Taking photographs in the snow
A shot that contains mostly snow causes problems for digital camera exposure meters. Using the normal setting given by the camera's meter, the snow will appear blue or gray. To compensate for your camera's miscalculation, the simplest method is to set the exposure compensation dial to +1.5 to +2.0 over exposure.
Other factors in the scene being taken may mean that calculating the exact exposure compesation can be tricky. To ensure the perfect shot it would be a good idea to use exposure bracketing of about 1.0 to 1.5 stops. More information on exposure bracketing here.
The following three photographs taken in bright sunlight, used settings of normal exposure, +1.3 stops and -1.3 stops. As you can see the photo taken with +1.3 stops is the best, with the best representation of the snow.
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Other factors in the scene being taken may mean that calculating the exact exposure compesation can be tricky. To ensure the perfect shot it would be a good idea to use exposure bracketing of about 1.0 to 1.5 stops. More information on exposure bracketing here.
The following three photographs taken in bright sunlight, used settings of normal exposure, +1.3 stops and -1.3 stops. As you can see the photo taken with +1.3 stops is the best, with the best representation of the snow.
 | Normal |
 | +1.3 |
 | -1.3 |
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