1. | Be an early bird – heave yourself out of bed to catch the frost before it melts. On a clear winters night dew creates feathery white ice crystals or hoar frost – great for macro work. |
2. | Expose correctly – make sure your snow shots are correctly exposed. Use either spot or partial metering and dial in +2 stops of compensation, then check on your histogram. |
3. | Use trees – the simple lines of bare trees are irresistible at this time of year. Try a number of compositions and lenses for different effects, such as backlighting and silhouetting the best shaped specimens. |
4. | Make the most of shadows – the low sunlight of winter is a great time for shooting long shadows. Try using them as a key part of your composition, and to add texture depth and contrast. |
5. | Shoot stormy skies – want snow but just get rain? Make the most of stormy skies – get out there and wait until theres a brief gap in the clouds and light spills across your scene |
Friday, December 5, 2008
Some Tips for Winter Shooting from Digital Camera Magazine....
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I noticed that sunrise and sunset (an hour and a half before sunset) are the best times to go shooting. Otherwise, the light is flat or glaring. I'm still getting the focusing down. I'm not sure if its because my camera focuses so intently on one thing that another aspect is blurry or if it is my own vision.
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