SCENARIO 27
Making a Rainy Day Sunny
How to “bring the sun” to any shoot.
GEAR NEEDED:
- Camera + Trigger
- Medium to long focal length lens (50mm or higher recommended)
- Off-camera flash
- 2 Full CTO (color temperature orange) gels
- Light stand
- 2 Umbrellas (optional, but probably a good idea)
- Second off-camera flash and light stand (optional)
GOAL IMAGE
I work in weddings in the Northeast, and it rains like hell all the time. I envy people in California who get 300+ days of sunshine. For me, it feels like we get 300+ of rain (or at least clouds). It’s super depressing. I have a vitamin D lamp for the winter. I call it my happy lamp.
OK, back to photography. The point is that the threat of rain is very real on any given wedding day. My couples dread ...
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