How to shoot scenery in rainy days

Photos taken on rainy days, because of the reflection of rain, the distant scenery is bright and the image is hazy, and the scenery in the picture is strong in color and has a unique flavor.

When shooting rain scenes, we should pay attention to the following points:

1, the light changes greatly in rainy days, sometimes the brightness of rainy days is very high, and the brightness of cloudy days is very low, and the exposure between them can be different by many times. Therefore, when shooting, it is best to use an exposure meter to measure light.

2. When shooting in rainy days, overexposure often occurs, which is extremely unfavorable to the performance of rain scenes. Because the contrast of rainy scenery is small, overexposure will make the contrast smaller, and the photo looks gray. Therefore, the methods of reducing exposure and prolonging development are generally adopted to improve contrast. Normal exposure can be reduced by one step to one and a half steps, and the development time can be increased by 20%-30% for each step reduction, which is helpful to improve the picture contrast.

3. When shooting the rain scene, don't take the sky as the background, but choose a darker background, so as to set off the bright rain. If there is water in the picture, whether it is the water surface of rivers and lakes or the accumulated water in the street, the layers of ripples splashed by raindrops on the water surface will also contribute to the performance of the rain scene.

4, the rain will not fall vertically to the ground, generally choose the rain silk into 45? The direction is right. The shutter speed used should not be too high, because high speed will freeze the rain and form small spots, so there is no feeling of rain. If the shutter speed is too slow, the rain will stretch into long strips, and the effect is not good. Generally speaking, the speed from 1/30 seconds to 1/60 seconds is better. At this time, the shutter speed is not high, which can emphasize the movement when it rains.

5. When shooting a rain scene, pay attention to the distance between the lens and the raindrops. When the raindrop is too close to the camera, a small raindrop will also cover the distant scenery. Of course, sometimes this special effect is needed intentionally. Be careful that the camera can't get wet in the rain, and don't splash the rain on the lens. Generally, you can cover the camera with an umbrella or put the camera in a plastic bag to expose the lens and viewfinder.

6. indoors, if you want to show the outdoor rain scene through the window, you can coat a thin layer of oil on the outdoor glass window. In this way, water droplets can easily hang on the glass, rendering the atmosphere of rainy days.

7. When shooting a rainy scene with color film, due to the high color temperature of rainy light, when using daylight film, the photo will have obvious blue tone. This color cast does not need to be corrected, because the blue tone can render the feeling of cold in rainy days.

8. When shooting night scenes in rainy days, the picture will be very vivid due to the reflection of light and ground water. Especially when shooting with color film, the color effect of rainy night scene is more abundant than that of ordinary night scene.