Project365 | Week 8

It snowed like mad in Reno this week. It was great (minus the shoveling part). The kids made their first unassisted snowman (a BIG deal for me), the grass got a wonderful pre-spring soak and I spent most of Sunday trying to capture falling snow for my Project365 on Flickr.

I had the best luck with my shutter speed set to 1/320 then manually adjusting my aperture for variations in lighting. I also played with my exposure compensation. I read (or was told?) increasing it would prevent the snow from appearing gray. In the photos below, the first image was shot with an exposure compensation of +1. No post production was needed. In the second photo, the exposure compensation was left at zero and I had to adjust the levels to eliminate the gray.

If you have any tips for photographing falling snow, I’d love to hear your secrets!

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