Photographers know that there must be enough light and correct angle for a photo to make it perfect.Not more or not less.This is very important.Especially in landscape photography,if you take photos in correct light angle with enough light then be sure that it will be a good one.
So what is Golden Hour Photography?Wikipedia tells us this very brief and easy to understand.
In photography, the golden hour (sometimes known as magic hour, especially in cinematography) is the first and last hour of sunlight during the day,when a specific photographic effect is achieved with the quality of the light.
The light doesn’t hit the object straight but hits with an angle.And this makes the photo with perfect quality.It gives ambiance,a touch of romance,…….
Well you make think this period lasts for an hour but not.From my experience for years,it would be good not to call it Golden Hour but Golden Minutes.You only have a few minutes to get the perfect lighting qualitiy..It is better for you to look over the below photos to see what i mean.
But before that,there is a web site which you can calculate the Golden Hour for a specific location.The Golden Hour Calculator As you may understand,it calculates the sunrise and sunset time of your location.It determines your place automatically from your IP number shows you the time of Golden Hour.
Golden Hour Calculator
Great Examples Of Golden Hour Photography
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I’m honored that you included my office building image in your piece on golden hour photography. Thanks!
–Bruce
You’re welcome Bruce:)
What a nice surprise. Thank you so much for including my photo of the school bus on the road for your piece. It is a very interesting phenomenon and it can turn a good photo into a great one.
You’re welcome Jim
It’s a great photo and also reminded me my old school days:)
Stunning collection.
Golden hour is the beautiful views moments, specially after rain. OMG
Thank for refreshing my mood
Along with Golden Hour is the Blue Hour, both which leave phenomenal lighting conditions. If you have an Android phone, download the app, GoldenPic. It grabs your GPS coordinates and then calculates the Sunrise, sunset, Golden Hours, Blue Hours and weather for your location. It also allows you to change your location to plan a trip. There’s a free and paid version.