Photography in ice and mist
Beautiful but challenging is Photography in ice and mist. Here are some hints on how to do this effectively.
1. Check The Weather Forecast
Occasionally you’ll get lucky and draw back the curtains in the morning to receive a surprise foggy world that presents a wonderful photographic opportunity.
However, to help you improve your chances of finding some foggy wonderfulness, keep an eye on the weather forecast. That way you can be prepared so that you’re up, out and ready to shoot before the fog disappears.
It’s useful to know how mist and fog actually form, so that you can get a feel for when it’s most likely to occur.
These murky conditions occur when small water droplets are suspended in the air, and they’re most commonly seen when warm moist air is suddenly cooled.
Fog and mist present wonderful opportunities to capture beautiful atmospheric iPhone photos – be they dark and moody or light and airy. But shooting in this kind of weather can also be challenging. You have to find a good location with fog, and deal with shooting in low light conditions. You also need to find ways to add a sense of depth and dimension to your images. In this tutorial you’ll discover how to overcome these challenges, as well as tips for enhancing the mood of your foggy iPhone photos in post-processing.
2. Get To Know Your Local Fog Hot Spots
By regularly keeping an eye on the weather forecast, and getting out into the landscape to shoot, you’ll soon start to notice places that are more prone to foggy weather.
Where I live, there are a couple of locations within a 20km radius of my home that regularly seem to be lost in fog. So check out the forecast for several places that you can easily get to, and then go out and explore.
3. Get Out Early
Fog and mist are most commonly found early in the morning before temperatures start to rise.
Once you’ve seen what great atmospheric shots you can get in the fog, nothing will get you out of bed quicker than the promise of fog and mist!
4. Adjust Exposure Manually
When shooting in fog, the lighting conditions can often trick your iPhone into using the wrong exposure settings, making your photo either too bright or too dark.
So it’s important that you know how to get good exposure in your photos. That way, the brightness levels will always look great!
