Comments on: Cold-Weather Photography: How to (Safely!) Take Photos in the Cold

By: matt

matt — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:08:29 +0000

nice article, can you p;ace a dry pack like those to keep food from getting moisture in the plastic bag to keep your equipment dry or a few in your camera bag as well

By: Larry Hollar

Larry Hollar — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:27:05 +0000

My problem is finding the shutter button with numb fingertips. Isn’t there a sticky-back tab that one can apply to make the shutter button stand out? Then peel off afterwards?

By: ggabphotography

ggabphotography — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:23:41 +0000

I discovered Battery powered, heated: Socks, Gloves and Jackets. They work great. The gloves are not as bulky as “ski gloves” or mittens yet keep me warm. The Socks work to keep my feet warm and the Jacket has 10 different heating elements, each of which can adjusted or turned off if necessary. I find the batteries, if run full drain, last about 5 hours. Fortunately I do not need to drain them at full power and I get an 8 hour day out of the configuration and stay very warm.

By: Kathie O'Donnell

Kathie O'Donnell — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 19:22:57 +0000

I have just started to use a small dry bag to protect my Anker battery. It has two ports so I can use one for my camera and the other into a lens warmer. The jury is still out on the lens warmer, it seemed to disconnect a lot. Also, I save some of those silica packets and throw them into a ziploc bag.

By: Ewa Golebiowska

Ewa Golebiowska — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 17:52:49 +0000

Good discussion. I’d add packing ice cleats to the list if you’re going to be hiking on ice/snow. Come to think of it, I need to do that for tomorrow morning! 🙂

By: Roshini Johri

Roshini Johri — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 16:09:27 +0000

Hi David,
Question!! I am going to go to the Arctic this year and will have a long lens which won’t fit in any ziplock. How can I protect my camera and lens when I head indoors in this scenario?

Thanks,
Roshini

By: Rhonald Moses

Rhonald Moses — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 12:32:00 +0000

Awesome article, just what I need. Moved to Canada a month ago from 45+ country and wanted to get out of home this winter. So I was wondering about the precautions that I should take during winter photography.

Thanks again.

By: KC

KC — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 11:20:00 +0000

Photography in the cold can be challenging. Batteries lose their edge, most cameras aren’t “weather sealed”, and condensation is a concern (inside and out of the camera).

There are camera “covers”, like jackets, that can minimize some of these problems.

I carry a bunch of “hot packs”, not only for me, but for the cameras. Silica packs to absorb dampness help a lot, too. Think of it this way: Would you keep a camera in the refrigerator? What would happen when you take it to use it?

For truly “bad” weather, I keep a good, but “disposable” camera around, one I wouldn’t be all that upset if it failed.

By: Adam Howie

Adam Howie — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 02:32:00 +0000

In reply to David W. Shaw. thanks, and now i think about it that makes sense .

By: David W. Shaw

David W. Shaw — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 02:01:00 +0000

In reply to Adam Howie. Hi Adam, Yes, but only when it is warm OUTSIDE and cool INSIDE. Like air conditioning on a hot day. Basically warm to cold is fine. Cold to warm isn't.