, 2011 07:03:48 #
ephraim Imperio wrote:
quote=whitewitch I live in Buffalo, home of the b... (show quote)
More tips on to expose for snow: http://www.pixiq.com/article/how-to-exposure-for-snow
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