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[High Score Award] What light should be used for camera shooting in snowy days?

The first is the exposure problem. Overexposure will turn snow into "dead white", lacking the texture level of snow particles, and underexposure will turn snow into "gray snow". The whiter the color of snow, the stronger the reflection, sometimes exceeding the brightness of the sky and 3-4 times higher than the surrounding scenery not covered with snow. Therefore, you can't use the camera to measure snow when measuring light, otherwise it will lead to underexposure. You should use the method of "strong light metering" to measure light, and then increase the exposure by 2-3 steps. When taking pictures of people in the snow scene, we should consider the reflection of snow on people's faces and take "spot measurement" shooting.

When shooting a snow scene, it is best not to expose it when it snows. Because the sky is gray when it snows, the scenery before and after is not clear, but in order to show the flying snowflakes, close-ups and close-ups can also be taken. The exposure method is the same as taking rain, with a slow door 1/30 seconds or so, but pay attention to the fact that the background cannot be used as the sky, otherwise the flying snowflakes are similar in color to the sky and cannot be reflected, so it is appropriate to use a dark background.

When shooting snow scenes, it is forbidden to use front light, but use side light or backlight to express the crystal texture and three-dimensional sense of snow. The ideal condition for shooting snow scenes is the sunset in the morning and evening. The best time to shoot a snow scene is when the snow stops. When the sun just appears, don't wait until the sun is high and the snow melts. Don't wait until the gardener has cleared all the snow to protect the trees, and the sanitation workers have cleaned the road before coming out to shoot.

In addition, you should also pay attention to protecting the camera when shooting snow scenes. Sometimes the camera will be in shutter failure when it is cold, and the battery will be insufficient or not energized when it is cold. In a similar situation, you can cover the hot air with your body temperature and take it out for shooting, but pay attention to removing the water vapor from the lens.

It is better to shoot the snow scene on a sunny day after the snow, and it would be better if we could catch up with the morning light.

Snow is a kind of white crystal, and objects with different shades in the scene are covered by it and become white objects, so the snow scene is a scene with more white parts, which can give people a white and lovely feeling. It is precisely because the white part of the snow scene occupies a larger area and is brighter than other scenery, and it is brighter when there is sunlight.

Correct metering and exposure are the key to success in taking snow photos. In a large area of snow scene, according to the displayed data, shooting the snow scene with the internal metering system of the camera is generally underexposed. This is because the exposure meter inside the camera uses a certain program to measure the light, and the displayed data is the average light value of highlights, midtones and shadows in the integrated scene. This is feasible in most cases, but in the snow scene, the strong reflected light often makes the photometric results differ by 1-2 exposure. In this case, exposure compensation can be used to increase the exposure of 1-2 level as appropriate, or the camera can be aimed at the halftone object for local proximity measurement, and the camera can be adjusted to the "manual" position to take pictures according to the data measured at this time. It will be accurate for photographers who use the incident light exposure meter to measure the light according to the light beam on the object shining on the snow and take photos according to the exposure data obtained.

On a snowy day, take a photo of Zhang Xuehua flying, just like shooting in the rain, and choose a dark background as a foil; Shutter speed should not be too high. Generally,115 to 1/60 seconds is appropriate, so that flying snowflakes can form lines and feel like falling snow. When shooting people in heavy snow, be careful not to let snowflakes get too close to the camera, so as not to let snowflakes block people's faces because of perspective.

I hope it helps you.