How to Photograph Snow Scenes
- 1). Bundle up. Even if you are running outside just for a moment, dress properly for the weather. You will not be able to concentrate on your camera if you are shivering and turning blue.
- 2). Keep your hands functional. Wear thin but warm gloves for best results. You’re not going to fare too well trying to take photos while wearing a giant pair of fluffy mittens.
- 3). Secure your camera. A really great snow shot could be lost forever if you drop your camera in a pile of slush. Take advantage of the little wrist strap most cameras come with or wear the camera around your neck. Look for camera holders at camera shops for something that works for you.
- 4). Be ready with a lens wipe. A camera lens in the snow is very susceptible to moisture, snow droplets and fogging up. Have a lens wipe or other soft, clean cloth in your pocket so you can swipe it off when necessary.
- 5). Watch the sun. As with any photo, the sun should be at your back so you don’t get a dark frame. Also watch for sun reflecting heavily on the snow, which it likes to do. This will surely foul-up your shot. Simply move to a different angle if that is happening to you.
- 6). Give the photo some perspective. A big, white hank of snow is going to photograph like a big white nothing. Make sure to include trees, sticks, the skyline or something other than just snow in the photo so people know what the heck they are looking at.
- 7). Look for unique formations. Nature offers one of the best art galleries ever, especially with seasonal stuff like snow. Perhaps snow is arranged like a face or head on a tree branch. Maybe it’s piled so high on a car that you can only see a bit of a tire sticking out. An amazing snow photo in Tucson (yes, it sometimes snows in Tucson) would be snow atop a saguaro cactus, something you don’t see very often and two things that are not usually associated with each other.
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