- Always research changing weather conditions and shoot from inside a safe structure or vehicle if things turn nasty.
- A durable, heavy-weighted tripod is essential in stormy or windy weather
- Thick cloud cover will impact your exposure times. Use slower shutter speeds, wider apertures and higher ISOs.
- In cold climates batteries will drain quickly. Always keep a spare close to your body to maintain its full power.
- It’s hard to predict where lightning will strike, so ensure you capture using a wide-angle lens with a narrow aperture.
- Exposing your kit to the elements will take its toll over time, so ensure it’s adequately protected by using a rain sleeve and safely storing it in a weatherproof bag.
- The elements and extreme weather shots rely on contrast to stand out. Consider converting some of your captures to monochrome for more impact.
- If you’re shooting in damp or wet weather, add a small handful of dry rice grains to your camera bag, they will absorb moisture and help to preserve your kit.
- When you’re shooting weather, continually adjust the perspective you’re shooting from to cover the scene from varying angles.
- Always research weather conditions thoroughly and check for changes regularly on a shoot. look out for temperature, wind speed and other events.
- Use your lens hood during a shoot to reduce the amount of watermarks on the end of your lens. You can use the photoshop Clone Stamp to remove them later.
- Use compositional rules such as lead-in lines and the rule of thirds to balance the frame. however, don’t be afraid to break them from time to time too!
- It can be difficult to expose evenly when the landscape contrasts heavily with the sky. Use a graduated neutral density filter on your lens to overcome this.
- Dramatic skies can dominate the frame, so try including the landscape for context.
- Not all weather events can be captured. Try capturing moving trees or structures with slow shutter speeds to represent high winds.
