Shooting digital in snow conditions

max fox

• March 30, 2007 13:01

Hi guys

I just thought i would ask on here if anyone has experience with shooting with a lot of snow in the background with digital ?

Any tips or problems that arise ?

Filters i am thinking polarize and maybe and ND filter maybe a half and half one.

Going to be using a Canon 1 ds for action snow boarding sort of shots.

is condensation a problem ? if moving from warm room to cold.

i know the plastic bag trick to make the condensation stick to the bag leaving the camera dry and letting the camera adjust slowly to the temperature.

Any tips or advice please

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  Dillon

  • March 31, 2007 16:27

  I'm certainly no expert here, but I do live in the mountains and have had some experience.
  
  The plastic bag may be a bit extreme. I prefer a gradual cool down from storing the camera bag in the garage overnight, to having it outside for an hour before removing froom the camera bag. Mine is a simple backpack.
  
  DO: Watch out for blowing flakes. DO: Pay attention to your hands and fingers. If you must wear gloves, use the ones with cut off finger tips. If you shoot without gloves, don't let your hands get so cold that they fumble around while holding your pricey camera.
  
  Try to shoot into the sun for best texture in the snow. If that is not possible, or it is cloudy, then tighten up your composition to include the hero subject only.
  
  When importing into Photoshop, process two exposures; one for the overall and subject, and one for the snow that is too bright. Use Photoshop layer blend modes, or apply image on a mask for the snow exposure.
  
  If it is very cold outside, return your camera to the bag and the warming hut periodically to keep the batteries and camera parts working.
  
  Stay away from the double-black diamond runs.

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