| Winter weather offers great opportunities for great | | | | effects. |
| photography. | | | | Windy weather |
| Let it snow | | | | Windy weather is one of the most troublesome |
| Snowy landscapes make beautiful photos. When | | | | conditions to work with. It can provide really dramatic |
| you're surrounded by snow though you'll find it | | | | images but it's a good idea to find a sheltered |
| reflects loads of light, making getting the right | | | | position to take your photos from if you can. If |
| exposure a little tricky. Cameras tend to | | | | you're using a tripod make sure it's a heavy one that |
| overcompensate giving rather grey images. Solve this | | | | is unlikely to get blown over. Many tripods enable you |
| by setting a slightly longer exposure time than your | | | | to attach your camera bag as extra ballast against |
| auto exposure recommends. | | | | the elements, which can be really useful. You’ll |
| Send in the clouds | | | | be glad you made the extra effort when it comes to |
| Most of us love the sunshine but photographically | | | | creating a great photo gift for family & friends |
| speaking cloudy weather is often easier to work | | | | this Christmas. |
| with, as clouds help to diffuse the light. It's also | | | | Rainy days |
| worth watching for sun starting to break through | | | | Yes you want to keep your camera dry, but that |
| cloud and provide wonderful shafts of light for | | | | doesn't mean putting it away the moment you sense |
| stunning landscape photo shots. | | | | a downpour. Work undercover and you can capture |
| Misty mornings | | | | plenty of great photos. Ideally you want a |
| A scene can be totally transformed by a touch of | | | | combination of sun and rain for high contrast images, |
| mist or fog. Catch it first thing in the morning, when | | | | rather than dull rainy days. It's also great if you can |
| the earliest rays of sunshine appear, and you could | | | | point your camera towards the sun to highlight the |
| be in for an award-winning photo. Avoid just thick | | | | raindrops. After the rain has gone take close ups of |
| blankets of fog without any interesting details at all. | | | | water droplets and look for interesting reflections in |
| Touch of frost | | | | puddles. |
| There's plenty of photo inspiration for frost filled | | | | That photo gift |
| images on cold winter mornings; the key is to get | | | | Once you’ve built up a selection of photos |
| out there early enough to catch them! Try taking a | | | | across all weather conditions upload your photos to |
| wide angle landscape shot of a frosty scene, then go | | | | Photobox show off your photos in style. Create a |
| to the other extreme with a really tight close up. | | | | great personalised gifts showing your favourite |
| Look for examples of frost strengthening the outline | | | | weather photo or make a photo mug to keep you |
| of whatever it's clinging to. Capture both the heavy | | | | warm while you look out at the snow. |
| frost and later as it starts to melt for different photo | | | | |