Add snow to your portraits

You’ve shot a wonderful wintery portrait, but it’s missing one key component: here’s how you add a touch of snowy magic…

WHO DOESN’T LOVE a spot of snow? The joy of throwing back the curtains in the morning to be greeted by a winter wonderland is something that resonates with almost everybody, no matter their age. Shooting during a snow flurry presents fantastic opportunities for dream-like images. Unfortunately, chances for optimum conditions are seemingly few and far between and despite every winter being heralded as the coldest for 100 years, snow rarely materialises. Photographing a winter-themed portrait is simple, but adding a magical element in Photoshop with custom brushes can make it really special. 1 OPEN A BLANK DOCUMENT Open a new document by pressing cmd + N (Mac) or ctrl + N (PC). Set both the document Height and Width to 750px, ensure Background Contents is set to White and…

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