Winter Portaits ?

[nmack]

well a frd has offered to be my model in a series of outdoor winter portraits by the river...

this will be my FIRST portaitshots ever, i shoot with a CanonG3...and jsut want to learn how to do some decent portraits..

anyone have some tips/techniques to offer?

anything from taking the actual pic, to what i should look for/do extra in post processing

THANKS!

[Yance]

Don't take any pictures in direct sun, if the sun is out find a shady spot. In direct sun the snow will be severely overexposed. Overcast conditions give the best light for portraits IMO. Zoom in close to the face so that it fills the frame. Note the shutter speed and aperture. Set the camera to manual and use those settings. Then you won't have to worry about the bright snow throwing off the exposure.

Keep the camera warm. The battery will die very fast especially when using the lcd screen when it gets cold. Keep a small camera bag with a chemical heat pack inside. After every couple pictures, put it in the bag to warm up.

[swamprot]

Good tip I been thinking about the problem. Think I will check out some suitable bags for cold weather stuff.