I always get a bit carried away with taking a million photos of the same thing when it snows. However, I think it's hard to do snow scenes justice in photos. Before I went skiing at New Year, I read a top tips
article about taking cracking photos in the snow, so I thought I'd share the best ones with you:
- Firstly, if you're as bad at skiing as I am, don't take your camera out on the slopes.
- Apparently, you shouldn't use your camera as soon as you come out into the cold from the warmth. The camera (and it's battery) need to acclimatise to the change in temperature
- Don't have your flash on while taking photos in falling snow - it accentuates the snowflakes closest to you and makes them blurry.
- Don't let snowflakes fall on the camera as water can cause damage. The article suggested putting the camera in a clear plastic bag, and cutting a hole around the lens to allow you to take clear pictures.
- Due to the light reflecting qualities of the snow, the camera often underexposes photos which makes the snow appear grey. You need to manually set the exposure compensation to either plus 1 and 2 or you can also change it on your computer, after the photo has been taken.
- Try and include some level of detail in snow pics, as it is easy for them to just become a wash of white.
Enjoy the snow and happy snapping!!
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