We answer the most asked questions when it comes to shooting in snowy conditions so when snow does fall, you will be armed with the stylish knowledge.
At this time of time, across the UK, snow can start appearing in our geography. But, it’s not the easiest of subjects to snap, so we’ve answered some of the most constantly asked questions to help you out when snow’s filling your geography shots.

1. Why does the snow look blue/ slate in my shot?

This is because your camera’s metering system is wisecracked by the largely reflective tones of the white snow, which makes the image appear darker than it should be. Blue snow in filmland occurs where the snow is entering no direct sun but is simply being lit by the sun reflecting off the blue sky ( hence the cast).

All cameras have erected-in metering systems that are designed to deliver a perfect picture assuming the discrepancy range is normal. They do this by scrabbling the tones and also acclimate so the climbed colour brilliance ismid-grey or average. This is fine when the subject has a wide tonal range with everything from black to white being present, but when the subject is generally white, similar as snow, the camera underexposes so that the white becomes slate.

Still, your formerly slate snow should appear white, If you’re using a compact camera it most probably has a snow scene mode and by switching to this. For those using more advanced cameras, you can get around this by conforming the exposure compensation setting to either plus 1 or two stops depending on the quantum of snow in thepicture.However, which is generally set by half-pressing the shutter button, point it at amid-tone in your scene, If your camera has the exposure cinch point.

To fix a blue cast in-camera you will need to switch your white balance settings to either shade or custom if you want to produce a custom white balance from thesnow.However, it’s stylish to leave the blue in the murk so your snow is crisp and white, If working in sunny conditions the snow should not appear blue but your murk may but if you try and correct the image in-camera to remove the cast from the murk you will alter the colour of the snow so generally. Plus, there is always the option to acclimate the image in your image editing software formerly home.

2. Why does my snow shot look boring?

When snow covers utmost of your shot it can make the scene look a little mellow, especially with a snow- filled sky as there will not be that important description between the sky and the ground. Try stopping down a little to add further depth to your shot, or if this does not work, try conforming your position to include a gravestone wall maybe, or a lone tree, to add a little further to the shot. To darken light skies so your shots are a little more temperamental fit a graduated sludge to the front of your lens.

3. Falling snow is ruining my shot. How can I minimise the appearance of the flakes?

The simple answer to this is to stay until it stopssnowing.However, make sure you are not using your flash, as this can beget the light to reflect off snowflakes nearer to the lens, If this isn’t an option. A better way to capture snow falling is to put your camera on a tripod and use slower shutter pets.

4. Why has my lens fumed up?

This is because you’ve moved from a warm house to the freezing deep freeze outdoors, performing in condensation. To avoid this, let your camera acclimatise in its case or bag for a while. Do not be tempted to wipe the lens with a cloth as this will beget smirches and marks which will spoil your image.