These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Allowing your camera to return to normal temperature gradually will significantly reduce that chance of condensation. Keep the bag closed when you get home and don’t open it until the camera reaches room temperature. Throw a couple of silicon paks in the bag to help absorb moisture.
To avoid condensation buildup in your camera when you come in from the cold, grab a large zip-lock bag for your camera and seal it tight. Protect Your cameraīefore heading out in the cold winter, be sure you have either a UV or clear filter to protect the front elements of your camera lens from moisture and condensation. If you have a Canon, start with Evaluative Metering, or Matrix Metering for Nikon users. For sunny days, try Spot Metering. Try experimenting with different metering modes when shooting in the snow. Matrix Metering (Nikon) or Evaluative Metering (Canon).Most DSLR cameras have different metering modes to select from. So it’s a good idea to shoot in raw so you can make adjustments when you get home. Conversely, you want to be sure you’re not overcompensating and underexposing everything. The histogram will tell you if your highlights are overexposed or blown out. Check the HistogramĪnother idea for checking your exposure when shooting in the snow is to take a look at your histogram to be sure you are not losing image details in the snow. You may want to bracket your photos and be sure to save everything until you get home and you’re able to view your images on your computer. It’s easy to be fooled by what you see on the back your camera. The LCD on your camera is going to be washed out so you’re not going to get an accurate view of your image. Shooting in the snow is like shooting on a really bright day at the beach. So not only do you want to have an extra battery, be sure to keep that extra battery warm.ĭon’t trust the preview of the images you see in the LCD screen on the back your camera. Keep Extra Battery Warmīatteries lose charge in the cold and in the extreme cold they can lose their charge very quickly. This technique adds a little mystery and changes the mood of your image. Use sunrise and sunset to capture warm tones from the sky reflecting on the snow. If you want to create a more dramatic image, expose for the sky and everything else will be darker. Warm and cool tones can create a different mood and will make your snow images pop. Winter skies can be beautiful this time of year. Setting your file format to RAW allows you to safely adjust your settings without being limited to the restrictions found in JPEG files. If you shoot in raw, you’ll be able to recover highlights and adjust shadows afterwards.
Capturing the correct exposure and color temperature when your scene is overwhelmed by reflective white snow can be tricky. If you don’t, you’ll end up with different tones of dull gray images. Just move your exposure compensation dial up by 1 to 2 stops and you will have perfectly white snow in your image. With snow photography, it’s a good idea to overexpose to compensate for your camera’s automatic metering system (which is calibrated for middle gray). If you want your snow to be white you have to overexpose because your meter wants everything to be grey.