Elements of shooting rain scenes

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. Let's follow me to see the elements of shooting rain scenes. For more information, please pay attention to the relevant columns.

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

2. Shooting in rainy days often leads to overexposure, which is extremely unfavorable to the performance of rainy scenes, because the contrast of rainy scenes is inherently small, and overexposure will make the contrast smaller and the photos look gloomy. 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.

When shooting a 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 on the surface of rivers and lakes or the accumulated water on the street, the rain drops on the water surface and splashes. Layers of ripples also contribute to the performance of the rain scene.

4. Rainwater will not fall to the ground vertically, and it is generally appropriate to choose a 45-degree direction for rainwater. 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.

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 are easy to 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 a rainy night scene, the picture will be very realistic due to the reflection of light and ground water. Especially when shooting with color films, the color effect of rainy night scenes is more abundant than that of ordinary night scenes.