Winter is the most forgotten season of the year for most photography lovers: it’s cold, the light is dim, your fingers freeze when the camera is in contact, it’s night early and if you go to the snow, you usually go skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing or sledding and the camera is heavy and you don’t want to get off with it in tow , and many other excuses.
It seems that winter is the season for the motivated, luckily there is. The more earthy, the more comfortable, we prefer the comfort of the heating, the sofa and a good hot coffee with milk. Well, understandable. But in return, the pranksters find themselves without the wonderful and magical images that winter brings us? . Fog, solitude, impeccable whiteness, textures, cold lights, icy shapes that seem to come from beyond? Not convinced? Well, I leave you a sample of winter images that I hope will encourage you not to miss this wonderful and unique season of the year.
- Who said there were no flowers in winter?Well.
- There are.
- And they’re beautiful and unique.
- Every region of the planet has its own.
- What if you dare to go in search of those of your little planet?.
- If you don’t start them almost better?.
The way snow falls and accumulates can leave you with different and interesting images, such as the following, in which snow accumulates on the branches of a large icy field.
It’s a classic but surprising and magical. The intense blue sky, the solitude of the summits, the rays of the sun, the shape of the steep mountains. . . There are many photographic opportunities on snow-capped peaks.
Are the faces, the textures of the coat (wool, hair, etc. ) also a good reason to take your hands out of your pockets?
Winter surrounded by white allows us to isolate the shapes in the frame as if it were a work of art, look at the following image, so simple and at the same time with such good result.
If you like winter sports, can’t stop wearing your camera when you do, are the images of jumps and other pirouettes in the snow another of the classics that don’t usually bother?
If you like macrophotography, in winter you won’t run out of protagonists, maybe you’re a little cold, are you?
Or any celebration that takes place in your country will surely generate images as bucolic and magical as the following.
If you’re lucky enough to see snow from time to time, storms can also be very strong. If you work at low speed, the motion will be “printed” on the image.
The minimalism of some winter scenes can be the perfect time to practice your compositions.
Although the forest doesn’t vibrate with energy like spring, it’s still inhabited by photogenic species, if you have the opportunity or patience to find one, you can get images like this.
Do you have a good handful of tips for photographing winter landscapes here?
While this may seem like reason enough to leave the camera in the car, the truth is that the fog gives us fascinating images, full of mystery, loneliness and suggestive forms.
Repeating lines or shapes creates rhythmic compositions that can help you sort the image more efficiently and interestingly.
Simple shapes or typical winter gray and white tones are excellent candidates for black and white photography.
Contrast is another way to compose to draw attention to your image
It seems that winter is one of introspection, minimalism and loneliness, do you take advantage of the small human influx to frozen places to take pictures of this style?
Winter is the season, for me, with the greatest artistic component. In winter nothing is obvious, not easy, but there are millions of opportunities that, if you know how to see them, will allow you to photograph unique scenes, with a high artistic, introspective, symbolic or symbolic touch. compositional. Like everything that requires effort, like everything that is not obvious to us, if you know how to search, practice, strive and be patient, I assure you that you will get different and unique images. So you know, turn off the TV, wake up, loosen your fingers, put on a hat and gloves, a fully charged battery (and a spare battery too) and give the cold season a chance. Don’t you regret it?
May this article convince you that hibernation is not a good photographic idea ?. If so, share it with someone who needs inspiration or motivation to dust off the camera in winter. Thank you and soon?