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How to make and light believable fake rain for photographers and filmmakers

Jul 14, 2021 by John Aldred Add Comment
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One of the most often faked weather phenomena in photography and filmmaking is rain. But it’s not always as easy as one might think. Raindrops are notoriously difficult to film or photograph, making even real rain very challenging to shoot.

To fake it, it’s even more difficult, and you often have to create near hurricane levels of water to have it appear convincing to the camera as actual rain. In this video, Valentina from Aputure’s A-Team shows us how to create fake rain on-set that’s easy to make and very believable.

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How to build a DIY rain machine and shoot with it

Jan 24, 2019 by Raj Khepar 4 Comments
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I’ve written about this project in the past, as I originally made the rain machine and shot with it in 2012, however we’ve now done it in video form! Hopefully it shows a little more detail about the construction and how I shot with it. I made this just for fun really, it rains enough here in the UK that you really don’t need a rain maker, but this allowed me the control of putting studio lights outside without getting electrocuted!

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How I shot this wild rain bike store ad

Jun 23, 2016 by Mohamed Gawish Add Comment
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In this blog post, I’m going to walk you through the shoot I did for My Bike Store “Challenge riding” with cyclist Ayman Habeta. I’ll begin by explaining a little background on how the shoot came to be and then I’ll illustrate a photography technique I like to use in this.

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How I brought Fate Zero Saber to life with a spray bottle

May 30, 2016 by Mezame Shashin-ka 3 Comments
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Sometimes bringing a toy to life is just a matter of setting it in the right environment. For me this was the case when shooting Fate Zero’s Saber and her Motored Cuirassier. While this shot may seem fancy, it was actually taken in a corridor just outside my home. I did ran into some difficulties as I did not have anyone assisting me for the shoot but I did come up with some solutions that worked well in the end.

I did this shot as a single exposure, so all the effects were done in-camera. With a spray bottle.

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Create epic rain effects with this $15 rain machine

Jan 7, 2015 by Allen Mowery 2 Comments
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While we at DIYP are no strangers to covering such things as creative (and cheap) rain machines, we always find it in our hearts to share with you just one more.

Director and cinematographer Tom Antos recently released a video about how he built a rain machine on a budget of only $15. Starting out with a cheap garden soaker hose, attached it to some wood between two stands, and made movie magic. His video shares the details, but we’ve taken the liberty to spell them out (after the jump).

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