golden hour
/ˈɡoʊldən ˈaʊər/
the soft, warm light just after sunrise or before sunset
golden hour in a sentence
“Prompting for golden hour turned the flat scene warm and long-shadowed.”
Origin of golden hour
photographers' term for the sun's low, golden cast
Related Words
backlit
lit from behind, so the subject rims with light
silhouette
a subject rendered as a dark shape against light
tenebrism
dramatic darkness with subjects spotlit out of black
sfumato
edges melted into smoky, gradual transitions
opalescent
showing a milky play of shifting colors
matte
a flat, non-reflective surface finish