Looks like it might be snowing soon in Maryland so here are a few tips about photography gear in the snow. Photo is from 2021, you’ve seen it before if you’ve been watching my posts. Also, any items recommended in this post is purely my opinion and I have not been offered any compensation for these recommendations.
For starters, treat active snowing like active rain and protect your gear. Water and cameras don’t mix well, and snow is just really cold water. Too much of it and you will have a problem. You can use a plastic bag if you don’t have an actual rain cover for your camera. That stated, I’ve tried numerous versions of rain protection for my gear and so far, the one I like the most is the LensCoat Raincoat RS on Amazon. It goes for around $66 to $85 and does a decent job of doing what it was built to do – protect your gear from the rain.
Next up, charge your batteries and have a backup battery. Camera batteries don’t like the cold and have a shorter battery charge in the cold. The colder it is, the more noticeable this shorter charge is. If you want to have your camera out for the duration of your photo session, make sure you have something to fall back on in case that battery in your camera runs out.
Finally, be mindful of snow in trees. Gravity is still in effect and snow in trees is going one direction if it falls out of that tree. Down, and if you are under that tree it’s going to fall down on you and your camera. That’s never a fun experience.
Bonus tip: White snow on a sunny day can be very bright so expect to have to adjust for that. Also, white snow in the shade on a sunny day will tend to look very blue on your camera so expect to color correct for that.
As always, reach out to me if you want some photography work done. I have availability.