From the course: Travel Photography: Mountains and Snow Landscapes

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Getting the first shots in a snowy environment

Getting the first shots in a snowy environment

From the course: Travel Photography: Mountains and Snow Landscapes

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Getting the first shots in a snowy environment

A long time ago I wrote I was writing a review of a camera for a computer magazine, and it was a brand of camera that I normally don't use, and so the interface was very different than what I was used to. And that's normal when you're writing reviews. But I was, I don't remember where I was, I was somewhere that I was used to shooting and I was really surprised because I was out walking around and I just, I wasn't in the zone. I just couldn't really find pictures, and I was trying to figure out, you know, was it just an off day or what? And then I realized now, it's that I was having to think enough about the camera. Because it was just different enough from what I was used to, just like where's the aperture control, and how do I get a histogram? And even the moment by moment of shooting, was just enough keeping me in my head that I was ever getting into a zone of really seeing. And I'm feeling like I'm struggling with that now. And it's not because I don't know the camera. This is a…

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