Spontaneity

This photo opportunity came out of nowhere! While I was on a walk with my pups they suddenly decided to tear off towards the woods through the freshly fallen snow. Luckily, I had my camera with me and quickly raised it up and adjusted the settings. I instantly knew I was faced with two challenging variables, the brightness of the snow, and the sun coming through the trees, subtly backlighting the scene. Because of this I knew my light meter would likely overcompensate and underexpose the image, I immediately set my camera to over expose by one stop. Knowing my equipment and being familiar with various lighting situations helped me get this shot. I also had only a spilt second to compose the image due to the speed of my pups! Being familiar with all of the different variables involved in making a photograph comes with practice, and that is something you can never have enough of!