Engagements in the Rain - DPChallenge Forums

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

01/31/2012 11:25:50 AM · #1

So I have an engagement session tomorrow right in the middle of the rain. The couple is fine with it and don't have much of a choice due to time restraints. They want a couple of dry ones in covered pavilions first and then they we fine getting wet and having fun with it. I was thinking of shooting wide open to narrow DOF to blur out rain. Any tips, advice, experiences, or examples. I'm doing this tomorrow and a tad nervous. Thanks everyone!

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

01/31/2012 12:03:09 PM · #2

A couple of thoughts (though I don't have much experience with it)

1. If it's a heavier rain, have them be still and use a longer exposure, and you'll get streaks of rain coming down.

2. Backlight the rain -- it looks cool. :)

JulietNN

Canon EOS R7

Tamron 16-300mm Di II VC PZD MACRO w/Canon Nikon mount

01/31/2012 12:06:20 PM · #3

cover your camera!

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS II USM Lens

01/31/2012 12:09:41 PM · #4

Originally posted by JulietNN:

cover your camera!

Haha, thanks!

hahn23

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

01/31/2012 12:27:51 PM · #5

Extend the session into the nighttime and move to areas with medium distant colorful background lights. Use a wide open aperture (focus on the couple) to create beautiful background bokeh colorful circles. Soft, diffused flash.

Giles

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

01/31/2012 12:27:54 PM · #6

the 5d and L lenses are pretty well weather sealed i was out shooting in the rain all day with mine and was ok, lots of clean dry lens cloths, if no wind or lightening cable tie a umbrella to the tripod hehe

ive improvised in the past with what i had and made covers from plastic bags and gaffer tape in proper heavy rain :)

you got a good bag and coat to stop your not being ued and yourself getting drenched

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

01/31/2012 03:08:32 PM · #7

Originally posted by Giles_uk:

I've heard they hold up quite well in the rain. I jus don't want to risk it. I saw where someone was using large freezer bags and tape. I may do that. I'm not to worried about the whole keeping my gear dry as I have some ideas, I'm more worried about lighting and compositional challenges. Won't the raindrop add a blurry layer or will focus be difficult to achieve?

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

01/31/2012 03:18:38 PM · #8

I found camera rain coats I think at walmart and ritz. Basically it's a long, narrow plastic bag that you put over everything except the front glass. Just cinch it down around the end of the lens and leave the glass clear. Yes, rain will get on the glass. But you don't want to shoot through a bag, and the camera and most of the lens is secure.

It looks like this:

(that one is from amazon)

Message edited by author 2012-01-31 15:21:20.

snaffles

Nikon D7100

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

01/31/2012 05:17:19 PM · #9

I was shooting a horse show when the skies opened. And do I mean opened. It was a deluge. I couldn't move from where I was located, so I covered myself and gear with a black hoodie so I looked like ye olde-fashioned photog crouched under a long black hood :-) I did have a black plastic garbage bag setup too but the rattling of it might have spooked horses, hence the hoodie.

Gear, myself and all horses/riders survived, btw :-)