During the golden hour, the light is soft and warm, and the shadows are long and dramatic. Depending on what you wish to shoot, you can have the sun falling on the scene from any direction. You need to have a good understanding of light to get the desired shots and to capture the best details and mood in the frame.
Here are some golden shots that were captured during the golden hour, which is during the sunset or sunrise and the time around this.
Sunlight is the best light for photography because it is the only natural light available for us during the day time and at night we also have the moonlight to capture moonlit landscapes. Using natural light in photography can be the best way to make use of available light and it costs nothing. When there are unfavourable light conditions natural light can always be manipulated to our liking with a good understanding of how light works.
Here are some resources that will help you to use sunlight creatively in your photography.
Sunrises and sunsets are amongst the most emotive shots that we can take. Yet, we often end up disappointed by the end results. The problem is that it can be very difficult to scale down the natural beauty of a sunset into a single two dimensional image. The other issue with them is that social […]
I bought my first drone way back in 2017. It was a DJI Phantom 3 4K and I loved it. I loved it so much that less than a year later I sold it. I sold it because the Phantom 4 Pro was released and that had a massive one inch sensor. There is no […]
For photographers, the best part about the holiday season is capturing Christmas lights and subjects with Christmas lights as background. It is during this season that you can go for images with beautiful Christmas Bokeh and they are really fun to photograph. When capturing Christmas light photos it is important to understand the environment. Since […]
Low key lighting evokes feelings of noir, mystery, intimacy, and even sometimes fatalism. Here’s how to get it right everytime.
