7 photography tips for rainy days

Monday 21 June 2021, 20:02 by Elja Trum | 5,686 views | 0 comments

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The weather does not look set to improve over the next few days. But a rainy day is no reason to stop working on your photography hobby. In this article, 7 things you can do as a photographer on rainy days.

1. Edit your photos

Most photographers would rather be taking photos than editing them. When the weather is not good enough to go outside, you can use the time well to edit your photos.

You can also look at a photo you edited years ago with fresh eyes and give it a completely new edit. Your own style has probably changed over the years. It is fun to see what you would do with the same photo now.

It can also be fun to look through your unedited photos. The photos that did not make the cut at the time, but which, looking back, might still be worth using.

2. Find inspiration

Use the time to find inspiration for your next photo session. A great way to look forward to your next shoot and get started well prepared.

I use Pinterest to collect photos I like for many of my shoots. For a new shoot, you can simply create a specific new Pinterest board. You can pin photos you like to it, and Pinterest will also suggest similar photos on the site.

To get off to a good start, you could use Google, Flickr or 500px to find matching photos by other photographers based on a keyword.

3. Photograph the rain

Rain can look beautiful in photos. For example, drops on a window or a heavy downpour that you capture.

And if it stops raining for a while, you can of course also get to work with a plant sprayer.

4. Photograph in the rain

Come on, you're not made of sugar! You can take beautiful photos in the rain, so head out in bad weather sometimes too.

Although some cameras keep working fine when a lot of water gets on them, in most cases it is still a good idea to protect your camera.

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Rainy weather can also produce beautiful, threatening skies. A nice landscape photo is often much more interesting with a thunderstorm on the way than with a clear blue sky. There is also much more contrast in the image when everything has been soaked by the rain.

5. Photograph still lifes

Bad weather can also be a good reason to get started with product photography. You do not need good weather for that, as you can simply do it indoors with a flash or even just a room lamp.

The daylight that still comes in through a window can also be used well. With still life or product photography, you can easily work on a tripod and use longer shutter speeds.

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6. Learn more

Another fun activity in bad weather is brushing up your knowledge. Have another look through some older articles on Photofacts or start a fun online photography course at Photofacts Academy.

You can even become a lifetime member at an affordable price now, so you can start a new course whenever the weather is poor in future. There are already more than 80 courses online and another one is added every month.

7. Make a photo book

Another great activity for a rainy day: choose your best photos and make a beautiful photo album. Most people, myself included, often never get round to it.

We do take and edit beautiful photos, but do not make a physical product from them. That is a shame, of course, because your photos will be viewed much more often in an album than when they are hidden away digitally in a folder on your computer.

Your tips?

What do you like doing on a rainy day?
Let us know in the comments.

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