Snow scenes

StevenHanna

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4 Feb 2003 - 9:16 AM

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How can I improve the quality of snow scenes, using Photoshop 6? In some shots I've taken, the blue sky is very dull - can I 'brighten' it? Or would that ruin the mood of the shot?

Laurel_Steinbeck (e2 Member)

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4 Feb 2003 - 1:03 PM

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How did we ever survive before Photoshop! You should be able to produce a good shot without the use of Photoshop just by following the basics of photography. Your blue skies will benefit from a polarizing filter and be careful when metering in snow. Go on, go and get that shot!

shooter

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6 Feb 2003 - 3:58 PM

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I often shoot competitive skiing here in Canada, so run into this routinely. There should be no photoshop required, you just have to meter properly. The good news is that this is far easier with digital than it ever was with film. First, you can take a white-balance off the snow. Then you can increase the exposure (metering off the brightest area of blank snow (nothing else in the frame) that you can find at he shooting location. Look at the histogram and see if anyhing is lost bunching up at the right side. Increase the exposure until you do, then back off half a step. Then keep at that aperture/shutter combo until the light changes. Snow's then as white as you can get it without being blown out. I'll upload an example in the "Sports/Action" category: http://www.ephotozine.com/gallery/showlargepic.cfm?photoid=4681