Snow Photos!
some camera settings and then photoshop.
Lots of practice, knowing your camera in and out, post processing, and most importantly having "the eye"
Thanks guys.. I miss shooting.. First time in a long time.
agreed w/ ALL of those..
-Mainly the practice will get you to understand composition, and you'll never get anything w/out shooting, so first step is just getting out there.
-knowing the camera will get your camera and your brain to understand the eventual output and be able to predict what you will end up with before you even shoot it..
-post processing will take everything that you capture in the camera correctly (very important!!! crap in, crap out) and simply enhance it, that's where the "idea" comes to life.
- The eye is simply knowing what to shoot, and what not to waste time with, again, composition helps w/ this. Contrary to popular belief, I believe the eye can be honed, or taught.. Understanding the laws and rules of photography really help cultivate your eye.
Here's a few more..
Another thing is that if you have your camera on AUTO, you're gonna get "snapshot" type photos.. You're not going to get anything custom looking by just pressing the shutter release. You really need to learn the basics of camera function. It's pretty much impossible to get decent snow shots w/out exposure compensation.. Your camera meters to try to get everything as close to grey as possible.. Well if everything is white (snow) then your shots are going to come out dark (under exposed).. You've got to adjust your camera's exposure settings (when you look through the viewfinder, you should adjust more toward the +1, +2 depending on how much white stuff you've got in the shot. Also, in Auto, you might actually get the on-camera flash to pop up.. Learn to shoot w/out that.. That's VERY harsh light, and very close to the lens, so you're going to get blown out faces and what not when you shoot w/ the flash.. External flash, or off camera flash would be better..
-Mainly the practice will get you to understand composition, and you'll never get anything w/out shooting, so first step is just getting out there.
-knowing the camera will get your camera and your brain to understand the eventual output and be able to predict what you will end up with before you even shoot it..
-post processing will take everything that you capture in the camera correctly (very important!!! crap in, crap out) and simply enhance it, that's where the "idea" comes to life.
- The eye is simply knowing what to shoot, and what not to waste time with, again, composition helps w/ this. Contrary to popular belief, I believe the eye can be honed, or taught.. Understanding the laws and rules of photography really help cultivate your eye.
Here's a few more..
Another thing is that if you have your camera on AUTO, you're gonna get "snapshot" type photos.. You're not going to get anything custom looking by just pressing the shutter release. You really need to learn the basics of camera function. It's pretty much impossible to get decent snow shots w/out exposure compensation.. Your camera meters to try to get everything as close to grey as possible.. Well if everything is white (snow) then your shots are going to come out dark (under exposed).. You've got to adjust your camera's exposure settings (when you look through the viewfinder, you should adjust more toward the +1, +2 depending on how much white stuff you've got in the shot. Also, in Auto, you might actually get the on-camera flash to pop up.. Learn to shoot w/out that.. That's VERY harsh light, and very close to the lens, so you're going to get blown out faces and what not when you shoot w/ the flash.. External flash, or off camera flash would be better..
Last edited by twalls; Feb 5, 2011 at 06:00 PM.
love this thing
