shooting in snow

[colin343]

hello, i use my handheld meter for exposure and it give me super results every time. when shooting snow conditions should i over expose by 1-2 stops from the reading i get from meter ?bearing in mind i cant bracket if im shooting street scenes.......i hope someone can understand my rambling and help me, im out of my depth and no mistake!!!

thanks in advance
colin

is should add thats its a m6 i have...and not digital...thanks again

[Roger_Provins]

Most (all?) meters attempt to give a reading for 18% grey. If you want the snow to be white (not grey) then give a couple of stops overexposure or meter off something other than the white snow (palm of your hand).

[colin343]

thanks for the quick reply roger, your a gent

[PeteE]

If you are'Shooting Street Scenes' with buildings and people and traffic in the frame then the percentage of white snow will have no effect on the metering so meter as normal-- only when there is at least 50% white snow in frame should you give the extra exposure. ( I use an M6 1986+M2 1965 as well as Pentax !)

[colin343]

thanks for the advice pete...