![playing outside in the snow, carmel, indiana](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/024-snow-4265-1200x800.jpg)
Snow day! That means it’s time to head outside and create some black & white photography in the snow!
![winter, sledding in the snow, carmel, indiana](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/010-snow-4053-1200x800.jpg)
![winter, looking through the window at the snow, carmel, indiana](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/004-snow-7027-1200x800.jpg)
![snow in the trees, carmel, indiana](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/001-snow-6989-1200x800.jpg)
![dog in the snow, carmel, indiana](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/003-snow-7020-1200x800.jpg)
![winter, playing in the snow, carmel, indiana](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/007-snow-7063-1200x800.jpg)
There was big, heavy, wet snow this morning, and I went outside to take some pretty photos and video of giant snowflakes falling. In fact, I have a nice, 60-second pretty snow video you can watch here.
![winter, tire tracks in the snow, carmel, indiana, black & white](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/033-snow-4392-1200x800.jpg)
![winter, tire tracks and footprints in the snow, carmel, indiana, black & white](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/032-snow-4389-1200x800.jpg)
![winter, sledding in the snow, carmel, indiana, black & white](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/025-snow-4268-1200x800.jpg)
The beautiful scene soon gave way to thick slush and muck with the muddy ground underneath. Which I did not mind at all. It made for more dynamic photos!
![winter, rolling a ball of snow, carmel, indiana, black & white](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/017-snow-4135-1200x800.jpg)
![winter, sledding in the snow, carmel, indiana, black & white](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/016-snow-4112-1200x800.jpg)
Working the Scene
While a lot of what I photograph is taken in the course of daily life, it’s still takes a good deal of time and effort. There’s a reason why photographers use the phrase “working a scene.” Paying attention to our surroundings and surveying a scene from different perspectives and vantage points is work! Enjoyable work, but work nonetheless.
![winter, playing in the snow, carmel, indiana, black & white](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/008-snow-4040-533x800.jpg)
![winter, playing in the snow, carmel, indiana, black & white](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/006-snow-7046-533x800.jpg)
I’m spending a good amount of time getting a set of varied images. I went out three different times today! I took a different lens each time to get a slightly different perspective.
![winter, sledding in the snow, carmel, indiana, black & white](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/012-snow-4075-1200x800.jpg)
Before the third time I went out, I was feeling like I wasn’t CLOSE enough to the action, so I took my widest lens (a 24mm) and really got down in the snow and dirt in order to be a part of the action. And I’m glad I did because I got a few of my favorite photos on the last outing of the day.
![winter, sleds and wine bottle in the snow, carmel, indiana, black & white](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/029-snow-4359-1200x800.jpg)
![](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/028-snow-4347-1200x800.jpg)
![winter, throwing snowballs, carmel, indiana, black & white](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/027-snow-4313-1200x800.jpg)
![winter, dog in the snow, carmel, indiana, black & white, great pyrenees](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/002-snow-6987-1200x800.jpg)
![winter, sledding in the snow, carmel, indiana, black & white](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/026-snow-4293-1200x800.jpg)
![winter, drinking wine in the snow, carmel, indiana, black & white](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/030-snow-4365-1200x800.jpg)
![winter, snow gear on the ground in a house, indiana, black & white](https://blog.zachdobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/034-snow-4417-1200x800.jpg)
Related Posts
If you want to see more black & white photography in the snow (and a few color photos, too) check out these other winter posts.