Rainy Streets — the Ultimate Canvas for Urban Photography

Dive into the gritty, rain-soaked aesthetic of the 80s. Learn to seize the cinematic Neon Noir temper in your subsequent road pictures session.

As a baby of the 80s, I grew up glued to the display screen, captivated by motion motion pictures and traditional video video games. The defining aesthetic of that period was unmistakable: a gritty, rain-soaked huge metropolis, towering skyscrapers shrouded in mist, and the lone protagonist, the hero who all the time did the proper factor, even when they did not observe the foundations. This moody backdrop, typically that includes moist streets glistening beneath neon indicators, laid the inspiration for my present strategy to pictures.

The music of that point, a traditional mixture of jazz, synth-heavy digital scores, and uncooked rock and roll, paired with the visuals to create an unforgettable environment. Video video games like Streets of Rage 1 and a couple of and Final Fight completely encapsulated this Neon Noir vibe. Has anybody else felt the urge to leap into the world of Big Trouble in Little China simply by a wet cityscape?

The Inevitable Attraction to Wet Street Photography

Since these early experiences, I’ve been perpetually drawn to that particular temper and magnificence. Every time the clouds open, it appears like I’m immediately transported to that cinematic time. My transfer to the US and strolling the dramatically lit streets of San Francisco additional satisfied me that this environment is the right canvas for city pictures. The interaction of headlight trails, reflections on moist asphalt, and the subtle glow of streetlights offers limitless alternatives for dramatic composition.

Last week, the forecast predicted heavy rain: the right situation for a road pictures session. Camera in hand, I headed out to the workplace, decided to seize a bit of that nostalgic vibe. It was a enjoyable and difficult train in composition and publicity. Dealing with the weather is all the time a part of the journey when making an attempt this fashion of wet-weather pictures.

The problem is capturing the sensation of rigidity and motion whereas nonetheless highlighting the attractive, reflective textures the rain creates. The result’s a collection of pictures that really feel much less like easy photographs and extra like stills from a forgotten 80s film.

Here are some pictures samples from that day. You can see others in my Unsplash page. To assist set the temper as you browse the pictures, here’s a Spotify playlist I listened to whereas capturing:

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