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Technique
Rain means puddles
and re ections
While passing rain showers won’t
always result in glorious sunsets or
sunrises, they often do leave behind
puddles of water that can be used to
great creative effect. It means getting
low to the ground which sometimes
seems a little odd to people passing
by, but the strange looks are worth it
when you’re able to capture a eeting
re ection that would otherwise not
exist. It can transform vaguely clichéd
scenes into something entirely new.Snow brings
uniformity
As a child, snow can be absolutely
magical, but as an adult, it can be
seen as an annoyance. However, in
photography it can bring unique
opportunities. Snow, especially just
after it has fallen, gives a fresh
uniformity to the landscape. It renders
messy scenes much more simpli ed
and manageable. I particularly enjoy
the neutral palette that snow provides
and it’s one of those weather
conditions I look forward to.Verity Milligan
Verity is a professional photographer based
in Birmingham. She has worked on
campaigns for international organisations,
leads workshops for Light & Land and is an
ambassador for Zeiss and LEE Filters.
http://www.veritymilliganphotography.com.FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS who predominantly work
outdoors, there is no such thing as ‘bad weather’,
just a different set of challenges. In fact, if you asked
me what my worst weather condition might be for
photography, I would emphatically say clear blue
skies and endless sunshine. What normal folk might
consider bad weather I consider interesting weather,
and that’s where excitement can be found. Whether
it’s rain, fog, snow or just a bit windier than usual,
there’s the chance to capture familiar scenes in
different and unusual ways and the opportunity to
see the surroundings in a new, different light.
Fog makes a city feel cinematic
Fog is probably my favourite weather condition. It’s
also rare to get fog in the middle of a city,especially the one where I live, so it feels very much
like an event. Fog can change the whole feeling of a
city because the normal run of things becomes
obscured and slowly revealed over time. People
become ghostly gures against an absent backdrop
and mundane architecture becomes otherworldly,
making the imagery feel timeless.