How to take a good picture in bad weather?

Any photographer who shoots outdoors knows that nature often destroys the shooting plan, and photographers must be able to adapt to any situation in order to see beauty in everything. In any weather, you can find stories worth shooting. In this article, we will give some advice to photographers in similar situations.

1. Bad weather? To the forest!

If you can't finish shooting at the spectacular sunrise or sunset, please try to enter the nearest forest. It looks beautiful and mysterious even in the most boring cloudy light. In addition, in the forest, you can find very interesting themes: century-old trees and beautiful flowers to streams and waterfalls.

2. Form and texture

Look around: many objects happen to have their shapes and textures. Usually, they look beautiful even under boring lights. Lonely trees, stones, rocks ... these are all themes that landscape photographers can build when shooting.

Nikon d 6 10/ Nikon 80-200MM F/2.8D magnification autofocus zoom

Shooting at dusk

Isn't there a spectacular light waiting for the sunset? Try to shoot a few frames after the sun falls below the horizon. The world in the twilight has changed, and all the objects look different from those in the daytime. Take advantage of this. In addition, at dusk, car lights and city lighting look spectacular.

Nikon d 8 10/ Nikon AF-S 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED

4. Look for minimalism, graphics and abstraction

Landscape photos can not only show the magnificent scenery, but also show the local details of the surrounding nature, mainly because they are interesting. Here, there is no other place, it is very important to have your own creative vision; Without it, the photographer could not find such a story at all. Pay attention to the extraordinary details of scenery and nature. Perhaps you will see a branch pattern similar to that drawn by a graphic artist, or you will find abnormal textures on stones or trees, which can be the plot in the picture.

Nikon d 6 10/ Nikon AF-S 28mm F/ 1.8G

Don't be afraid to take pictures in "low light".

The most important thing in photography is the plot. So, look for interesting stories anyway. In the afternoon and cloudy weather, you can take out your camera and shoot! Most viewers still don't like the way that advanced photographers can appreciate all the subtle light and nuances in photos. The audience will mainly look at the picture of the frame and operate with simple concepts: like it or not, interesting or not. In practice, sometimes, in my opinion, the lens version taken under the most unsuccessful lighting conditions is more popular. But at the same time, there is an interesting plot in the framework.

6. Add an animated character to the screen.

Photos taken on cloudy days don't look boring. Sometimes just a silhouette is enough-the picture looks spectacular! In addition, the characters in the picture will help the audience to better understand the scope of the scene.

7. Try different shooting focal lengths

Ultra-wide-angle optics and telephoto lenses will help to re-understand the world. The former provides a very broad perspective, while the latter, on the contrary, can "obviously" gather distant objects in a frame. Both can play a role. Nikon 70-200mm is often used on cloudy days.

F/4G ED AF-S VR Nikkor telephoto lens highlights various landscape details. In addition, panoramic shooting helps to increase the perspective of photos.

Nikon d 8 10/ Nikon 70-200mm f/4G ED AF-S VR Nikkor

conclusion

Finally, don't let bad weather deprive excellent photographers, and continue to shoot creatively under any circumstances.