OK, I have to confess something: for today’s tip, I had to pull out some photos from last February. Snow is a rare, rare event here, and this week’s 80 degree temperatures aren’t boding well for any of the white stuff this winter. But winter photos of your dog are really magical so I wanted to pass along a tip (plus I wanted to show off some snow photos. I know this snowfall wouldn’t be worth getting out the camera for many of you but, around here, this was a very big deal!)
Snow photos, for all their beauty, can be tough to take, though. All too often, they wind up bluish like this…
…or underexposed (too dark) and bluish like this photo (taken midday of Irie checking out some fox or coyote tracks in the snow)...
How can you get around this? There are a lot of fancy ways to get around this with metering and reflectors but, since this column is all about easy ways you can improve your photos with any equipment, let’s look at the simplest way to improve those snow photos.
Focus on something that’s NOT snow. That will allow your camera’s meter to calculate based on the color it sees instead of glaring white snow. Once you’ve got the shot in focus, you can hold that focus and move the camera to take the shot. In the top photo, John focused on me and my jacket so the white snow came out white, not blue. In this photo, I focused on Tiki’s eyes and ears so the camera metered on those darker colors.
Do you have a photo of your dog in the snow? Please attach it to your comment below using the + sign and share the fun!
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