How to take snow photos

Introduction: Snow is the symbol of winter and an indispensable shooting subject. So how to take good-looking snow photos? Come with me to see below! How to take snow photos

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Exposure

When shooting snow scenes, the first thing to pay attention to is exposure. When shooting large areas of snow, the main thing is to increase the exposure (understand what exposure compensation and "white plus black minus" are). Depending on the light conditions and brightness of the scene, it is generally necessary to increase the exposure by 1 to 1.5 levels.

White balance

If you shoot snowy scenes in sunny weather, using automatic white balance may cause the color temperature to be too high, making the photos blue, especially in the shadows. An appropriate white balance setting such as "Daylight" should be selected at this time. You can also use a gray card to customize the white balance before shooting, or adjust it later. If you think the white snow scene is not atmospheric enough, you might as well make it warmer. However, cold snow photos are good for expressing "cold" emotions.

Composition

Although the snowy scene covered in silver looks spectacular, it may appear very monotonous in photos. The picture lacks bright spots and is completely white without any sense of beauty. In all landscape photos, finding interesting points is an effective method. Pay attention to look for eye-catching and interesting things in the snow scene as embellishments, such as a plum blossom in the ice and snow.

Keep warm

On snowy days, the outdoor temperature is very low, so you should pay attention to keeping yourself and your camera warm. In addition to dressing warmly, photographers should also wear gloves (if ordinary gloves are not convenient enough, you can choose special photography gloves), scarves, hats and other warm supplies. In addition, your photography equipment is also sensitive to the cold, so don’t forget to keep them warm as well. Use a camera bag with a thermal layer or foam layer. When not shooting, put the equipment back into the camera bag promptly. In extreme environments, you may also need to put a "cotton coat" on the camera.

Prevent water vapor

Anyone who wears glasses knows that there will be a layer of water vapor on the glasses after entering a warm room from outdoors in winter. The same thing happens inside lenses and cameras. After shooting outdoors in winter, you should put your camera and lens in your camera bag to keep them warm. It's a good idea to wrap your equipment in a plastic bag before going indoors. Wait for the equipment to return to room temperature indoors before taking it out.

Battery

In low temperatures, the battery life will be shorter than usual. Therefore, you need to bring more spare batteries. Batteries that are not in use temporarily can be placed close to the body to maintain temperature.