Therearevarioustoolsandapplicationsthatcangiveyoua
roughidea ofthestarttimesand durationof thegolden
hourin certainareasby typingin postcodes,theGolden
Hour Calculator and Sunseeker being two of the more
useful ones.
Whenusingreflectorsinthegoldenhourthephotographer
should be mindful to select the most appropriate ones;
placingagoldreflectorintoanalreadywarmandglowing
light will be overkill, whilea silverreflector may cool
down the subject to a degree where the use of the
golden-hourlightislost.Awhitereflectorislikelytobe
the most appropriate if a reflector is needed; however,
experiment and see what works for the shot.
The Blue Hour is then the time between sunset and
completedarkness,orthetimejustbeforesunrise,where
thelightisdarkblue.Againsomewonderfulimagerycan
beproducedatthistime;howeversomeformofadditional
lightingsuchasoff-cameraflashwouldneedtobeutilized
to create portraiture.