Shooting in snow
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Frizzle Fry
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Re: Shooting in snow
Overexposing the snow seem counter-intuitive. Can anyone expand on that idea?
Overexposing the snow seem counter-intuitive. Can anyone expand on that idea?
Re: Shooting in snow
Let me correct myself slighty: overexpose what the camera tells you it wants to do. The camera tries to set the snow as the mid grey point if on auto. On manual this isn't as much of a problem. Just remember that your highlights are now most of your frame and shoot accordingly otherwise the snow won't come out as a highlight. In other words push the exposure to the point where it is just about to blow out but does not. it will give you bright white snow. Don't settle for just a mid range or you will get grey ugly snow. For instance, I somehow engaged the auto iris on one of my shoots. All my footage was grey and dull:
So I had to bring it back in post:
Let me correct myself slighty: overexpose what the camera tells you it wants to do. The camera tries to set the snow as the mid grey point if on auto. On manual this isn't as much of a problem. Just remember that your highlights are now most of your frame and shoot accordingly otherwise the snow won't come out as a highlight. In other words push the exposure to the point where it is just about to blow out but does not. it will give you bright white snow. Don't settle for just a mid range or you will get grey ugly snow. For instance, I somehow engaged the auto iris on one of my shoots. All my footage was grey and dull:
So I had to bring it back in post:
Frizzle Fry
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Re: Shooting in snow
Thanks for the clarification, Shaw! Makes perfect sense. Very nice of you to include grabs, by the way.
Snow presents a unique own set of challenges, but as with most exposure situations, zebras can really save the day. Definitely a feature I should practice more with.
Thanks for the clarification, Shaw! Makes perfect sense. Very nice of you to include grabs, by the way.
Snow presents a unique own set of challenges, but as with most exposure situations, zebras can really save the day. Definitely a feature I should practice more with.
