Portraits Using the Golden Hours

Challenge #47 in the Photography 101 series. Hosted by AussieJo.

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Show me portraits shot as the sun is rising or setting to give that romantic golden glow. Subject has to be human

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My first entry, Taken at Trigg Beach Western Australia.

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i had only one photoin my gallery which is shot in golden hour. though its not good enough to win but u can see what golden hour is....

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seems nobody knows what golden hour is .......

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"A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer."

I want the photo to be of a person predominantly, mainly of their face. Wide angle shots that happen to have a person in it that is not just of the person will be disqualified.

The golden hour is when the sun is close to the horizon and casts a yellow glow on the preson.

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Folks could probably use a lesson on what the "golden hour" really is. There just happens to be an article covering that very topic: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/9851541926/golden-hour-photography

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