Remarkably, the position of the sun in the sky has a great impact on the whole scene. Take, for example, the golden hour, which is used in photography and cinematography; this is the period after sunrise or before sunset during which daylight is redder and softer. The reason why this particular time of day is so famous is because the Sun produces a soft, diffused light that is much more pleasant in contrast to the midday Sun.

We also have the sweet light or blue hour, which is the period of twilight every morning/evening and because of the Sun being below the horizon, the indirect sunlight takes on a predominantly blue hue.

However, why are we mentioning this here? Because now we are moving from a technical area to a more artistic stage where the choices we make are neither right nor wrong. There isn't any magic number that will create a beautiful visualization. Instead, we need to have a basic knowledge of how photography and cinematography work in...