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Here's something weird (and possibly inadvertent) Sean... i've extracted something quite significant (for me) from a scene in your intro. I've taught myself to shoot, although not exclusively, with both eyes open. A little tricky at first - shifting the emphasis from the visual field of one to the other, but it has got progressively smoother. So thank you - there are times when it really makes a difference. Cheers.
Yes, sometimes it helps to have both eyes open to take in the general scene first and then when you've picked your moment you can focus in with one eye.
Mr Gallagher... 'Golden Hour' - you've travelled a bit; would you say that GH is best understood as being a period that varies in duration dependent on Latitude?
Yes, your latitude will certainly determine the time you have to play with in terms of the golden hour. Always adapt your shooting schedule depending on your geographical location.
I've long held the view that the golden 'hour' is a fictitious and spurious concept. Granted in some parts of the planet for certain parts of the year such a concept does have certain validity. But where I live in Northern England, around the Winter solstice, the golden 'hour' lasts practically the greater portion of the day as the winter sun never get's higher than about 14 degrees above the horizon. At the Summer solstice, that's the same elevation as half way through the golden 'hour'. If you spend your photography time waiting for ideal golden hour conditions, you will waste an enormous amount of shooting time and some great landscape opportunities. One famous landscape photographer once said 'photograph the light, not the location' and to me that means learning to make compelling images in so-called unfavourable conditions, e.g, dull flat lighting. I seriously doubt (as you point out) you would have been so successful had you spent your working days waiting for ideal light.
Hi Berny. As a young aspiring photographer, I honed my craft photographing the landscapes and people of Lancashire 🙂 Of course, whether you live in northern England, or northern Kenya... the lighting will be vastly different during different times of the year. But no matter where you are, definitely shoot when the sun is low in the sky, if you have the chance. But as I said, it's not the be all and end all of a good photo. If the light isn't there, there are plenty of other 'tricks and techniques' the good photographer should have up their sleeve to still make an interesting picture.
The trouble with " the golden hour" in Yorkshire, is that, due to global warming, its now always cold and raining in summer!! I cant get out at the minute, as there is so much shit coming out of the media that i cant move, being literally up to my chin in the stuff!!! 😟
I was in Yorkshire just last month and I can confirm it was raining 😆 Sadly, increased rainfall for the UK is predicted as a result of climate change. This will definitely hinder opportunities to shoot during the golden hour. Saying that, photographing in the rain can also make for wonderful opportunities for pictures. Perhaps a topic for a future video!
Thanks for watching! If you have any questions about photographing during the Golden Hour please leave them below. Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to help the channel reach its next milestone, 30K subscribers ✊ Get you free version of my eBook, 'The Camera Doesn't Matter' here gallagher-photo.com/learn/
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Good practical information. Thanks.
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Here's something weird (and possibly inadvertent) Sean... i've extracted something quite significant (for me) from a scene in your intro. I've taught myself to shoot, although not exclusively, with both eyes open. A little tricky at first - shifting the emphasis from the visual field of one to the other, but it has got progressively smoother. So thank you - there are times when it really makes a difference. Cheers.
Yes, sometimes it helps to have both eyes open to take in the general scene first and then when you've picked your moment you can focus in with one eye.
Mr Gallagher... 'Golden Hour' - you've travelled a bit; would you say that GH is best understood as being a period that varies in duration dependent on Latitude?
Yes, your latitude will certainly determine the time you have to play with in terms of the golden hour. Always adapt your shooting schedule depending on your geographical location.
I've long held the view that the golden 'hour' is a fictitious and spurious concept. Granted in some parts of the planet for certain parts of the year such a concept does have certain validity. But where I live in Northern England, around the Winter solstice, the golden 'hour' lasts practically the greater portion of the day as the winter sun never get's higher than about 14 degrees above the horizon. At the Summer solstice, that's the same elevation as half way through the golden 'hour'. If you spend your photography time waiting for ideal golden hour conditions, you will waste an enormous amount of shooting time and some great landscape opportunities. One famous landscape photographer once said 'photograph the light, not the location' and to me that means learning to make compelling images in so-called unfavourable conditions, e.g, dull flat lighting.
I seriously doubt (as you point out) you would have been so successful had you spent your working days waiting for ideal light.
Hi Berny. As a young aspiring photographer, I honed my craft photographing the landscapes and people of Lancashire 🙂 Of course, whether you live in northern England, or northern Kenya... the lighting will be vastly different during different times of the year. But no matter where you are, definitely shoot when the sun is low in the sky, if you have the chance. But as I said, it's not the be all and end all of a good photo. If the light isn't there, there are plenty of other 'tricks and techniques' the good photographer should have up their sleeve to still make an interesting picture.
this ten minutes was more usefull than all those dumb "masterclass" ads
😆 Glad it was useful!
The trouble with " the golden hour" in Yorkshire, is that, due to global warming, its now always cold and raining in summer!!
I cant get out at the minute, as there is so much shit coming out of the media that i cant move, being literally up to my chin in the stuff!!! 😟
I was in Yorkshire just last month and I can confirm it was raining 😆 Sadly, increased rainfall for the UK is predicted as a result of climate change. This will definitely hinder opportunities to shoot during the golden hour. Saying that, photographing in the rain can also make for wonderful opportunities for pictures. Perhaps a topic for a future video!
man you surely like taking oblique shots😅
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