Well that’s all folks! I can’t believe it’s September already but it’s come to the end of my summer internship with Jono & Laynie here in Brantford.

If you’ve been following my journey here (recap) you’ll know that I’ve done a lot of different things with J+L and I’ve learned a lot (5 things I’ve learned)!

I’ve enjoyed my time with J+L so much, they truly are the kindest people ever!! They’re so easy to work with and they’ve been very welcoming and friendly to me while I’ve been here. They’ve taught me new ways of editing and shooting and they’re never afraid to give me helpful pointers to make me a better photographer. I could go on and on about how awesome they are but I’m sure you already know that, right ;)

I’ve learned a lot about photography and built on the skills that I already had coming into this.

I also got to work with the very talented Paul from Photohouse and Tae from Tae Photography as well, so a big shoutout to them for letting me tag along to some of their shoots!

Thank you so much to Jon and Layne for being the best mentors ever, I had a great time here! :)

Check out all of my blogs and leave a like!

Meet Orianna
Real Estate Photography
Saturdays are for Reading
Depth of Field
Outdoor Photography
Studio Photography
Favourite Lens
5 Things I've Learned So Far
Photo Shoots with Friends
The Golden Hour
York University
Brantford Ribfest
Recap

Cheers!

-Orianna

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When is the perfect time for an outdoor portrait?

Have you ever wondered how photographers make outdoor photos look so amazing? It’s because they know when the best time is to take a photo.

The Grand River in Brantford, Ontario. Time: 8:45pm — The **Grand River** in Brantford, **Ontario.** Time: 8:45pm

You can’t just go outside at any time and take a photo. You have to wait until what is called the Golden Hour. The Golden Hour refers to the perfect time to take a photo outdoors, which is during or right after sunrise and sunset. These times have the perfect light.

They are the times when the sun is a golden orange colour and there are beautiful colours in the sky like pink and purple.

It’s the summer right now so the sunlight is really nice from 5:00am-7:00am and from 7:00pm-9:00pm. That is when the best photos are taken.

A lot of people think that a good time to take a picture is during the middle of the day at around 11:00am-4:00pm when the sun is at it’s peak (that’s when a lot of people chose to book their outdoor photo shoots), but actually that’s not a very good time to take pictures outside!

The light is at it’s worst at those times. The lighting is very contrasty and harsh because the light is right above you which causes strong highlights and shadows from the sun. For example, if you were taking a picture of a person in the sun there would be a strong shadow right behind them (which can look good if that’s what you’re going for) and unpleasing shadows under their eyes, nose, and chin.

But sometimes you don’t have a choice and you have to shoot during the day, so you can look for ideal weather conditions like cloudy skies which help to keep everything at the same exposure and helps to diffuse the sunlight.

So basically if you want to take an awesome photo outside, use the light from the sun coming up or going down. That’s the best time for photos.

Landscape photos are usually taken in the morning or evening as well.
I went to the Grand River here in Brantford to take some photos in the evening.