overexposure on snow, how do I fix?

[Torus34]

In addition to the above recommendations, always remember that film is cheap. When in serious doubt, bracket.

 

[cjoe]

Where did you have the film developed?

Most of the time, at the lab...the machine or the monkey running it will try to correct for metering mistakes or whatever. That's why most snap shooters have no idea about what the camera's meter is doing.

The typical snow shot would be underexposed, because the meter is going for 18% grey...so it's probably standard that the lab would make the prints a stop or two brighter...hence your over exposed shots.

You could ask to have the shots reprinted (a good lab should do it for free)...or take the negs to a better lab.

or buy a grey card for 5 bucks.