Macro Snow: Close-Up Shots Without Visible Gel Beads
The shot was a hand pushing open a snow globe lid, framed at 100 mm on a full-frame sensor, and at 4K the first take looked like a bowl of tapioca. Every hydrated grain read as a distinct translucent bead about 3 mm across, with a wet highlight on top. The client wanted powder snow for a fragrance c…