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Wedding photography skills in bad weather

Lead: For the newlyweds who are about to get married, the biggest source of stress in the wedding must include worrying that the weather on the wedding day is not as good as expected. If it rains, won't it be ruined to spend more than 100 thousand yuan on the wedding photos? But for professional wedding photographers, they always have a backup plan to deal with. The Huffington Post has found a bunch of alternative plans for photographers in bad weather for your reference.

Bad weather wedding photography skills highlight the momentum of cloudy and rainy weather

Compared with cloudless Wan Li on sunny days, the complex cloud scene on rainy days can add more details to the photos. Generally speaking, the more urgent the rain, the greater the change of the sky, the more spectacular the scene, and of course the shorter the shooting time. You can shoot by lighting the subject and the surrounding environment.

A storm is coming, and a couple look like Gone with the Wind in Hollywood movies.

After the rain, it is a symbol of their bright future.

Backlit flash shoots static raindrops.

When the heavy rain really comes and the raindrops float, you can freeze the raindrops in the air with a backlight flash. How to use backlight flashing lights There are many skills on the Internet. It should be noted that equipment and newcomers should pay attention to water droplets, and the makeup of newcomers should not be washed off with water. In addition, if the shooting time is too long, the clothes of the newcomers will also get wet. A tricky way is to use a telephoto lens, and then open an umbrella to the newcomer out of sight, so that the newcomer can hold on for a while.

No umbrella! Not afraid of the cold, the two kissed in the cold night, which highlighted the firmness of their love.

The couple had five difficulties on their wedding day, but the snowflake turned into a small lamp under the photographer's lens to set them off.

Show romantic atmosphere with props

The most common rainy day prop is an umbrella, and the solid color umbrella performs well when using the flash. It is also a good idea to use water reflection for composition shooting in rainy days.

Raindrops look like stars in the sky, thanks to the flash!

Flash is more important in bad weather, which can give the two protagonists a kind of "skylight" in the overall dark environment.

Reflection is one of the subjects that photographers often capture in portrait photography in rainy days.

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Wedding photography, for many newcomers, besides beautiful composition, the second is to make a good start. If a photo is interpreted and explained, it is actually handled in the new person's subjective mind. Seeing these beautiful works taken in bad weather can make photographers who are going to take wedding photos feel a little relieved? No matter what the weather is, the most important thing is to smile brightly, and you can shoot good works!

Although it is not often used by photographers in China, black and white photos in rainy days can give photos a classic feeling. Cloudy days can also bring a delicate and peaceful atmosphere.