Hi guys, need your opinion.. has anyone tried shooting prenup pictures while raining? is this a good idea? thanks in advance

Its gonna be messy and wet.... and see through....I dont think so they like it..of course no make up..it will melt:)

Thanks Mel.. =)

wow... that's quite a challenge... i can think of a few scenes inside my head right off the bat ... however, execution will of course be tricky ... why not post prod the rain??? that way gear and equipment are safe from the natural elements... just an idea... i for one, if i absolutely have to, will surely utilize a tent to shoot in to cover me from the rain and plenty payongs ahaha ... natural light is key bec i don't think you'd want to risk expensive lighting equipment to go poof... a make up artist on hand... a handful of production assistants... just a few ideas..

good luck jayson.. i hope you get to pull it off :)

god! i remember seeing a couple of pics here on DPP about a guy proposing to his GF in the rain and the girl didnt know they were being photographed....search through the threads coz the shots were amazing....

if they are cool about it, why not??? i think it would be awesome. Just make sure that the wet rain will still flatter them.

make sure that the makeup is waterproof

make sure that her hair (his hair too) will still look great even if they get wet

make sure that the clothes will not be see through. especially the top if the girl is "the shy type"

make sure that your gear is protected. place a camera raincoat on and invest in a huge umbrella . a beach umbrella would be great.

use 1 lens only. you wont have the chance to change lenses and if you do, you might risk wetting the inside of your camera.

take some photos of them before they get wet in the rain. a simple umbrelal with 1 color and no logos would great.

take tight shots and wide shots

have fun!!

good luck. I would love to see what you come up with.

god! i remember seeing a couple of pics here on DPP about a guy proposing to his GF in the rain and the girl didnt know they were being photographed....search through the threads coz the shots were amazing....

Was this the proposal in Central Park NYC? Those were great photographs!

http://www.digitalphotographer.com.ph/forum/showthread.php?t=6284&highlight=proposal+rain

thanks for the suggestions guys.. i just thought of this and still deciding on trying this.. ill let u guys know.. thanks again!

Was this the proposal in Central Park NYC? Those were great photographs!

http://www.digitalphotographer.com.ph/forum/showthread.php?t=6284&highlight=proposal+rain


yep, this was what i was referring to. you can feel the emotion from the pictures i love them!

oh, if youre going to shoot in the rain, i suggest buying a rain cover to protect your camera and lens....and hire someone to hold a golf umbrella for you...i hope you use L lenses.

Hi guys, need your opinion.. has anyone tried shooting prenup pictures while raining? is this a good idea? thanks in advance

Hi Jayson!

Yup! I think it's a good idea, most especially if the clients are really cool about it.

Here are some sample shots:

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/6795/75038645hm9.jpg

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4750/90228772gg3.jpg http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/859/73237223pj7.jpg

If you are creative enough, why not???:)

I am sure you can get unique shots.

Or attach an umbrella to a lighstand if you can't afford to tag along an assistant.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2031/2065548853_879a3b39af.jpg

Emily's luck with the weather wasn't that good. These couple, Ken & Emily, who are from Hongkong already went to Taiwan for their prenuptial shoot. But it rained then. So Emily decided to try her luck in the tropical Philippines, to her dismay. Ken was her sunshine though, always telling his fiancee that evrything will be fine. I was encouraging them too, telling the couple we should just use the weather to our onw advantage.

This shot was on top of the Chocolate Hills in Carmen, Bohol. We had lugged around with us umbrellas all day long so I thought, I should just take this shot and include all the umbrellas we had in the frame.

Total umbrellas: 4 -- one is the silver umbrella for the off-camera light high at camera right

Nedless to say, I got my D80 a bit wet..well drenched even! It was worth it though. We had two days of fun in the rain.

For more photos from this set, click here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanmacalandag/sets/72157603299570712/).

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2388/2066345888_db494e79a7.jpg

It was raining here too. Still on top of the Chocolate Hills view deck, we managed to shoot some "tourist" photos. On a sunny day, tourist will be lining up to get a shot like this from a photo kiosk nearby.

The hills can hardly be seen from the fog that envoloped the whole expanse.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2235/2069955025_b7c6d0eeab.jpg

One more umbrella shot. :)