Article DetailsWinter Landscapes: Make the most of winter weather for unusual photographs |
| Date Added: February 19, 2010 10:07:12 AM |
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| Category: Landscape Photography |
| By William Sawalich Winter is the perfect time to stay inside. It’s cold outside, there might be snow on the ground, or at least gray, rainy days. Winter sure seems like the perfect season to avoid outdoor photography. In truth, though, winter weather affords you the opportunity to make interesting landscape photos that aren't available the rest of the year. Here’s how to make the most of it. - If it snows, go. Snow is universally interesting. A fresh blanket of snow makes literally any scene—from cityscape to great, open plain—inherently more unique, so it’s ideal for a more interesting photograph. Snow eliminates unnecessary details, allowing light and shadow to come to the fore. It acts as a natural fill light, reflecting every ambient light source and creating an otherworldly glow in daylight as well as after dark. - Gray skies? Cheer up. Steel-gray skies and stormy days can make for dramatic scenes just as bright blue sunny days can. Sure, clear-sky sunsets can be photogenic, but so are dramatic roiling clouds or scenes composed of a monotone palette. Eliminating bright colors in favor of neutral tones can make graphic shapes take the fore in your compositions. Read the rest of the article on the original source page. |
