Whether it rains in Mao Mao or it rains cats and dogs, it is a rare "excellent" creative opportunity for photographers. The following is to introduce the methods and skills of photography creation in rainy days. Welcome to read!

Methods, Skills and Equipment Protection of Photographic Creation in Rainy Days

When shooting in rainy days, the protection of equipment must be given priority. The camera waterproof bag sold in the market is a good choice, but please remember to choose the size of the waterproof bag according to the model and lens used when buying.

If you need to use a tripod, it is recommended that you choose a raincoat to protect your camera. This raincoat can not only take care of the body and lens at the same time, but also be used with a tripod. As for the front end of the lens, it is best to add an anti-ultraviolet lens or a protective lens. In order to prevent water stains, a layer of waterproof oil can be coated on the lens for protection.

Optical characteristics

When it rains during the day, the sky is dominated by scattered light, so the contrast of the scene is small and low, which is more suitable for shooting low-contrast scenes such as portraits, flowers and buildings. Because the scene illumination is uniform, the camera's "average metering" mode can be used in most outdoor scenes.

In rainy days, outdoor color temperature is high, saturation is high and brightness changes rapidly, so environmental changes should be fully considered when setting parameters. The simplest and most practical methods are: using automatic color temperature mode, ISO automatic mode, shooting RAW files and using post-adjustment.

shooting time

Shooting in rainy days can be roughly divided into three periods, and there are different shooting techniques and techniques because of the different characteristics of rain and environmental changes. First of all, before it rains, you can shoot the scene of dark clouds.

The second is moderate rain. Except in extreme cases, rainy days are mainly moderate rain and light rain. At this time, there is a feeling of moistening things everywhere, and it is very suitable to shoot small scenes and big scenes. Shooting the scenery under light rain, little raindrops are also pleasing to the eye.

Thirdly, it is a very good choice to shoot flowers and plants washed by rain after rain, which is conducive to the crystal performance of water droplets and the delicate contrast of flowers and plants.

Small scenery in the rain

In the creation of photography in rainy days, glass windows are definitely props with high occurrence rate. Whether it is water droplets condensed on the glass window or water marks left on the glass window, it is a unique small scene that is conducive to our creation. When rain hits the glass, it will form water droplets. Looking out through these water droplets, there will be a visual effect similar to a kaleidoscope.

If the water droplets are dense, you can use a large aperture lens to create. Using the blur effect of the large aperture lens, these water droplets can mix the colors outside the window like a palette.

When taking this kind of photos, we should pay attention to the choice of focus mode. Because the glass and water droplets are transparent, the water droplets on the glass may be "out of focus" by auto focusing, so it is recommended to switch to manual focusing mode.

In terms of exposure, it is recommended to use spot metering mode to measure light in the brightest place.

Young artists like a fresh and quiet atmosphere. I believe that taking a photo like this on a rainy day and sending it to a circle of friends will definitely attract countless praises.

Looking for different perspectives

Water accumulation on the ground is a unique scene in rainy days. The road with stagnant water is like a "mirror" reflecting a beautiful reflection. It seems to be a "parallel world" with us, which is very interesting. You can use your imagination to make use of these reflections. If it is night, the neon lights in the city will also add bright and hazy colors to the rain scene.

Of course, we need to strictly control the exposure to ensure the reflection and accurate exposure of the scene. Generally speaking, better results can be obtained by choosing the area between water reflection and neon lights as the photometric area.

In the eyes of photographers, rainy days are an excellent opportunity for photography creation!