Seize the opportunity to shoot! Learn about magic time, prime time and blue time.

Many people who like photography have heard of the magic hour, but usually they only know that it is sunset, and they can't say when it will start and when it will end. Here's a share from photopills, explaining the shooting timing of Magic Hour with pictures and words. Don't miss it! ? First of all, there is no formal definition of magic hour, but it can be roughly divided into golden hour and blue hour. In this golden hour, the angle of sunlight is very low, and the cold light cannot be seen by the eyeball because of the deflection of light, leaving only the soft light of red, orange and yellow, which is our common sunset photo. When the sun is close to the horizon (below 0.5 degrees, the degree will be explained below), the moon can already be seen if the weather is good. At that time, the exposure of the sky and the moon was similar, so it was easy to take a correct and average exposure of the sky, landscape and moon. Blue time? At this time, the sun has set below the horizon, but the corner of the sky has not disappeared. The sky has a warm and cold transition tone, which is also very suitable for shooting the moon. ? So when should the golden and blue hours be taken? Because their appearance time varies with different places and seasons, the relative degrees between the sun and the horizontal line are accurately calculated, and then the time is converted (sunrise and sunset are calculated in the same way), as shown below: blue hours (from -6 to -4) golden hours (from -4 to 6). So when does it start? You can download the photopills app (currently only available in IOS), but you have to pay. Another way is to use golden-hour, a free calculator that we have all introduced before. The following is the usage teaching: basically nothing needs to be adjusted. Once you enter the website, the start time of the golden hour will be automatically calculated according to your location (for example, 12/6/20 14 starts at 18:36), and the end time needs to be selected at dusk (-6 degrees) at the lower right, and then the transition time will be on the right. The green row below can also choose other days, which is very convenient. ? However, whether the shooting can be successful depends on the weather conditions of the day. If there are many clouds, the sunlight can be projected onto the clouds, and the shooting is very unique. If the sky is clear, there will be no air pollutants blocking the sun, and the picture will be pure. I hope everyone can also take pictures of Magic hour's works this summer! ? Through Petapixel, through photoblog, through photopills