Page 91 - World of Animals - Issue #28 Magazine

Wildlife photography

Tip 1
Let it snow

Avoid dull, grey shots with this top advice
Snow is actually a very useful tool for wildlife
photography, as it helps you easily track
With the wrong white
animal footprints. It can also leave you with ✗ balance, this shot has
really captivating animal imagery, especially an unpleasant blue hue,
when combining the cool white tones with the and the snow is duller
warm glow of sunrise and sunset. than it is in real life

The difficulty of shooting in the snow,
however, is that shots can often appear murky,
or the whites can take on a blue colour cast.
Experiment with your white balance presets,
but you’ll likely need Cloudy or Shade to warm
up the tones. If you shoot in RAW you can
always go and tweak the colour temperature
later too. To stop the whites appearing grey,
check out ‘Get the right exposure’ below.

Protect your kit
Get the right exposure Be sure to acclimatise your
kit to warm temperatures
Learn how to overexpose snowy shots to make whites true to their colour again when you come
inside by placing it in a
ziplock bag for an hour,
otherwise condensation can
build up.

Use a semi-manual mode Compensate Spot meter
Set your camera to Aperture Priority (A or The brightness of snow can lead to the You can tell your camera to expose for the
Av) with a wide aperture (low f number) to wrong exposure, so use positive exposure animal and not the snow; use spot metering With the correct
create a nice blurry background. compensation of around +1 or +2EV. and place your focus point over the animal. white balance, the
colours are much
more true to life

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