Color combinations
Color combinations may pass unnoticed when pleasing, yet offend dramatically when compositions seem to clash. One outcome you seek in the final form or composition, is a successful use of color. Planning a successful color combination begins with the investigation, and understanding, of color relationships. Using a color wheel, the relationships between colors are easy to identify.
Concerning the two color combinations, the most suitable is that of remote or close colors. In the first case (when we join 2 remote colors) we can talk about color contrast. If we take a look at the color circle, this means blue and yellow, purple and green or red and greenish blue. We can also have contrast between warm colors (red, orange, yellow) and cold colors (blue, violet, green). For example, the combination green-red is extremely pleasant.
Usually, contrast compositions give dynamism and tension to the image, while harmonious compositions suggest tranquility and calmness. When we combine two close colors we can speak about (color) harmony. In this category we can place the photos that contain more hues of the same color, or pairs of warm or cold colors.
Colors that are pleasant taken separately tend to be pleasant in combinations also. Usually, red and blue are the most pleasant ones, while yellow and orange are the least enjoyable. If the brightness and/or the saturation of a color are increased, the color is even more pleasant, and this is applicable to combinations as well.
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Useful tips for winter photography
Clothing
The two most important things to bear in mind for winter photography are comfort and safety. You can’t work well if you are cold or wet. The secret of winter comfort is layering of clothing, and paying attention to the extremities.
Search the photo locations in advance
Snow makes traveling much more difficult. The more snow, the longer it will take you to move from one location to another. If you walk, it will take you twice or three times longer to cover the distance.
Never cover the distances alone
In winter, any obstacle is twice more difficult. A travel partner makes it easier to move ahead, traces are removed in turns, and in case of an accident - even a common one - your partner is the only one who can help you.
Hands
Gloves are essential in cold weather, and you should wear a thin pair that enables you to set all the controls on the camera.
Head
Except in very cold weather, a soft thermal hat pulled down over your ears is enough to keep your head warm, with the hood from the jacket covering the camera in wet or windy conditions. Avoid hats with peaks that can get in the way when taking pictures.
At what time it is best to take photos
In winter, the sun is much lower in the sky. Thus, the light is good all day long especially uphill and in the mountains. However, dawn and dusk are the most spectacular moments of the day. The snow amplifies the warm chromatics of these moments.
Batteries or accumulators
They are quickly emptied because of the low temperatures. Make sure that you have exchangeable batteries on you. There is nothing more unpleasant than running out of batteries in front of white frosted subjects.
Filters
In winter, UV filters are most employed at altitudes higher that 1000 m. But your photo case should also contain the polarizing filter and, eventually, an 81A warm up or skylight filter.
Condensation
It is one of the photography enemies in winter. When you enter a heated room, do not open your photo case immediately. In extremely cold weather, try to avoid breathing out directly on your camera when framing. Otherwise, you may find your camera covered with thin ice. At high temperatures, this turns into moisture and it may damage your camera.
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