Tips for photographing fog?

[Rafael]

After several weeks of snow storms and -20C to -30C temperatures, we have had a sudden change in the weather and are now experiencing temperatures around 10C. Consequently, everything is blanketed in a thick fog. Does anyone have any good tips for taking photographs of or in the fog?

 

[FrankS]

Use the camra's built in reflected light meter and open up 1 to 2 stops depending how much "lightness" there is in your frame.

 

[ferider]

Depends a lot on what you want to get, Marc. Fog is great to add 3D to
pictures, I believe. Great for colors, too. I love trying to shoot fog "transitions" ...

Use a filter - fog is wet

Roland.

 

[Rafael]

Those are stunning photographs Roland!!! Though I've seen the first one several times before, I never tire of it. And just think, someone who is as knowledgeable about gear as you happens also to be such a great photographer! I'd heard that one had to be one or the other.

Anyway, it looks as though I will probably have at least a couple days of fog to work with here. So I'll try out some different ideas and see what works out.

 

[mackigator]

Man, love that first shot roland.

 

[lZr]

Roland,
BetterPhoto site have brilliant images. I like yours and it deserves the medal

 

[Ororaro]

Just Point and shoot.

 

[GeneW]

Strong fg material helps with the 3D look. If you're shooting B&W, try for something with some good blacks in the fg.

Gene

 

[Nando]

Here's one of mine. I didn't know what I was doing. My reaction was to overexpose the shot. I then toned it down a bit in photoshop and added the vignetting.



Edit: Here are a few more from the same morning. All were taken with the Bessa-T and 35 Nokton.

 

[Rafael]

That's great advice so far guys. Thanks very much.

Nando, that's a beautiful photograph.

 

[lZr]

Foggy tree

Foggy tree

One of my foggy trees

 

[mackigator]

Play with backlighting.

 

[mfogiel]

I like to shoot the fog with the red filter on, but at times it just comes out ok without any additional artifacts. I have found, it helps if you shoot the fog with a lateral light or even against the light, it looks more interesting.

These were shot with no filter:
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1080469249&context=set-72157601175708450&size=l
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2052176930&context=set-72157601175708450&size=l
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1163255064&context=set-72157601175708450&size=l
These with a filter:
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2171516638&context=set-72157601175708450&size=l
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2170723463&context=set-72157601175708450&size=l
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2169527528&context=set-72157601175708450&size=l

 

[chenick]

For this shot I set the meter to overexpose by one stop (Bessa R3A & Nokton50)