What are the skills of winter snow photography?

Photography in winter and snowy days is a very exciting thing. It is snowy in winter, which is a good time to go out and shoot. A pure world of ice and jade makes our eyes shine, and everything seems refreshing and stimulates our desire to shoot. So how can you take a beautiful picture on snowy days in winter? Below I have compiled the photography skills of winter snow for you, hoping to help you!

A kind of equipment:

In the wild, snowy scenes are often grand and basically white, so you can choose telephoto and wide-angle lenses in the use of lenses. The telephoto lens is used to shoot exciting people in the distance, and the wide-angle or even ultra-wide-angle lens is used to increase the sense of form and make the scene more grand. Of course, if you take portraits in winter, you still need to bring those lenses with fixed Jiao Da aperture, such as EF 50mm f/ 1, 2, EF 85mm f/ 1, 2 L II USM.

Telephoto lens capture is used to capture distant scenery.

The wide-angle lens broadens the field of vision and makes the picture more impactful.

Hood and polarizer are also essential equipment. Of course, it is necessary to do a good job in thermal insulation of camera lens and battery, such as camera thermal insulation sleeve and extra batteries, which will reduce the battery power in low temperature environment. In addition, the most important thing is waterproof and moisture-proof, especially when you just return to a warm place from a cold place, and carry tools that can remove water vapor from the lens of the fuselage, such as lens cloth. At the same time, the waterproof bag is also a good tool, which can prevent the snow from entering your darling. The tripod allows you to try different things in the same scene and achieve the best idea, which is also the key to post-exposure synthesis.

Second, light:

The choice of light will vary according to different themes. If you are shooting scenery, then backlight photography is a good choice, because it will have many advantages: 1, which will create a contrast between light and shade, will not make the snow turn white, and will make your work more layered. Many times, the shadow is always very important; 2. It highlights the crystal texture of snow and the outline of snow.

In backlight photography, the choice of metering point is very important. If the choice is not good, there will be overexposure or underexposure, and good scenes will be wasted. Generally speaking, in order to prevent the loss of dark details, spot metering is chosen to measure the dark parts of the picture. Take photos, and the exposure point is selected as shown in the following figure.

Of course, according to the specific situation analysis, you can try several times. In many cases, you can't have light and dark details at the same time, so you have to work hard later. In addition, in order to get better results, it can also be exposed for many times and finally synthesized in the later stage. This is when the tripod comes in handy.

And the scene taken by scattered light will have another temperament? Quiet and far away, there is a sense of loneliness and mystery.

However, in the case of light scattering, the scene can easily become bland. Choosing the right theme focus and attracting attention is the key to stand out from the crowd. At the same time, shooting portraits in snowy days is also the best choice, because the scene is bright, and if you have a reflector to fill your face, you will get better shooting results.

EF 85mm f/ 1 and 2 L II USM are still sharp tools for outdoor portrait shooting, with large aperture, no distortion, easy distance keeping, and keeping models in a natural state.

Three kinds of white balance:

Ordinary? Automatic white balance? Snowy days are basically useless, and the picture obtained in this mode will turn blue!

EOS 5D Mark III camera lens: ef24-70mm f/2,8l ii USM shutter speed:1160s aperture value: f13,0 focal length: 24,00 sensitivity: ISO320 exposure compensation: 0,0 flash: off white balance: automatic.

EOS 5D Mark III camera lens: ef24-70mm f/2,8l ii USM shutter speed:1160s aperture value: f13,0 focal length: 24,00 sensitivity: ISO320 exposure compensation: 0,0 flash: off white balance: automatic.

If the color tone is too cold, adjust the color temperature, appropriately increase the color temperature, and try to adjust the white balance of the camera to 8000K- 10000K, or directly choose? Snow/cloudy? Automatic white balance mode; The stupidest way is to try to adjust the white balance several times according to the scene.

The use of four props:

Shooting in snowy days, using some props will add a lot of color to your work. You can usually use umbrellas, fruits, lanterns, fireworks and so on. Of course, scarves and gloves can also be used as props, which will look natural and fresh. Because of the environmental reasons, the props that don't shine should be bright in color, so as to attract the visual focus.

Glowing props can immediately become the visual center in the dark environment, get rid of boredom and make their works more attractive.

Brightly colored objects always attract people's attention.

There are many props used in the red umbrella, which is natural but very nervous.

5. Create a sense of depth:

Almost all good snow photos have one thing in common, which is to create a sense of depth. They are by no means a piece of white, but a layered and bright display. The specific method is not much different from ordinary landscape photography:

1. Set and highlight the foreground. The setting of the foreground immediately enriches the picture.

2. Establish a visual guide line to highlight the perspective effect. This kind of scene mostly adopts wide-angle ultra-wide-angle lens, which can strongly expand the sense of space. Footprints in the snow in winter are the best visual guide line.

3. Deal with the arrangement of various scenes in the far, middle and near. Actually, this is similar. The contrast between near and far visual elements can enhance the sense of perspective.

4. Use the hazy fog to create a sense of perspective echo and contrast, so that objects far and near can have visual interaction, rendering a sense of hierarchy and space. Some fans think that you can't take pictures without sunshine. In fact, fog is a very powerful tool for shooting snow scenes. The close-up view is clear and the prospect is vague, which makes the picture emphasize aerial perspective and produces a strong sense of illusion. Meanwhile, as mentioned above, the scattered light makes the whole scene quiet and mysterious.