This is a collection of pieces of advice to make your everyday photos more enjoyable to look at; a little more with every post. These are only bits which do not claim to be complete, but are rather all you need to know at that moment.
I assume my readers are non-professionals who are interested in capturing their memories in the way they have experienced them, instead of how their camera device automatically suggests an output, thereby speaking of using anything from a mobile phone to an auto-set DSLR.
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vb asked: What's the best way to shoot photos in the snow? Shoot in RAW and modify white balance afterwards? Overexpose? It seems like pure white snow always looks blue when I shoot it :(
With a WB at around 5200 K and -4 (green/magenta) you should be okay, but shoot in RAW!
I found the following article for you: http://www.digicamhelp.com/how-to/nature/snow/ — you can read about exposure, measuring etc.; but like the first comments say, the thing is: if you have a lot of dark areas, you might want to underexpose: in order to get your snow some texture and not have it blown out.
If you overexpose, it will be white and soft (possibly without texture), and people or other dark subjects will be lighter too.
