Spring is a rainy season. Many people think that it is not suitable to take photos in rainy days, and the film production rate is not high, but in fact, the key is to find a new perspective.
For example, a pool of water on the side of the road is a good subject. It can reflect the real world, just like a mirror leading to the magical world. It is very easy to photograph the reflections of abstract art stylized figures and buildings.
Moreover, the wet ground in rainy days is easy to reflect different light reflections, which provides an excellent shooting environment for our reflection shooting. Today, let's take a look at the mysteries in this reflection world that we often overlook!
How to photograph the reflection in the puddle?
1. Look for puddles where you can shoot beautiful reflections
When it rains, raindrops will form ripples when they fall into the water, and it is difficult to get a clear and beautiful reflection, so we have to look for puddles to photograph on the streets after the rain. Big puddles make it easier to shoot good reflections. We'd better look for big puddles to shoot in the street after heavy rain.
Empty open spaces and streets are good places to find puddles. If you look carefully, you can find that it is best to have no big obstacles around, so that we can observe different reflections from different directions.
2. Lower your line of sight and look for the shooting angle
Puddles form when it rains, but few people notice the streetscape reflected in them. This is because it is difficult to spot reflections in the water from an adult's high eye level. To discover the magical world in reflection, we first need to lower our eyes.
As shown in the figure below, if we take the reflection in the water at the angle B in the figure, we can only see most of the sky. When we squat down and shoot at a low angle similar to A, we can photograph most of the building.
For example, in the photo below, turn the phone upside down to make the lens closer to the ground. The physical scene and the virtual reflection appear in the picture at the same time, and a highly symmetrical and beautiful reflection photo is simply taken.
3. Focus problem
Reflections in some puddles are blurry and may cause difficulty in focusing on the camera. You can try focusing on the actual subject first, then long press the focus to lock the screen, and then move the lens back to the original reflection position.
What are some suitable subjects for reflection shooting?
1. Urban architecture
Using reflection to photograph buildings or cities is the simplest and most effective way to enhance the picture sense of works.
Like this architectural photo below, make full use of the pool on the ground after the rain to show the reflection of the building. Natural symmetry can immediately enhance the beauty of the picture, and at the same time, it has an exotic beauty.
Since everything is upside down, photographing reflections of buildings in puddles has a surreal atmosphere. If you capture the reflection of people passing by or cars, the whole scene will look more vivid.
In order to take eye-catching photos, you can try changing different shooting angles to capture the beautiful cityscape reflection in the water.
2. Character reflection
Photographing people's reflections in the rain can attract as much attention as photographing landscapes and cityscapes.
Try to use symmetrical composition to capture the moment when pedestrians leap over puddles. The picture taken in this way not only makes the dull rainy day look more vivid, but also brings a surreal look and feel to the picture.
You can also focus on the reflection of the characters in the water, and then turn the picture 180 degrees after shooting, so that the reflection of the characters is like an artistic painting with great abstract beauty.
Photographing the reflection of pedestrians requires patience and waiting for the opportunity to appear. If there are no pedestrians on the road, we can directly stand in the puddle by ourselves, compare our favorite gestures, and cooperate with buildings with their own lines to make your photos unique.
3. Reflections of light at night
Reflections in the water will look more atmospheric at night, because light sources such as street lights or neon lights will reflect from the water surface, making the street look more transparent and bright.
We can use the reflection formed by the accumulated water on the road or a small pool of accumulated water on the railing to shoot, and the scene and shadow blend together to create a psychedelic visual effect.
The only important thing to shoot night reflections is to find streets with many interesting signs and colorful street lamps, so that the reflected light on wet roads can look beautiful.
4. Spot reflection
Rainy nights are also an ideal choice for shooting light spots. Compared with the clear scenery in the past, the appearance of light spots adds a hazy atmosphere to the photos, making it easier for people to imagine and enhance the beauty of the picture.
How to shoot the spot effect? First, reach out to the front of the lens, press and hold the screen to lock the exposure, and then move your hand away, and you can take a beautiful spot photo.
You can also turn on the professional mode in your phone, select manual focus, and adjust the degree of out-of-focus of the picture by sliding the focus ring on the screen.
It's very easy to be creative when taking pictures with reflections in puddles. Don't miss this natural subject in rainy days, and make good use of it to shoot effortless surreal blockbusters.
Of course, if it doesn't rain in your city, you can find a shooting location. Take a landmark in a certain place as an example. Find a shooting angle nearby, prepare two bottles of water, turn the phone upside down, and let the lens of the phone close to the ground and lean against a bottle of water.
Use another bottle of water to pour some onto the ground until the water can reflect the distant buildings.
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