It's snowing! How can I capture it?

KansanShooter

Senior Member
The snow fall is beautiful! What settings would be good to catch the snow in mid air? Im still a newb...but im thinking narrow apeture and fast shutter? Taking all suggestions..thanks.
 

§am

Senior Member
Not an expert but try f/8 at maybe 1/250 and then adjust from there.
Or cheat... put your camera in 'Snow scene' mode, take a picture, then look at the settings and adjust them yourself
 

STM

Senior Member
It all depends on what kind of effect you are looking for. If you want to convey a sense that it is snowing hard, than a slower shutter speed, say 1/15, would be good as it would blur the snow somewhat. Keep in mind that if there is already a lot of snow on the ground, your meter is going to want to expose things to an averagbe of Zone V (18% gray) which could make the snow look dingy, so you will need to open up 1, if not 2 stops, to render the snow as Zone VI or preferably VII
 
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BackdoorArts

Senior Member
If it's a soft snow then 1/250 should be enough. Faster snow requires a faster shutter speed. And you want depth of field to capture all the white plus the scenery, so bump the ISO.
 

Marcel

Happily retired
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I think that sometimes shooting the snowy conditions at night are nice. Here are a few pics that I did tonight after dinner:

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Snowy night in Sherbrooke.jpg


my car in the storm.jpg
 
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