Dietxanadu

With my duties, shooting in the golden hour is just not going to happen. By the time I get everything ready it’s high noon and I have maybe 3 hrs before I need to pick up someone.

So what can I do to make High Noon look like early morning or sunset? I’m on SS so funds are tight. So I hope it is a simple fix or at lease a low coat one.

Thanks again for your help.

Diet

PrairieSeasons Loc: Red River of the North

Where are you? If you are further north of the equator, you actually have more than a golden "hour" during the winter months. I use a tool at http://www.sunearthtools.com/dp/tools/pos_sun.php to estimate the best time to shoot both at home and when I am planning to be elsewhere.

On this page, move the map to where you want to be shooting, then change the date to the date you want to be shooting. Then click the "execute" button.

Then go half way down the page to a sun position chart for that day and place. Your "golden hour" generally ends in the morning when the sun gets up to an elevation of around 20 degrees from the horizon and starts again in the afternoon when the sun gets back down to an elevation of around 20 degrees.

It's not an exact time or elevation, but generally the light is more friendly at and below those spots. Depending on where you are shooting, you may have more time than you thought. In Fargo, North Dakota, golden hour lasts about eight hours in the middle of December.

Good luck.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

If you're shooting a portrait, redirect the light.
Put them under a shelter or away from direct sunlight and use a reflector to add some directional light from somewhere other than directly in front. Foam core board works, disc reflectors come in a variety of options:
http://www.amazon.com/Neewer-110CM-Collapsible-Multi-Disc-Reflector/dp/B002ZIMEMW

Dietxanadu

I Bookmarked the page and will put it to goo use.

Thank you

14kphotog Loc: Marietta, Ohio

Coken has some filters that will work.

evobob Loc: San Diego USA

I use those disks,that GoofyNewfie is talking about they work great For redirecting &adding light

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Cokin makes some really useful filters.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/indepth/photography/hands-reviews/cokin-creative-filter-system
Part... actually, a lot of the "Golden Hour" has more to do with light direction than color.

tsomes Loc: Fargo ND

I laughed right out loud on that one. 8 hours in December is the entire number of daylight hours for us.

PhotoDeb Loc: San Francisco Bay Area

Learn to shoot with the light you have. Make high noon look like high noon, not something it isn't. You can still get good shots with harsh or diffuse ( overcast) lighting. The golden hour here is brief and I usually miss it anyway. Doesn't mean you can't get some outstanding shots. (the golden hour is quite lovely, though-do you have any free days in the week so you can get at least once a week in the lighting you are looking for?).

hiker60 Loc: Northern Idaho

Cool site. Thanks.

Al FR-153 Loc: Chicago Suburbs

Somewhere around the Arctic at this time of the year, the sun is in the golden hour almost 24 hours a day, Diet. The travel might be a little rough though. As far as SS goes, I'm sure that they will accept your checks and the cost of living is not nearly as high as here in the States.