To dance around, or right through, puddles. To sing, Gene Kelly-style, as we perform our own little routines. As for taking pictures of all this rainy day enjoyment, it's not only possible, but it's often profitable. A coat of rain, like a good car waxing, adds gleam and glisten to just about any subject. Bright reds and yellows and blues and greens stand out from their drab surroundings.
Ordinary scenes start to look more like paintings.
For starters, you can shield your camera from the rain by taking pictures from a porch, a building overhang or canopy, or just about any window. When you take your own camera out into the rain, you can protect it with your raincoat or your umbrella. If it's raining every which way including down, you may want to put your camera in a plastic bag with a hole for the lens. If the lens gets wet, you can wipe it dry with an absorbent cloth. Better yet, take the plunge into rainshots with a camera that's meant to go out into the rain.