How to make the most suitable shooting structure on cloudy days

Lead: Recently, foggy and rainy weather has troubled some friends who like photography. Let's take a look at how to make the most suitable shooting composition on a cloudy day.

We know that on cloudy days, the contrast is very small, and there are no very bright or very dark areas. Photos taken on cloudy days often do not give people a strong visual impact, 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.

Raise the plane position

To solve this kind of problem, we can put the camera in a higher position and angle when shooting, make full use of the scenery on the ground and 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 the 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 situation is helpful to express the sense of space and distance of the scenery, which are the effects 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 subject, so as to obtain the effect of combining reality with reality.

Suitable for expressing characters and details.

On cloudy days, visibility is poor, so close-up sketches should be given priority to, which is not suitable for long-term vision 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 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.