Winter Photography Methods and Techniques?

Answer 1

Alseo, I hope you don't mind me copying this from above - it'll probably shed more light on the revealing and useful comment about opening up your camera by a stop for snow scenes - which obviously need to be white, but to retain some snow detail...

Exposure is the big weakness in many photographers work and it's inherent to getting great lighting effects (which can make a simple subject look stunning) and to controlling studio lighting.

Your camera meter 'thinks' in terms of mid tones / averages, so if you present it with a non-average subject (a white cat on a white bedspread, or a black cat on a black one) it's going to fool the meter.

There are several ways around this:
1. Simply meter off a mid tone subject under similar lighting and then set your camera up in Manual using those settings.
2. Meter off a grey card instead, which will give you that mid tone average.
3. Use an 'incident light meter' to make those readings instead.
4. Check the histogram on the camera, understand how it relates to the scene, and make adjustments as necessary.

Finally it's important to understand exposure latitudes - the range of light your equipment will record:
1. Transparency film is typically 4 stops.
2. Negative film is typically up to 4.5 stops - though some film, especially that which is B/W but C41 processed, can reach around 9 stops.
3. JPEG's and TIFFs typically record 3.5 stops - which equates to the range of light o a printed page, AKA 'the print window'.
4. RAW files can now be made with up to 11 stops of recording range.

These are fundamental building blocks of photography technique, and when I lecture to professionals I typically get 40-50% of the audience putting their hands up when I mention exposure latitudes or the print window - if you don't know them or understand the implications you won't be in control of what you take.

I hope that helps?

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Over expose one stop for snow. Other wise it's blueish.

Answer 4

its a great idea to capture some winter beautiful pics

Answer 5

Are we doing your homework?

Answer 6

shoot, shoot, shoot. See what works and shoot some more.
that is the best way to get good