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Position:Home>Visual Arts> Photography question! What aperture & ISO for snow?Question: Photography question! What aperture & ISO for snow!? I'm taking my kid to the snow tomorrow!. I have a Canon digital SLR and want the color balance to look natural!. I know my camera has a generic "snow" setting but I have never used it!. Any tips on getting holiday greeting card worthy pictures will be much appreciated!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Use Aperture Priority (I think that's Av on your camera) and try test shots at + 1 EV and then at +2 EV!. Choose which one looks best and continue shooting!. ISO 100 should be sufficient if its a sunny day!. If its cloudy/overcast then use ISO 400!. I also suggest using a circular polarizer to reduce glare/reflections from the snow and to enhance colors!. If you'll be taking any pictures in shaded areas a Skylight filter will remove any bluish cast!. Here is an excellent tutorial on exposing snow: http://www!.luminous-landscape!.com/tutori!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com alot of good advice here a couple of other things if your camera can spot meter set it for that!. Place the center spot on the subject and meter there on M then recompose, bracket your shots from there!. or if you are on some mode other than manual meter there and hold the exposure lock then recompose!. You can also move closer to them meter with them filling the whole frame then hold exposure lock and back up and recompose!. Expect to have the detail of the snowy areas blown out!. The polarizer will be a great help as could a grad!. Do not use preset white balance either do a custom white balance ( best ) Or shoot daylight in RAW knowing you will have to tweek the white balance post shootingWww@QuestionHome@Com The problem is not with the aperture (nor the ISO)!. The camera's built in light meter will read snow--which is blinding white, as something "average", so it will underexpose all your shots!. Veto it by at least (+) one or two stops!. Or use a gray card to get better exposure!. Www@QuestionHome@Com all the shot will look kinda of fake unless you use the snow button and also dim the brightness Www@QuestionHome@Com |