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Rule Templates

Rule templates provide pre-built weather rules for common photography scenarios. Instead of building rules from scratch, you can use expertly crafted templates and apply them to your locations.

How Rule Templates Work

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Templates are pre-configured rules that you can instantly add to your account. Each template includes:

  • Weather conditions optimized for specific photography scenarios
  • Time windows and astronomical timing requirements
  • Documentation explaining when to use the template

Current Template System Status

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What’s Available:

  • 20+ professional templates for major photography scenarios
  • One-click rule creation

Available System Templates

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PhotoWeather includes professionally crafted system templates:

  • Dense Fog - High probability fog conditions using sophisticated multi-factor analysis for atmospheric photography
  • Deep Sky Astrophotography - Astronomical darkness with clear skies for deep-sky and Milky Way photography
  • Dramatic Storm Conditions - Intense storm atmosphere with multi-factor storm intensity scoring for dramatic weather photography
  • Perfect Portrait Light - Ideal golden hour atmospheric potential with optimal conditions for flattering portrait photography
  • Blue Hour Cityscapes - Optimal blue hour timing for architectural and cityscape photography with balanced ambient light
  • Morning Dew & Frost - Optimal conditions for macro photography of dew drops or frost crystals
  • Civil Twilight Landscapes - Soft, even lighting during civil twilight for balanced landscape photography
  • Dramatic Cloud Formations - Multi-layered clouds with high drama score for impactful sky photography
  • Thunderstorm Photography - Strong convective activity with atmospheric instability for dramatic storm photography
  • Winter Snow Photography - Active snowfall, existing snow cover, or cold clear conditions perfect for winter landscape photography
  • Still Water Reflections - Perfectly calm conditions for mirror-like water reflections at any time
  • Side-Lit Architecture - Low angle side lighting perfect for architectural detail and texture
  • Giant Softbox Portrait - Bright diffused sunlight through moderate clouds - like shooting with a giant softbox in the sky
  • Golden Hour Atmosphere - Minute-precise golden hour timing with high atmospheric potential
  • Golden Clouds - Cloud-focused golden hour conditions using golden_clouds_potential with golden_hour timing
  • Fiery Red Sky Spectacle - Exceptional atmospheric conditions for intense red and orange sky coloration during golden hour periods
  • Epic Golden Cloud Drama - Pro-grade golden hour cloud drama with exceptional cloud formations
  • Rainbow Chasing - Optimal conditions for rainbow formation - sun breaking through during or after rain showers
  • Moonlit Landscapes - Bright moon illumination with clear skies for dramatic night landscape photography

Using Templates

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Creating Rules from Templates

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  1. Go to the Rules page in your dashboard
  2. Click Add Rule to start creating a new rule
  3. Browse available system templates and select one that matches your photography needs
  4. The template creates a new rule in your Rules library that you can customize and enable at your locations

Template Conditions

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System templates use PhotoWeather’s complete rule system:

  • All 25+ weather measurements
  • 9 photography-specific calculated conditions
  • Astronomical timing (golden hour, blue hour, etc.)
  • Solar position requirements
  • Logical operators (AND, OR, NOT)

Example Template

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The Dense Fog template triggers when:

  • Fog probability is 85% or higher
  • Dewpoint spread is 2°C or less
  • Visibility is 3km or less
  • Wind speed is 2 m/s or less

Customizing Template-Created Rules

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After creating a rule from a template:

  1. Go to your Rules page
  2. Find the newly created rule
  3. Edit conditions, time windows, or settings as needed
  4. Enable/disable the rule for specific locations
  5. Set notification preferences

Templates provide a starting point - customize them for your specific needs and local conditions.

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Ready to create your first rule from a template? Visit /templates to browse available system templates and start getting weather notifications for your photography.