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Previously on "Between invoicing I get bored, so when there's snow..."
Ok. The auto exposure system in the camera measures the amount of light coming through the lens and works out the exposure. It bases it's calculations on the fact a typical scene or subject has a certain average brightness, but some things differ considerably from this average and will fool it. Snowy scenes reflect a lot of light and are therefore quite a bit brighter than average and so tend to fool the meter into underexposing them. So, you set a bit of +ve exposure compensation to compensate.
You can also use "bracketing" which basically means taking the same photo 3 times with different exposure settings. Most DSLRs will do this automatically these days though TBH I find it easier to take two photos manually than to switch it on and off in the menu.
Top tip: When photgraphing predominantly snowy scenes dial in ~1.5 stops of exposure compensation (the exact amount needed will vary with the amount of white stuff in the frame) and the snow will come out white instead of grey.
Top tip: When photgraphing predominantly snowy scenes dial in ~1.5 stops of exposure compensation (the exact amount needed will vary with the amount of white stuff in the frame) and the snow will come out white instead of grey.
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