Snow photography (2)
By Bernard Dery
Here are tips and techniques about taking better photos of snow scenes. Discover the best times of day to shoot and how to deal with the colour, shape and texture of snow.
- When snow is falling, use a slow speed to capture the movement of the snowflakes. This is more efficient if there is a light source in your image.
- Use the flash to fix the movement of the snowflakes. This will improve images that could otherwise look dull or blurred.
- If you have access to a strobe lamp, use it with a slow shutter speed to capture the movement of the snowflakes in sequence and create very interesting effects.
- Shoot during the Golden Hours, when the sun is low on the horizon, to capture the texture and shape of the snow on what would otherwise look like a uniform field of white.
- A trick for good composition is to include a single coloured subject in an otherwise monochrome snow landscape. This can produce very effective results.
- Avoid shooting in sepia or black-and-white as it is easy, with these settings, to loose what little contrast your image has.
- Remember to protect your camera from the cold.
Photos & text: Copyright 2006 Bernard Dery All rights reserved.
