Winter brings out the toughest elements in our climate, with many people putting away their camera bags 'till early spring. But , if you do put away your camera you are missing out on the raw beauty that this enchanting season brings.
Here are one or two guidelines to make the trip more pleasurable.
1. Wear the right clothes: It is extremely vital to wrap up warm when out shooting winter photographs. The winter season brings the hardest elements, so if you're planning to spend 1 or 2 days out and about always be well prepared.
2. Watch the weather: It is very important to know what the weather is going to be like. You do not want to travel for 2 hours and then hear a weather report that tells you that: the weather is wet for the next few days. During the winter months the weather can significantly change in a couple of hours.
It is often a smart idea to let somebody know where you are going and which route you're planning to take. If you do get hurt or ever caught in a typhoon somebody could be able to help.
3. Carry just what you need: Carry only the necessities. You do not want to upload your camera bag with every piece of hardware you own. If you're going to be out taking photos all day you're much much better off going as light as practicable. Carrying a light load will also help preserve energy. You might be climbing icy rocks or crossing snow filled hills; a warm flask would serve you a lot better than a 3rd camera.
4. Look for detail: Snow, ice and frost bring out texture and atmosphere in most subjects. The early frosty morning is a perfect time for close-up photography. The frosty morning also brings out patterns in our landscapes.
Take care where you place your camera: if you are taking pictures early in the morning try putting it at oblique angles to the sun - this could give your pictures powerful shadows. This may also add mood to your landscape pictures. After you've found the ideal spot pay extra attention to foreground interest as this could add depth to your image.
5. Show carefully: Snow and ice are extremely difficult to reveal properly. Snow sometimes confuses your cameras metering system or your hand held light meter. When you take a light reading from snow you will immediately get an underexposed image. The meter will record the snow as gray.
Now could be the time to start bracketing your shots. If you bracket your shots add 1 - 2 stops of light to compensate for your light meter reading. Using an 18% grey card, which I described in a previous article, should also give you an ideal light reading.
Here are one or two guidelines to make the trip more pleasurable.
1. Wear the right clothes: It is extremely vital to wrap up warm when out shooting winter photographs. The winter season brings the hardest elements, so if you're planning to spend 1 or 2 days out and about always be well prepared.
2. Watch the weather: It is very important to know what the weather is going to be like. You do not want to travel for 2 hours and then hear a weather report that tells you that: the weather is wet for the next few days. During the winter months the weather can significantly change in a couple of hours.
It is often a smart idea to let somebody know where you are going and which route you're planning to take. If you do get hurt or ever caught in a typhoon somebody could be able to help.
3. Carry just what you need: Carry only the necessities. You do not want to upload your camera bag with every piece of hardware you own. If you're going to be out taking photos all day you're much much better off going as light as practicable. Carrying a light load will also help preserve energy. You might be climbing icy rocks or crossing snow filled hills; a warm flask would serve you a lot better than a 3rd camera.
4. Look for detail: Snow, ice and frost bring out texture and atmosphere in most subjects. The early frosty morning is a perfect time for close-up photography. The frosty morning also brings out patterns in our landscapes.
Take care where you place your camera: if you are taking pictures early in the morning try putting it at oblique angles to the sun - this could give your pictures powerful shadows. This may also add mood to your landscape pictures. After you've found the ideal spot pay extra attention to foreground interest as this could add depth to your image.
5. Show carefully: Snow and ice are extremely difficult to reveal properly. Snow sometimes confuses your cameras metering system or your hand held light meter. When you take a light reading from snow you will immediately get an underexposed image. The meter will record the snow as gray.
Now could be the time to start bracketing your shots. If you bracket your shots add 1 - 2 stops of light to compensate for your light meter reading. Using an 18% grey card, which I described in a previous article, should also give you an ideal light reading.
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