Predicting Sunset Glow Before You Go: How Photographers Plan Sunrise, Sunset & Milky Way Shoots

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Landscape photographers jokingly say they 'live at the mercy of the weather' — weather and astronomical timing have a huge impact on our results.

If you check sunrise, blue-hour and Milky Way times in advance, your planning becomes far more targeted.

And if you can also predict the weather at your location — even the probability of sunset glow, rainbows or a sea of clouds — that's simply ideal!

Today Thomas introduces a free photography-planning mini app and shows you how to use it.

Video Tutorial

▶ Watch the video tutorial on Bilibili

Vertical mobile video — best watched fullscreen!

How to find this mini app?

Tap the mini-app card below: