How to get better photos of snow.

Have you ever taken a photo of snow on an overcast day  and wondered why the snow photos look dark or grey  and not white like real snow? The reason is simple.  Your light meter in your camera  is being tricked! Your light meter is thinking "Wow! This  is a really bright photo.I need to compensate for the  brightness!"  Your light meter does not know you are  photographing snow! It thinks you are looking at your  typical grey scene like spring grass or something.   So, what happens is that your camera  lowers the exposure to compensate for the difference in the  scene.  This is why you get grey snow.  So, how do you fix this problem?  On almost every  camera there is an Exposure Compensation button.   If you do not know where it is, get into your camera  manual and look it up. It is a very handy button. I use  it constantly. Anyway, all you have to do is add in f/stop  or +1 to your exposure and you should get better photos  of snow! Who knew it was so easy?    If you have questions, leave a comment and let me know.  I will do my best at answering them and if I can't, I will at  least point you in the right direction.  Have fun as always:) Here is a photo that I took of snow.  Enjoy:)