Step 5 of 14 · Phone Photography That Looks Intentional
Why the first and last hour matter
Why the first and last hour matter — step 5 of 14 in Phone Photography That Looks Intentional. Golden hour is the 60 minutes after sunrise and before sunset. The sun is low, light wraps around subjects with warm color and soft…
Free photography tip: Why the first and last hour matter (step 5 of 14 from "Phone Photography That Looks Intentional").
Golden hour is the 60 minutes after sunrise and before sunset. The sun is low, light wraps around subjects with warm color and soft shadows. Midday sun is overhead and harsh — it creates dark eye sockets on faces and blown-out highlights on white surfaces.
Check your weather app for sunrise and sunset times. Plan one shoot during golden hour this week. You'll notice that colors saturate naturally and shadows become part of the composition instead of a problem to fix.
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