Snow Photography Pointers/Tips ????

I'm hoping tomorrow (Tuesday) we get some decent snow. I'd like to venture out and take some snow covered, landscape pictures. Can anyone recommend some pointers for doing so? I have heard that it's best to set exposure compensation up one stop (if not more) ....

I'm shooting with a Canon Rebel XSi. Any pointers with winter photography would be greatly appreciated ....

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Armbrust on February 8, 2010 at 5:22pm: Manual white balance is your friend.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Don Lehman on February 8, 2010 at 5:59pm: But what do I base it [the white balance] on ???

Ryan Armbrust said:
Manual white balance is your friend.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by John Adkins on February 8, 2010 at 7:43pm: The snow. Set a preset white balance by zooming in on the snow that's getting sun light and then set that photo to be the sample for your custom white balance setting. Check your camera's manual for exactly how to set a custom white balance and play with it. Take a few shots, and check your LCD, if it doesn't look the way you want, then keep trying til it does.

Don Lehman said:
But what do I base it [the white balance] on ???

Ryan Armbrust said:
Manual white balance is your friend.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jason Holzworth on February 8, 2010 at 7:44pm: meter off of the sky.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by John Adkins on February 8, 2010 at 7:50pm: Jason, I would have thought metering off the sky wouldn't give you as true a color balance as by metering off of the sun lit snow. I've seen your landscapes though, and I ain't arguing you with you. I always meter off the snow though and get good exposures.

Jason Holzworth said:
meter off of the sky.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Charles on February 8, 2010 at 8:22pm: Shoot in RAW.
Bracket if unsure about metering.
Correct the white balance in post-process.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Don Lehman on February 9, 2010 at 12:40am: Thanks for the info people : ) ....; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jacob Zimmer on February 9, 2010 at 1:37am: Get it right the first time with your camera rather than depend on a computer to compensate.

Charles said:
Shoot in RAW.
Bracket if unsure about metering.
Correct the white balance in post-process.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Charles on February 9, 2010 at 11:18am: So you're saying Jacob that you never ever adjust your WB in PP? if you do then you're mot getting it right the first time yourself. I've tried all of the aforementioned methods. I adjust the WB on my computer because I adjust to please MY eye, without a rigid regard for what is actually correct technically. If it looks good to my eye then it IS good, I don't care if the final result is 2000K too warm or cool technically. Maybe that's the difference between an artist and a photographer. I don't know. Shooting in RAW with auto WB and adjusting it later in PP *IS* correct as far as I'm concerned. If it's not correct for you then great. But being that you're a PC user, or was the last I heard, I don't blame you for not trusting or depending on your computer.Heh heh. I use a Mac and have complete confidence in my machine. It's proven to be accurate an provide great results so far. What you termed 'compensate', I call 'process'. There's a dozen different ways to just about anything in photagraphy. Don't you think it's s bit absurd to say you manner of doing is better than anybody else's? It kinda' sounds that way to me. Maybe even a bit arrogant. Why do photographers pick up this negative trait along with skills and accomplishments?

Jacob Zimmer said:
Get it right the first time with your camera rather than depend on a computer to compensate. Charles said:
Shoot in RAW.
Bracket if unsure about metering.
Correct the white balance in post-process.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Don Lehman on February 9, 2010 at 12:26pm: Someone is angry they don't know how to use Photoshop ; ) ....

Jacob Zimmer said:
Get it right the first time with your camera rather than depend on a computer to compensate.

Charles said:
Shoot in RAW.
Bracket if unsure about metering.
Correct the white balance in post-process.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Don Lehman on February 9, 2010 at 12:29pm: Very well spoken, Charles. I never understood the arrogance level with certain photographers, especially when they produce mediocre photography ....

Charles said:
So you're saying Jacob that you never ever adjust your WB in PP? if you do then you're mot getting it right the first time yourself. I've tried all of the aforementioned methods. I adjust the WB on my computer because I adjust to please MY eye, without a rigid regard for what is actually correct technically. If it looks good to my eye then it IS good, I don't care if the final result is 2000K too warm or cool technically. Maybe that's the difference between an artist and a photographer. I don't know. Shooting in RAW with auto WB and adjusting it later in PP *IS* correct as far as I'm concerned. If it's not correct for you then great. But being that you're a PC user, or was the last I heard, I don't blame you for not trusting or depending on your computer.Heh heh. I use a Mac and have complete confidence in my machine. It's proven to be accurate an provide great results so far. What you termed 'compensate', I call 'process'. There's a dozen different ways to just about anything in photagraphy. Don't you think it's s bit absurd to say you manner of doing is better than anybody else's? It kinda' sounds that way to me. Maybe even a bit arrogant. Why do photographers pick up this negative trait along with skills and accomplishments?

Jacob Zimmer said:
Get it right the first time with your camera rather than depend on a computer to compensate. Charles said:
Shoot in RAW.
Bracket if unsure about metering.
Correct the white balance in post-process.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Charles on February 9, 2010 at 1:07pm: I think Jacob does know how to use Photoshop. He's actually a nice guy, but he comes across as arrogant In the forums on a regular basis....heh heh.

What I meant by 'PP' is: post-processing, and for me that's primarily in Lightroom. Photoshop is mostly a specialty tool for me now.

Don Lehman said:
Someone is angry they don't know how to use Photoshop ; ) .... Jacob Zimmer said:
Get it right the first time with your camera rather than depend on a computer to compensate.

Charles said:
Shoot in RAW.
Bracket if unsure about metering.
Correct the white balance in post-process.; ▶ Reply to This