“PhotoJoseph” has some great tips for photography this winter. Snow and cold
Having a weather-proof professional grade camera, knowing how to adjust the exposure compensation, having plenty of extra batteries warming in your pocket and packing a tripod are just some of the steps needed to battle the elements.
Summary of the 12 Tips for Shooting in Winter and Snowy Conditions
- Keep your batteries warm so they don’t wear down as fast.
- Use your zoom so you don’t have to change lenses (and let snow fly into your camera).
- Use your lens hood to cut down on lens flare and keep snow off the lens.
- Keep your gear dry.
- Polarizing and neutral density filters come in handy.
- Keep your gear clean – pack some towels.
- Overexposure by one or two stops for snow.
- Shoot RAW for more flexibility in post-processing.
- Find your white balance or choose auto (or adjust later if you shoot RAW).
- Find color among all the white or shoot for black and white images.
- Bring a tripod.
- Bag your camera before coming indoors to avoid condensation.