What to do during golden hour
Golden hour is short and it costs nothing. Here are twelve ways to use it, from a walk to a drone flight. The bar below shows where you are in the light right now.
Sorted for the light you have right now.
- A golden hour walkLeave the desk. The street looks better at this hour.Unwind
- Golden hour portraitsPut the sun behind them.Make something
- Coffee outside at golden hourOne cup, outdoors, facing the light.Unwind
- Running at golden hourCooler air, easy light, an easy pace.Unwind
- Golden hour with kidsDinner can wait. Go out first.Unwind
- A picnic at golden hourEat when the light is soft.Unwind
- Taking golden hour photos on an iPhoneTap, lower the exposure, move.Make something
- Golden hour date ideasStart in the warm light, end in the blue.Unwind
- Flying a drone at golden hourCheck the rules first, then the light.Make something
- Watching clouds at sunsetClouds catch the colour the sky cannot.Unwind
- A time-lapse of the eveningStart in the gold, end in the blue.Make something
- City photography in the blue hourSky still blue, windows already lit.Make something
Two questions
What is the best thing to do at golden hour?
Anything you can do outside in under an hour: a walk, a coffee, a run, a few photos. The light does the rest. The cards are sorted by what suits the phase you are in.
How long do I have?
It depends on where you are and the date. The bar at the top counts the minutes for your location, with the same sun model as the rest of this site.
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