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MONTH SUNRISE FAMILY PETS ADULTS
Jan 7.45-8am 8.45am 8.45am 8.45am
Feb 6.45-7.45am 8.30am 8.30am 8.30am
Mar 6.30-6.45am 7.30am 7.30am 7.30am
Apr 5.30-6.30am 7.30am 7.30am 7.15am
May 5-5.30am 7.30am 6.15am 6.15am
Jun 5am 7.30am 6am 6am
Jul 5-5.30am 7.30am 6.15am 6.15am
Aug 5.30-6.15am 7.30am 6.30am 7am
Sep 6.15-7am 7.45am 7.30am 7.45am
Oct (BST) 7-7.45am 8.30am 8.15am 8.30am
Oct (GMT) 6.45am 7.30am 7.30am 7.30am
Nov 6.45-7.45am 8.30am 8.30am 8.30am
Dec 7.45-8am 8.45am 8.45am 8.45am
Earliest start times for outdoor photoshoots

Standard photoshoots

  • you might think we’re mad, suggesting an early morning photoshoot, however these can be lovely moments in the day for two reasons:  the scenery and weather can be simply stunning – but also, the early start means there are less people about to watch you during your photoshoot,
  • we have professional mobile studio lighting that we can bring to any location, indoors or outdoors, which will make you look fabulous wherever you are, however, there’s only so much that artificial lighting can do,
  • if you’re after an outdoor photoshoot, and you don’t mind having dark backgrounds, then you can choose any time of day for your photoshoot,
  • however, if you want an outdoor photoshoot with lighter, naturally-lit backgrounds, like most people do, then we’ll need to make sure there’s sufficient light before we start an early morning photoshoot, usually no earlier than 30-45 minutes after sunrise,
  • for example, in April and late August the sun rises around 6-6.30am in the south of the UK, so we would aim to start a photoshoot no earlier than around 7.15am,
  • whereas in late June the sun rises around 5am in the UK so we could start earlier, but not before 6am – though we’re not realistically expecting you’d want to be up that early in the morning! (but if you are, that’s great – you’ll get some gorgeous summery photos with some beautiful morning light),
  • the table on the right shows the earliest start times for outdoor photoshoots, with different times for families, pets and adults.

Sunrise photoshoots

  • for photoshoots where you want to see the sunrise, these must start a lot earlier – often 30 minutes before the actual sunrise,
  • however, if the area is surrounded by trees or tall buildings, these times can vary.

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