Cloudy days are great for shooting wide open shots with a naturally soft light. But, sometimes the scene can appear a bit dull due to the lack of contrast.

One way of spicing up an image is to include light rays coming down from the clouds. In an ideal world, these would appear in-camera, but the reality is we don’t get to choose when they do and don’t appear.

For those times when they don’t, thankfully it’s possible to add the effect in post production. To show us how to do that, Aaron Nace of Phlearn has created an in-depth tutorial.

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