Walk in the rain
Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 10:42PM My calendar was marked. It was 3pm. Grace and Nick were on their way and I had to think fast. The plan was to go to outdoor slides for adults, and shoot them as they slide. Well, it might have been fun to do this in the rain if we were in Costarica. But in the middle of San Francisco winter, at 44 degrees on a Fahrenheit scale, my sanity rejected the idea of water sliding. There are not many things that motivate me to leave house when it's rainy and cold. Getting my camera rained on is yet another fear I had.
Why did we go out then?
Because I don't give up. Because you can always find interesting things to shoot even in the worst weather. But mainly, because I don't have a seamless backdrop at my house. :)
When you shoot outdoors, even the walk to the photoshoot location is a good time to shoot:
We walked through a children's playground and spotted a carousel. The old-school one with horses, donkeys, and camels. We were the only people on the ride and the photos were absolutely fabulous.
Two rides later, little dizzy but happy, we walked out back to the rain and looked for another shelter. This time, it was at a different part of a playground, under a concrete walkway. Nick and Grace were freezing by now, so it was not too difficult to ask them to do something physical to keep the heart pumping. After Nick lifted Grace, Grace reciprocated.
We found yet another shelter. Under a water fountain. It's amazing how many shelters one finds when it rains. You never think of these things on a sunny day.
My subjects posing next to a creepy statue of a man with many hands and legs:
Almost at the end of our photowalk, we saw a lush green patch of bamboo-like plant. Notice the water drops in Grace's hair... and the love in their eyes.
Final thoughts:
Totally worth it. Wet, cold, but fabulous. Though am not a rain person myself, our walk in the rain was worth it and I hope Nick and Grace will have some nice memories. And if their memory fails, they can always fallback to these photos.
How about yourself? Do you like rain?
Reader Comments (3)
Great shots, great writing!;-)
Peti, you created wonderful shots!
I can imagine you all were freezing out there but the result is incredible!
This whole session is unbelievably gorgeous! Just beautiful.
I did my first shoot in the rain just a few weeks ago. (http://bradiwells.com/blog/?p=24) Once we officially change seasons, I would love to do it again. ;]