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Watch: As the sun sinks toward the horizon, the sky turns from white to orange-gold and the shadows stretch longer and longer. The low warm light gilds both skin and grass.A line-art demo that only illustrates the technique, not finished footage.

Image · Lighting

Golden Hour黄金时刻

Warm sun at a low angle, long shadows, gold in the air.

Category: Lighting
Group: Basics
Medium: Image
Library: 111 / 166

Want to merge it with other techniques (shot size, lighting, style…) into one full prompt? Click “Add to combo”, then pick one from each of the other terms.

Prompt templates are written from how generation models usually behave and have not yet been verified one by one with real generations. “Common pitfalls” are judgment from experience, not official limits.

When to use it

Landscapes, outdoor portraits, when you need a gentle mood.

Prompt template

golden hour natural light, very low sun, warm raking light, long soft shadows, faint golden haze in the air.

Sample prompt · generate an image directly

The technique comes first, followed by the subject, scene, details and aspect ratio. Paste it straight into an image model and swap in your own subject.

Golden hour natural light, the sun very low, warm raking light, long soft shadows, a slight golden haze in the air. A park path in autumn: an elderly couple walks slowly hand in hand, fallen leaves glowing in the backlight, their shadows stretched long. 3:2, natural warmth, not a blown-out wash of orange.

Common pitfalls

Oversaturated to orange-red, like a cheap filter.
The sun has already set and the light is blue-gray, but the prompt still says golden hour.

Parameter tips

About an hour after sunrise and before sunset; “low angle, long shadows” is more reliable than just writing golden hour.