> I think you could get good results by making sure everyone is in the same
> light, spot metering on a grey card held in front of the face of one of
> the
> subjects, making sure you shoot on an overcast day (which should be pretty
> common in winter), and including some other elements in the photograph,
> like
> a tree trunk or fence or something.
> Good luck,
> Robert Swier
> Toronto
>
Yes I had planned to shoot on an overcast day
Thats a good idea, I hadn't thought about using trees and other objects to
help balance out the ratio of light and dark colors.
Thanks for the tip,
Darin
> On 11/6/05, Darin <d.rhein@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Well, a couple months ago I was at a friends wedding and their
>> photographer didn't show. I reluctantly agreed to fill in, not wanting
>> them
>> to be without any wedding photos. I was reluctant because I don't have
>> much
>> experience with portrait photography, I prefer wildlife and nature
>> photography. To my surprise, they were quite pleased with my photos. So
>> much
>> so in fact, that they now want me to do their family photos. Aside from
>> my
>> inexperience at portraits, my real problem is they want the photos done
>> in
>> the snow. So, I'm looking for some advice. Any suggestions how to achieve
>> correct exposure of the subject, without burning out the snow? Any help
>> y'all can provide would be greatly appreciated!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Darin
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