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Winter Shooting Techniques

The crisp, clear, cold air offers some of the best times to photograph landscapes in their winter wonderland state. Being well prepared and understanding the outdoors during winter can provide some great photo opportunities.

I wear Gore-Tex gloves with glove liners underneath, so you can handle your gear. I have Gore-Tex hiking shoes and wool socks. My outer layers are Gore-Tex jacket and pants, to repel both wind and water. Dressing in layers is very important; insulation and waterproofing is key here. Regulate your temperature by rolling up your sleeves or unzipping your layers to avoid from sweating and becoming wet is paramount.

Drink warm fluids to enhance body warmth; carry a thermos of hot fluid! Eat well at camp, but also be sure to carry protein or other nutrition bars to keep your energy level high.

 Always bring extra batteries carrying them close to your body to you can switch them with the batteries in your camera when those fail. Take them out and warm up the cold set, restoring their life. Keep external battery packs warm and functioning by connecting them to the camera with a cable long enough to allow you to carry the batteries against your body. Or use a camera that doesn't run on batteries! At night, keep batteries in a sealed Ziploc-type bag or in the bottom of your sleeping bag.

I am always conservative. Don't over load yourself-- tripods should be sturdy, but light enough to carry. Carbon fiber steals much less heat from hands and stays more free of frost and ice than metal and are lighter to carry.

I use an insulated well-padded camera backpack.Carry a camera pack/bag that's well protected against moisture yet provides easy access for gloved hands. Put a cover over your pack/bag to keep it even drier. Keeping gear dry preventing moisture from building up and freezing! Seal your camera and lenses in a Ziploc-type bag with most of the air expelled, or wrap them in your jacket. Let your equipment acclimate to new temperatures before removing it from the bags. This also minimizes fogging on the glass elements.

Use Lens hoods to keep falling snow off your lenses.

Avoid exhaling on the camera body. Always carry extra dry cloths (like chamois or micro fiber) to wipe down moist camera bodies.

Get the correct exposure. Take a reading on the snow in the sun and increase exposure by one to two stops to get white, not gray, snow and details in the shadows. Alternatively, meter off a neutral gray area in the same light to confirm correct exposure.

 

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