If you do a lot of landscape, wildlife or other outdoors photography, depending on where you're shooting you’re likely to find yourself out in the cold and wet on occasion. This means you need clothing that will keep you warm and dry, and ultimately comfortable enough to shoot – and with hands being both prone to cold and essential for camera control, keeping them warm is a priority.
When choosing photography gloves there are a few factors to consider. Wind-proofing, water-resistance and good grip are all desirable features, while it's also important that gloves enable tactile control of camera dials and buttons.
When DG traveled to Iceland to capture its breathtaking landscapes, they knew the wind and rain would be a true test of gear. Recommended by Dan from Capture the Atlas, The Heat Company’s Heat 2 Softshell gloves kept them dry, warm, and ready to shoot — no matter how wild the weather got.
Photographer Bogdan A. has faced some of the harshest winter conditions — from the frozen shores of Hudson Bay to the icy forests of Minnesota. Armed with The Heat Company’s Durable Liner Pro and Shell Full Leather gloves, he’s able to stay warm, keep full control of his camera, and capture stunning shots of wildlife in subzero temperatures.
Photographing sunrise and vaporizing boiling water at -38°F while dogsledding in Ely, Minnesota, on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area is no easy task.
