Top Ten Winter Sports Photography Tips

Sunscreen isn’t just for lazing around on the beach.

1 SLAP ON THE SUNSCREEN

Despite the cold, you can get badly sunburnt when out all day on the mountains, so cover the exposed parts of your face before heading to the slopes.

2 CHECK THE HISTOGRAM

Expect to dial in around +1 stop of exposure compensation in Tv mode for white-looking snow. Take a shot and check the histogram; it should bulge to the right, but make sure it’s not clipped.

3 HIGHLIGHT ALERT

Turn on the Highlight alert display if your camera has this feature, so that any overexposed pixels ‘blink’ in playback – this will give you an instant warning if your images are overexposed.

4 A TIME FOR REFLECTION