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Golden-hour portraits on a phone
Tutorial
5 steps
Any phone
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What you need
Your phone
The last hour of sun
A white wall or card
Someone patient
Steps
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01
0:00
Find the light
Go out in the last hour before sunset. Look for open space to the west.
02
0:06
Put the sun behind them
Backlight gives the glow in the hair. Bounce light back with the card.
03
0:12
Lock exposure on the face
Long-press the face, then drag the sun icon down a little.
04
0:18
Shoot from low
Crouch so the horizon sits at their shoulders.
05
0:24
Warm the edit
Warmth up, highlights down, done.
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Pocket reflector
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