magic hour
Photographer's favorite time
Magic hour is the period shortly after sunrise or before sunset when natural light takes on a warm, golden quality prized by photographers and filmmakers.
The low sun angle creates soft shadows and flattering tones on skin.
Also called golden hour.
We scheduled the outdoor shoot for magic hour to get that perfect glow.
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- duskDimming after sundown
- last lightFinal daylight before dark
- photographyCreating images from light
- filmMovie or coating
fading sun · glow · warm light · soft shadows · long shadows · cinematography · sunrise · amber · golden glow · haze · silhouette · backlit · shooting · lens flare · diffused · romantic · ethereal · fleeting
- lightsunlight, daylight, shine, rays, moonlight
- daypartsdawn, sunrise, morning, forenoon, midmorning
- aesthetic momentssunset, sunrise, stargazing, rainbow, cherry blossoms
- twilightdusk, dawn, gloaming, eventide, nightfall
- nighttimemidnight, nightfall, night sky, nighttime, starry sky
- photographycamera, photo, flash, lens, shooting
magic hourhigh noon
Solar zenith, or confrontation
hard light · harsh light · direct sunlight · flat light · noon sun
magic hourhigh noon
Solar zenith, or confrontation
midday · noon · twelve o'clock · dead of night · midnight
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