![]() ![]() Storms usually look great at either time of day. ![]() Arranging a shot over water can increase the wow factor, as the light is effectively doubled in the water’s reflection. Clouds can emphasize or diminish the light depending on where they are and how dense they are. The weather plays a big part in golden and blue hour. It can also be very useful to know the sun’s position to anticipate the composition before the sun rises. Use a weather application or website to check the sunset/sunrise times for the location. The light at golden and blue hour is both soft and flattering. These two photographs are of the same coastline at Montreux, Switzerland taken about an hour apart. The blue hue gives everything a cooler look and is better for cities, landscapes, and seascapes. This is a great time of day to capture city shots, because the blue hue and the street lighting make a good contrast. The hour before the sun rises or after the sun sets turns lighting blue. It’s excellent for sunrise and sunset shots but also lovely for people, landscapes, and city shots. This is the most well-known of the two hours, when the sun is low on the horizon and casts a golden hue over the land. They occur in the hour before the sun rises (blue) and the hour after (golden) and the opposite in the evening-an hour before the sun sets (golden) and the hour after (blue). There are four times a day when the light is just right for taking photographs outdoors-these are known as golden hour and blue hour. Episode #5 of the course Improving your photography skills by Julia Revitt
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