How to shoot the ray track

On Saturday, we met some weather conditions and it rained. But as a real photographer, rainy days should not be an external factor that hinders our shooting. On the contrary, rainy days can bring us more interesting changes, thus shooting a completely different sunny feeling.

In sunny days, the direction of light will be clear and the sunshine will be strong, which is not suitable for taking portraits in the big sun. Usually, the shadows on people's faces are obvious and look stiff, but on sunny days, because of the good air transparency, it is especially suitable for shooting buildings, plants or prospects.

For example, in the above picture, in the case of good weather, the stems, leaves and textures of plants are unquestionable, and the clarity of the picture is also very high. The red and green strokes are in sharp contrast, so good weather is really helpful for shooting excellent works.

What should I do if I encounter bad weather? It's actually very simple. We can make specific decisions according to the environmental conditions at that time. For example, the photo above was taken on a rainy day. It didn't rain very hard that day, and the bamboo leaves were hung with rain beads, which looked particularly beautiful. Try to find a clean background, focus on the interesting points of the picture, and try to put it on the golden section, so that the photos will be better, so the rainy day is not as bad as everyone thinks. As long as you carefully observe the changes in the details around you, you can shoot excellent ones.

In fact, it is very ideal to shoot waterfalls on rainy days. Without the ND filter, if the light is too strong, even if the ISO is minimized when shooting in a small aperture, the shutter speed is still relatively fast, and it is impossible to shoot a trickle, otherwise it is easy to overexpose. On rainy days, the sun is scattered and the light is weak, so it is no problem to use a slow shutter. Coupled with soft light, the ideal slow shutter waterfall works can be displayed calmly.

In addition to scenery and still life, it is also very suitable for shooting portrait works on cloudy days. The light on cloudy days is soft and natural, and there is no obvious directivity. Therefore, when shooting portraits, strong shadows are not easy to appear on the face, which may be ignored by many people. In fact, many times, as long as we make good use of light and environment, we can shoot brilliant works, rather than having to be sunny to shoot good works.

We might as well go back to the topic of shooting outside Wonder City last time. If it is rainy, you can find a place to shelter from the rain, which will not affect the mood of photographic equipment and models. In addition, when shooting portraits, pay attention to the regional color light and aim at the face. If it is average metering, be sure to pay attention to the brightness of the background. If the light is too bright, increase the exposure compensation. This is also the most typical trick of how to shoot portraits in backlight. In fact, there are other methods, that is, flash, through internal flash or external flash and other devices, to increase the light on the face of the person and focus on the human eye, so that portrait works will be more vivid. In addition, I suggest that portraits can be brightened, and proper overexposure tendency can make people's faces look whiter and portrait works more beautiful.

So to sum up, shooting in rainy days is not as difficult as you think. I also know that some photographers don't go out to shoot when it rains. In fact, as long as the equipment is properly protected, there will be more variables in shooting in rainy days. The key depends on whether you have the vision of being good at discovering different worlds, and at the same time, you should learn to use the changes of light reasonably to create better works.