Filter for snow pictures?

Hello, I was thinking about which gear I needed to take to Nevada this winter if I want some ski pictures and snow

landscape pictures. I was between taking polarizing filters and a lens hood. I guess i'll take both but, do you have

any advice for in which kind of pictures using each one?( I mean, for landscapes use the lens hood and for the ski

use the filter) Or which one will be more useful? Ore would it be better a warming filter than a polarizing?

 

All suggestions are nice :)

<p>Polarizing filter combined with snow and blue sky is very nice, just rememeber some extra exposure. </p>

 

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You could count on one hand the number of (SLR) pictures I have taken WITHOUT a lens hood, it is part of my kit, nearly always. So: I would always have a lens hood on.

 

For digital work I usually only take two working filters to the snow: a Circular Polarizing Filter and a Neutral Density Filter or Filters, most likely two NDs.

 

If I were using film, I would take my Colour Correction Filter Kit, which includes a few warming filters.

 

But, for the subtle change and little impact on the sensor and its response, CC filters would not be necessary for outdoors in the snow, if using a digital camera.

 

If digital, shoot RAW.

 

WW

if you use a filter it is up to you, i do not.

 

for snow, note thst your meter always tries to adjust the scene to 18% reflectance or medium gray. snow is not 18% reflectance. but the meter with try to make it so; and the snow that is real white will go to a grayish appeasrance. so, if you have a mostly snow scene make sure you help your meter with a positive EC of about 1/2 to 1stop positive EC. the less snow vs normal objects(people, grass. foliage, buildings, etc) the less the meter is being fooled since there is less and less snow to fool it.

 

a skier on a white slope is a all snow scene, so give the meter a plus 3/4stop EC. about. this can be checked with the histogram.

If you have clouds and blue sky, try a red filter for black and white ( the only photos I take, and on film). I use one and it creates an almost black sky aginst the white clouds and snow. It can be very dramatic.