Tips for Photographing in the Fog

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Even in Florida in the winter, the weather is not perfect. We had great weather, 70-75 degrees and sunny all week. Then today we were socked in. It was so foggy I couldn’t see 100 feet.

We decided to get up and go shoot no matter what, so I met Marc at his hotel and went looking for SOMETHING and came upon this foggy dock.

Now when you’re working in fog you have both challenge and opportunity. Let’s first concentrate on the opportunity. Fog offers the change to create moody, soft scenes. The challenge? Fog is reflective. It can fool a camera’s meter just like snow can. I find that using plus 1/2 to one full stop of plus exposure compensation will usually give you the best results.

The main thing to remember when shooting in the fog is that you don’t need to concentrate as much on detail as you do shape, form, and balance.

I suggest you avoid using filters when photographing in the fog and consider using a tripod since the fog usually means less light.

Lastly, if there ever was a time to use your camera’s auto-bracketing feature, this is it.

Don’t be afraid to go shoot in the fog. You might end up with something you like.

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