Have you ever taken a photo of snow on an overcast day and wondered why the snow photos look dark or grey and not white like real snow? The reason is simple. Your light meter in your camera is being tricked! Your light meter is thinking "Wow! This is a really bright photo.I need to compensate for the brightness!" Your light meter does not know you are photographing snow! It thinks you are looking at your typical grey scene like spring grass or something. So, what happens is that your camera lowers the exposure to compensate for the difference in the scene. This is why you get grey snow. So, how do you fix this problem? On almost every camera there is an Exposure Compensation button. If you do not know where it is, get into your camera manual and look it up. It is a very handy button. I use it constantly. Anyway, all you have to do is add in f/stop or +1 to your exposure and you should get better photos of snow! Who knew it was so easy? If you have questions, leave a comment and let me know. I will do my best at answering them and if I can't, I will at least point you in the right direction. Have fun as always:) Here is a photo that I took of snow. Enjoy:) |
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
How to get better photos of snow.
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Excellent advice! I decided on the Canon Xsi as my first dslr - and I love it. Hopefully I'll learn to use it well. I'm having fun practicing.
ReplyDeleteNice choice on your camera. Enjoy it and if you have any questions let me know.
ReplyDeleteI have a Nikon D50. I press the compensation button and rotate the command dial and I don't see any changes anywhere. My exposures are off so maybe this is the problem. I can't figure it out.
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ReplyDeleteI figured out the problem. I was in Auto. Once I selected one of the other modes it worked fine. That makes sense...Thanks.
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ReplyDeleteGlad you figured it out. If you have any other questions let me know. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHey great tip! This will be my first snow season!
ReplyDeleteHey great tip, this will be my first snow!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome!! Thanks for the comment!!
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