Amateur Photographer

Top tips for better winter shots

As the nights draw in and the temperature drops, the coming of winter brings with it myriad opportunities for all photographers. So whether you’re interested in portraits, landscapes, nature or cityscapes, there’s no reason to let your camera slip into hibernation while you wait for the fairer weather of spring.

Winter is a season of extremes that brings with it unique weather conditions including frost, snow, ice and mist; all of which can form the foundation of highly creative images spanning this variety of subjects. The hardest part of winter is staying motivated when it’s freezing cold outside, but make the effort to get out, and you’ll undoubtedly be rewarded.

MYTH BUSTER

1 Camera settings for snow

Shooting snow-covered landscapes is a firm favourite, and with the right camera settings you can achieve perfect exposures and white balance in-camera. Shooting in raw is always useful because it provides greater latitude for making adjustments during post-processing. When shooting snow on a cloudy day with daylight white balance set, it's common for images to have a bluish colour cast; so if this

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