How to take Ski/Snowboard photo with sun behind subject.?

I'm trying to figure out how to take a photo like this one in the link

below. More specifically, I'm looking how to meter this shot. Would

I use an Incident (ambient?) light meter? I like these shots where

the sun is in the background and the action in the foreground isn't

underexposed, not dark and shadowy, but crisp and colorful.

 

Here's an example or what I'm trying to accomplish (I assume some form

of super-wide or fisheye lens):

http://www.photographersdirect.com/buyers/pe_buyer.cgi?imageid=48211

or

http://www.fotosearch.com/CPH270/225044/

 

THanks

Snow/Skate/BMX photography sees a lot of fisheye use like that as it is often

important to keep the action and the obstacle in the shot.

 

Meter for your background, and use fill flash for your subject. I try to meter with the

sun out of the shot at first, as it will fool your in camera meter. I shoot almost

everything with a handheld meter though, including digital (it just gets the exposure

right straight away without fudging around). A flash meter will help adjust your flash

ratios as well. Common practice is to slightly underexpose the background for the

sky to pop, and fill in just above that.

 

I shot some stuff yesterday that was similar, although light wood instead of snow. I

was at 1/500th at f/10, at ISO 200 on my Nikon digital body. There was fill flash on

top of that for the subject.

This is very difficult. Primarily you need a flare-resistant lens,

and fill flash if possible. However I suspect the two images you cite

were faked with Photoshop. Depending on your equipment it might be

easiest to paste a picture of the sun into a different picture of a

front-lighted rider.

Actually it is not hard at all. Just take an incident reading of the rider or spot meter on the rider. I shot this w/ Velvia at Whistler w/out a flash. The snow is your reflector!

make that Provia...sorry.

Bill,

 

There's no photoshop fakery there, just a simple fill flash technique that we use in

action sports photography on a daily basis. Ocassionally you'll get some flare, but as

long as you've got good glass you can avoid it most of the time.

yeah, there is no photoshopping there, the snow works as a wonderful reflector, on a sunny day, i usually shoot at 500th/ f/8 works fine on 100 speed film.