Let It Snow

Unsurprisingly, Montana has been seeing some snow in the last few couple of days and it is sure chilly up here. Now that snow has fallen, it is one of the only options for photographers to shoot unless you can find a greenhouse. So in light of our new blanket of show, I figured that some tips on capturing snow photos from Craig Hull's article "Snow Photography: 15 Winter Landscape Tips"
may be beneficial. I am only going to cover the ones that are a little more important for this class. 

https://expertphotography.com/snow-photography/

Tip #1 Exposure Compensation:  For this, Over exposing by one or two stops will help you whites stay white and your highlights can be edited in post-processing. 

Tip #2 Use Flash Setting Instead of Daylight to Warm Up the Image : The flash setting will help try and warm up but be careful not to over do it especially in post-processing. Snow is supposed to have a blue tint since it is made of water after all.  

Tip #3 Rely on Your Histogram to Check the White Balance: 

Tip #4 Use Aperture Priority to Quickly Change DoF: Aperture priority mode is for the camera to auto adjust your shutter speed within the camera 

Tip #5 Post-Process to Bring Out Details in the Sky

Tip #6 Buy a Rain Cover 

Tip #7 Keep the Camera Acclimatized: try using a ziplock bag, it will hold less moisture than your coat will. And keep two charged batteries on you at all times. 

Tip #8 Stock Up on Microfiber Cloths 

Tip #9 Try a Polarising Filter to Limit Snow Reflection: From reducing glare off of the snow to darkening skies, it will help keep the color and light balance that you desire. 

Tip #10 Use a Lens Hood

Tip #11 Focus on the Contrast

Tip #12 Capture Snow Photography Bokeh: This is attainable by using a wide angle lens and focus on something other than the snow like a person or an animal. You want to make sure that the person is in focus and everything behind them is in focus as well. 

Tip #13 Dress in Layers to Stay Warm

Tip #14 Photograph in the Mornings to Capture Snowy Details

Tip #15 Don't Let the Weather Stop You