Oh, what do you do when it is grey and dull out?

Take pictures indoors.

Set up some strobes (or flash units) in a tight space, put things in front of the camera, and have a ball.

(This is a repost of one of my pictures, put here to illustrate something that can be done when it is a crummy day outside.)


Photo op with the Rolleiflexes by sreed2006, on Flickr
 
Hey Vick!
You can polish up some of those thousands of cameras and lens you own and post their photos here...:)
 
go to a huuuuuuuuuge ikea maybe?


but hey, the (very little) snow we got looks very nice on trees. It might be gone soon though...
 
the light either speaks to you or it doesnt

the sun had just fallen behind the horizon tonight and I looked out my window and really wished I had a MF camera and some color film. but then, last winter I had a good two months of taking no shots. real life weighed too heavily on my natural visual curiosity, and I walked lost in my own thoughts rather than seeing the small things around me.
 
Sit and stare out of the window watching for the Cat in the Hat to come by. Maybe get thing one to process some of your black and white film that has been building up and start thing two on some scanning. See if the Cat can clean your lenses for you without getting fur everywhere.
 
I love grey, dull days, the best time to photograph. I'll often wait weeks without shooting a single frame, till I get a day like that, when I'll shoot 5-10 rolls.

puddle.jpg



branstrator-fog1.jpg



branstrator-fog4.jpg



holiday-joy.jpg
 
Chris Crawford, if you weren't such a source of great information and great images, I might call you a show off. Nice shots as typical, I especially like the third from the top. I'm still waiting for the Cat, and the things, though.
 
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Simplify the image, concentrate on the image as graphics, shoot Kodachrome. Oh wait ...
 
Look for form, texture, the moment and shoot some B&W. Find that unexpected splash of color and shoot color. Just go out and shoot. Or don't. Whatever.
 
Scan old negatives, read, check the classifieds. Grab a camera and head out into the weather. Check RFF every half hour. Exercise those shutters.
 
Most of my favourite shots are not in the most ideal conditions...go shoot dull days if you want -you might come out with some surprising results. Just push the film a little to add contrast...done and done.
 
Grey days an bring out details we miss on bright days, we lose shadows and it can allow the form of the subject to be shown unhindered. Look at the work of the Bechers all shot on grey cloudy days. If this does not appeal how about self portraits or still life or portraits of others.
 
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