As we know, the contrast of cloudy days is very small, and there are no extremely bright or dark areas. Photos taken on cloudy days often do not bring strong visual impact to people, because objects have no obvious shadows on cloudy days, so there is no beautiful light and shadow effect. It should be noted that the cloudy sky is gray and not very noticeable, so don't let the gray sky occupy a large area in the picture when taking pictures and composing on a cloudy day.
Improve the position of the aircraft
To solve this problem, we can put the camera at a higher position and angle when shooting, and make full use of the scenery on the ground to replace the gloomy sky as much as possible. Although there is no strong light and shadow effect on cloudy days, the color reproduction is very accurate, and the composition should be expressed in vivid and diverse ways.
Set off a sense of space with the foreground
Due to the high moisture in the air on cloudy days, when the reflected light from the object reaches the lens through a certain space, the amount of reflected light will change obviously. This kind of situation is helpful to express the sense of space and distance of the scenery, and the sense of space and distance is the effect pursued by shooting landscape works. In this case, we must first choose a good prospect. If there is no prospect, the sense of space and distance will be weakened and the appeal of the whole picture will be lost. It should also be noted that the light is dark on cloudy days, so you can use a large aperture to blur the scenery outside the main body, so as to obtain the effect of combining reality with reality.
Suitable for expressing characters and details.
Visibility is poor on cloudy days, so close-range sketching should be the main shooting method, which is not suitable for shooting distant scenery and big scenes. At the same time, the cloudy light is soft, the direction is poor, the boundary between light and shade is blurred, and the shadow is not obvious. According to these characteristics, you can choose to shoot some subjects that need to show details and levels. For example, taking portraits in this light is very effective.
Portrait works taken on cloudy days can better restore the facial skin color of the characters, and because the shadows are not obvious, they can well express the skin texture of the characters. On cloudy days, flowers will appear brighter under scattered light, but it is difficult to eliminate the reflection on the leaves. Waterfalls and running water are also good shooting options. The dark sky brings a faint light. In this case, you can use a slow shutter to shoot a picturesque slow-flowing effect.