The winter snow shooting skills

After the snow in winter is a good time to go out shooting, a world of pure let us shine at the moment, everything seemed to be refreshing, inspire our shooting desire, but we can find eye-catching work rarely. Snow photography actually is not too much different from ordinary landscape photography, as long as you grasp the main point you can make their work well.

(1)Equipment:

In the wild, the scene is often in the snow is very big, the vast expanse of whiteness is basically, so in the use of lens can choose telephoto and wide Angle lens. Make a person enchanted telephoto lenses used to photograph the role of the wide Angle and even ultra wide Angle lens is used to increase the sense of form, make the scene grander. Of course, if it is taken as in winter, still can with the fixed focus large aperture lens, such as, EF 50 mm f / 1.2 EF 85 mm f / 1.2 L II USM. Telephoto lens used to capture scenery in the distance. Wide Angle lens to expand field of vision, make the image more powerful. Hood, polarizer is indispensable equipment, of course, need to get the camera and the battery insulation work, in addition the most important thing is to do waterproof, and a tripod can let you in the same scene to do in order to achieve the best to try something different.

(2)Light:

Light choice according to difference of the subject would change, if it is shooting scene, then the backlight photography is a good choice, because doing so would have many advantages: 1. Create contrast, don't let the snow turned to white, make your work more have administrative levels feeling, most of the time, the shadow is always very important; 2. Highlight the snow crystal feeling, at the same time also can reveal the outline of the snow. Backlight photography, the choice of the metering point is very important, choose bad, there have been revealed or owe exposure, a good scenario is wasted. General in order to prevent loss of shadow detail, option metering darker part of metering on the image, above, for one, exposure point selection as shown in the figure below. , of course, the specific circumstances, according to the figure analysis can try a few times more, a lot of time both details a trade-off between light and shade, which will in the later work, in addition, in order to get better effect, you can perform multiple exposure, finally in the late synthesis, tripod will come in handy at this time.

Scenes and the scattering light will have a different kind of temperament, serene, also with a lonely and mysterious. But under the condition of the scattered light scene easily become dull, choose a suitable subject focus, attention is the key to work out. Cloudy conditions at the same time is also snow like no choice, because the scene is bright, if there is a reflector as facial fill light, will get better.

(3)white balance:

Conventional "automatic white balance is basically the waste in the snow, you are in this mode the resulting image will be blue! Attune slants cold, then you should adjust the color temperature, appropriate to improve the color temperature, try to adjust the white balance of the camera to the 8000 k to 10000 k, or simply choose "snow/cloudy" automatic white balance mode; The most stupid method is according to the scene to try several times, adjust the white balance.

(4)The use of items:

Snowy day, use some props for his own work graces many, usually can use an umbrella, fruit, all kinds of lanterns, fireworks and so on, to name but a few, scarf, gloves, of course, can also be used as props, it would appear natural and pure and fresh, for environmental reasons, not the color of shiny props to bright, so as to cause visual focus. Glowing props can immediately become the visual center in dark environment, get rid of dull, which let you work more attractive.

(5)manufacturing depth:

Good snow photos, almost all have one thing in common that is to create depth, they are by no means a piece of white, but the level tone of the show. The specific methods and common scene photography also does not have too big difference:

1. Set up and highlight the prospects. 2. Establish visual guide line to highlight the perspective effect. 3. Handle far in nearly every scene arrangement. In fact this is the same, the contrast of near and distant vision elements can reinforce clairvoyant feeling. 4. With hazy mist create a sense of perspective. Some fans don't feel the sunshine can't take photos, in fact the fog is a very powerful tool for filming snow, clear close shot, the vision blurred, the picture highlights the air perspective and produce the illusion of strong depth, at the same time as mentioned above, the scattered light the whole scene became quiet and mysterious. All kinds of weather conditions can produce has the characteristics of outstanding works, this is especially true of snow, you can combine the actual scene clap a different style of outstanding works, so long as completes the protective measures and detailed planning, selecting rational equipment, add the only contact.