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The Blue Hour
The "Blue Hour", in contrast to "The Golden Hour", is the period immediately BEFORE sunrise and AFTER sunset. Considering sunset (the timings are obviously reversed for sunrise), immediately after the sun has set, there is no sunlight to directly illuminate the scene...
The Golden Hour
The “Golden Hour” is that time after sunrise and before sunset when the sun is close to the horizon and its light is considerably more diffuse than when the sun is higher in the sky. In the middle of the day, when the sun is higher in the sky, the light is typically...
Sunny f16 Rule
In-Camera Light Meters Aren't Perfect The light meter built into cameras these days are much better than even a few years ago in that they can usually get the exposure right (or pretty close to it) in a wide variety of lighting situations. But even the best can be...
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