How to Photograph Snowy Landscapes ***** An in Depth Winter Photography Lesson
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
- Do you wonder how to best set your camera when you photograph snowy landscapes? Or did you have issues with snow photography in general?
In this video, Wolf Amri explains in detail, why cameras sometimes choose a wrong exposure in snow and how to fight that issue.
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0:00 intro
0:28 What happens when you photograph snow
1:31 Why do cameras underexpose in snow
2:59 How to compensate wrong exposure
3:35 Exposure compensation
4:30 Using the histogram to correctly expose snow
6:43 Using the zebra function to correctly expose snow
7:30 Don't listen to people who tell you to automatically expose snow images brighter
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Wolf, you are so generous with your knowledge and time, I hardly know how to say Thank You. I have sent you a private email about a related topic. I must say, I have never seen or heard such a thorough, practical, and easily understood explanation of exposure compensation as this lesson. And the related Histogram lesson is equally mystery bursting!
Thanks so much, Bob. Great to hear the videos are helpful. Did you lately send an email, or are you referring to the ones a few weeks ago?
I would put this in practice if it snowed in Portugal ! Great video
Thanks, Tomás. I guess I'd trade Portugal's coast for snow 🤣.
I love the way you teach. I'm also very appreciative of you teaching us the proper terms for each function you educate us on.
Wa Do, Mrs. President 🙏🙏😉
This is very helpful and easy to understand 👍🏼
Great to hear that, Stan 🤗🤗
Great presentation, thx for sharing your knowledge in easy to understand format 👍😊
Thank you 🙏🙏
*We have the snow almost right up to the waistline here in Moscow Region (Russia) these days* 😀 Photographing the model in the wild snow\trees\bright sunlight, I used LCD almost exclusively to make sure the face is properly exposed... If you shoot mirrorless or your camera has any kind of face detection (e.g. over LiveView), then it will most probably expose correctly for the face. But I was testing Canon 6D with 9 AF points and only the central cross-type, so I could only do focus and recompose with exposure on the face and fully rely on post-processing RAW files, which allows to recover 1-2 stops in any direction. Surprisingly, the 95% turned out properly exposed and needed not corrective, but only artistic editing! So I can say trusting your eyes (with good LCD) is pretty fine technique 😎 P.S. The Vlog from that session (with picture examples) will be out on my channel in a week or two.
Yes, for people shots spot metering at the focus point works really well. For landscape that’s a bit different though. I too trust my LCD, but you have to know it well 😉
This is very helpful, thank you!
Thanks, Tom 🙏
Great video Wolf.
Thanks a lot, Ab 🙏🙏
Fantastic video Wolf
Thanks so much, Elaine 🤗
Very useful. Although I currently live within guangzhou China. We do not know what snow is 哈はい하
Thanks a lot. Well, in fact it is also valid for anything that is darker or brighter than that average image. How cold does it get in Guangzhou in winter?
Zebra pattern. Huh I wondered about that. Thanks.
Thanks for watching 😉
Thank you for your time and making things so easy to understand! It's much appreciated!
Thanks, I really appreciate your feedback 🙏🙏
Yet another finely laid out video! Thank you so much for all of the great info!!!
Thanks so much, Jason 🙏🙏
Its very easy to under or over expose a photo when photographing snow ! the histogram helps alot and the zebra function or "highlight alert" in canon cameras is very useful . Nice video :) !
Thanks for your support, Mohamad!
Best Photography channel on UA-cam Hands Down!! 👍
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@@wolfamri I mean it! I've spent countless hours trying to find quality content and most of the UA-cam channels are filled with mostly fluff with small amounts of useful info. You on the other hand are just like taking a course in college. You explain everything in good detail and I appreciate you making this free and available on UA-cam for all the people especially those who can not afford the paid options. I will use your affiliate links when I make a purchase. Thanks Again :)
jaymeez Thank you so much. Great to hear such feedback 🙏🙏🙏. Keeps me going 😉
Excellent and always very informative!
Thank you, Yanni 🙏🙏
Such a very clear and helpful explanation! Thank you.
Thank you, Rick 🙏🙏
This reminds me of Zone System back in the "good old days'. Remember the Kodak greyscale card?
I remember those things, Gordon, but I’m happy that we have other tools these days 😂.
Thank you so much! You video is so detailed and meanwhile easy to understand!
Thank you, Ivan 🙏🤗🙏
These are such great tutorials! I am recommending you to all my beginner photography friends.
Thanks so much, Michael 🙏🤗🙏
Well presented, great content, Cheers mate! ;)
Thanks, Jens 🙏🙏
Yes!
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Great video and great tutorial Wolf. Thank you for this helpful information. Question: For cameras so equipped, how would "spot metering (Nikon DSLRs)" use impact what you have described / recommended?
Hank you! Spot metering is a bit tricky. If you are spot metering something middle gray, you will get the perfect exposure. But if the spot metered subject is darker or brighter, you have the same “problems” as with all other metering modes/areas.
Excellent video.
Thanks, Reno. I hope we won’t have any snow for a few more weeks 😬😉
@@wolfamri I live in southern Arizona so chance of getting snow here is very slim.
😁 Oh. I need to do a „how to shoot the desert“ video then.
@@wolfamri Come and visit us. I will show you the best areas.
😍 Oh I wished it wasn’t that far! Thank you 🙏
Great video! I bet it was cold!
Just as cold as it was when you first asked, my dear 🤣. j/k
@@wolfamri it posted twice lol
Great video Mate, very easy to understand, raw or JPEG for snow??
Thank you! I‘m always for RAW. Just imagine how image editing has changed recently. So many more options with masking in Lightroom. And it only REALLY works with RAW.
Thank you for the great videos!! Is it better to tune the camera or fix this in light room?
Thanks, Angela. It’s best to get it as close to perfect in camera.
Thank you for the prompt reply! I've been telling people to watch your videos on groups that I'm in :)
In the groups.*
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that. I plan a lot of new ones for this year. I hope I can make them reality too 😂
Hi! I've been waiting for soap bubbles photography. I've tried it but it wasn't easy. Please make a tutorial about it.❤
Thanks, Simoeurn. You mean freezing soap bubbles, or the colorful indoors?
The colorful indoor is better because my location doesn't have snow.
So ... my camera is thumb, I am using the rules of thumb and although I am not the brightest light... with your introduction I will be able to get perfect pics!!!
😂 I know pretty well how bright your light is, dad.
If it's possible in words, can u plz state the difference between this overexposing method and the method of adjusting the white balance?
Yatish, white balance is about color difference, while this is about image brightness. Does that help?
@@wolfamri So, does that mean that we are brightening up the overall image with this method whereas WB changes just the shade of the white colour?
Also, does this mean that changing white balance doesn't have any impact on histogram?
Changing white balance only has very minimal effects on the histogram (with the exception that there are histograms that show color - e.g. in lightroom and phototshop).
Oh, and yes to your first question 😉
@@wolfamri Thank you for taking your time to clear my doubt, I was using white balance all these days to capture 'whitish' images, was fearing a bleached out image if I overexposed, now I'll co-relate with the live histogram and use it within that limit as stated by you :)
Also, a video about white balance would be a great addition to the photography course playlist, if u can find time for making one
Or carry a 5x7 Grey Card meter that
Absolutely. If you know how to use it 👍.
Wait a sec Is your name Wolf? I'm Indian and I am surprised by your name 🤔
My name is Wolfgang, which is pretty common here. People in English speaking countries started calling me Wolf because it’s easier, so I sticked to that 😉
@@wolfamri Cool 👍