Photographing Rain and Lightning in the Badlands

Join professional landscape and nature photographer Ian Plant as he photographs stormy clouds and lightning as a dramatic storm passes over the landscape of Badlands National Park.

Ian demonstrates techniques for capturing lightning with your camera, and he discusses how storm clouds can help you create compelling landscape photos. After the storm has passed, Ian photographs a rainbow, and then he searches for interesting foreground features revealed by the heavy rain, and waits for sunset light to cast brilliant red color on the clouds overhead.

See all videos in our Photographing the Badlands Course:

Photographing the Badlands – Course Preview
Photographing the Badlands: Course Introduction
The Best Lens for Landscape Photography
Photo Scouting in Landscape Photography
Advanced Scouting in the Badlands
Assessing Your Scene
Working the Scene to Get the Best Shot
The Importance of Clouds in Landscape Photography
Photographing a Sunrise Landscape
Lighting Direction for Your Photos
Midday Photography Light
Photographing a Sunset in the Badlands
The Art of Exclusion
Identifying a Visual Anchor for Your Shot
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Using Leading Lines to Create Compelling Landscape Compositions
Photographing the Badlands: Wrap-Up