Introduction of shooting skills in rainy days.

Rainy days always trigger people's literary feelings. It's raining, as if lovers are pouring out their hearts to each other. The quiet air is filled with moist and fresh smell, which is very comfortable.

Accompanied by a breeze, blowing through the hair of pedestrians, stirring people's calm mood. It is still raining. It seems that we never know where the rain comes from and where it is going. However, it passes by us and the world like a passer-by.

The rain outside the window hits the window, and the clean and transparent window instantly has a few drops of water, like five rain drops on it, but it is afraid of destroying the hard-won aesthetic feeling. Such rain, such scenery, such us, are we still waiting for an encounter?

I want to leave such a scene and leave our memories casually. In this way, in the years without you, when I still see the rain, I will think of you and that time.

So, here's the problem. Bian Xiao is going to get down to business. How to shoot in rainy days? This is a troublesome problem, so, next, look at the strategy compiled by Bian Xiao!

Tip: Choose the appropriate shutter speed.

Of course, the most important thing to shoot in rainy days is waterproof. Prepare waterproof covers for cameras and lenses.

After doing waterproof work, it should be noted that according to the effect you want, choose different shutter speeds and shoot different forms of rain.

When the shutter speed is1/60s to1/30s, short rain begins to appear. This effect is ok when shooting macro, but if the rain is not big and you are shooting landscapes, portraits and other subjects, the rain may be too low and even look like fog:

But if you use the shutter speed of 1/20 to110 second, the rain line will become more prominent, more and longer, and there will be obvious "rain feeling" at first.

If the shutter speed is further reduced to half a second or even one second, the rain line may be very long. This kind of "rain feeling" is quite strong and has a strong sense of existence, which is suitable for being the main body; However, when shooting the subject set off by rain, it may be a bit overwhelming.

You can also do the opposite and solidify raindrops with a high-speed shutter of one hundredth of a second:

Depending on the rainfall, you need to increase or decrease the shutter speed on the basis of the above shutter speed. If it rains heavily, it will be higher, and if it rains lightly, it will be lower, so as to adjust the picture effect you want most.

Shooting method

1. Dark clouds in the sky

Rain scene, don't wait for the rain to start shooting! When it rains, doesn't the rainy scenery of the city feel very rainy? And don't worry about waterproofing.

When shooting this theme, you can appropriately lower the tone of the film, create a depressing atmosphere, and highlight the heavy feeling of the cloud.

Of course, the main body is a huge and thick cloud, but adding some scenes with a sense of scale on the ground can not only make the picture more vivid, but also highlight the size of the cloud through size comparison:

2. passers-by in the rain

Under the shower, people who are caught off guard throw away their indifferent masks and return to their truest selves. Take pictures of these pedestrians' lives in the rain, and you will get vivid and interesting photos.

With a feeling of schadenfreude, you can film the calm emperor running around in the rain, looking for a passerby to shelter from the rain, or breaking a jar. "Anyway, I'm soaked, no matter what happens to you."

If you are more "positive energy", you can also take photos of several people holding umbrellas and fighting with the wind and cloud.

This painting is full of caring warmth and indomitable spirit, not giving in to difficulties and fighting for the world;

Backlight shooting, let the light illuminate the raindrops/rain, the effect will be better ~

Find a balance before capturing the action of characters and strengthening the existence of rain, and choose the appropriate shutter speed.

Shoot through the glass

Shooting through the glass with water droplets, the scene will be deformed under the action of water droplets and water currents, with a little surreal freshness and a smell of rain:

However, due to shooting through the glass, it is necessary to manually assist focusing: choose manual mode or adjust the autofocus point. Otherwise, the camera is likely to focus on the glass.

What, you said you couldn't see any good street view through the glass at home? Who said it had to be filmed at home? Just put a glass in front of the camera.

Close to the glass, don't let too many light sources appear behind you, so as to avoid too much reflection on the glass. Then, shoot!

4. Water drops on the glass

It is also related to glass, but this time, our protagonist has become a water drop on the glass.

Focus on the water droplets on the glass and set off the picture with a blurred background. This kind of picture is very rainy, but it is prone to the problem of dull and boring pictures.

It is suggested to choose full-shape water droplets or appropriately increase the foreground scenery to enhance the interest of the picture:

The light under the fuzzy background will show a spot shape under the barrier of glass, which is particularly interesting to look at and full of small fresh breath, and it is also worth taking a shot:

Here's a tip: If you want more water drops to hang on the glass without breaking to form water flow, please apply a small amount of vaseline on the outside of the glass in advance.

5. Plants in the rain

Flowers and plants have always been the hot objects to be photographed because of their bright colors and strong vitality, and they also occupy a place in rainy day photography.

The best theme is the scene where the rain hits the plants and the plants bend slightly. It is best to film the effect of rain bouncing off plants:

The bright colors of plants themselves are more conspicuous in dark rainy days; Its indomitable attitude of silently bearing the rain endows this painting with vigorous vitality:

When shooting this subject, it is suggested to choose some details of plants, such as flowers and a leaf, rather than the whole plant or the whole branch.

The whole plant or the whole branch, because of its large volume, is less affected by the rain, which does not reflect the feeling of being bent by the rain, and it is difficult to capture the details of the rain splashing:

Pat the whole banana leaf, the effect is not good.

If you want to save trouble, you can take pictures of water drops hanging on petals and leaves after the rain stops. Plants covered with water drops are crystal clear and more beautiful;

ripple

Shooting ripples caused by rain is also a hot topic in rainy day photography. However, in the actual shooting process, we need to pay attention to many problems if we want to shoot this theme well.

The biggest problem is that the picture is easy to flatten, and the light of 33,354 can't make ripples at all. The picture lacks a sense of theme and is very boring:

If you add some scenery, such as fallen leaves and scattered petals, the picture will be much more vivid.

In addition, it is best to shoot ripples at a slightly higher angle. High-angle ripples are more obvious and rhythmic.

The following are two works from a photo competition with the theme of "Lotus Pond Ripples". Come and experience the benefits of a high angle.

7. Groundwater accumulation

The water left on the ground after the rain is also worth using.

The wet ground reflects light and forms wavy lines on the uneven floor tiles, which is full of artistic atmosphere.

On a slightly flat ground, reflection imaging is more obvious. At this time, you can try to take a small fresh photo with a unique style with the reflection as the main body:

After the rain, water accumulated on the calm ground, and the reflection imaging effect was further improved. Show the beauty of symmetry:

You can also try this game: just shoot the reflection and then reverse the picture through post-processing.

This kind of photo gives people a visual illusion that the reflection is a solid, and then it is very interesting to expose this illusion through other scenes in the picture:

Record the story of rain with the lens, give yourself a period of time, give yourself a memory, and give an exit to that period of time.