Cornwall Photography Guides

Knowing when to stand there

Most of photographing Cornwall is turning up in the right place at the right hour. These are the notes I have built up doing exactly that — the dates, the conditions, and the settings that work.

How to photograph the Milky Way

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How to photograph the Milky Way

When the galactic core is up, where the dark skies are, and the camera settings that actually capture it — a beginner-friendly guide, from a photographer shooting it over the Cornish coast.

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Golden hour on the Cornish coast

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Golden hour on the Cornish coast

The best light of the day, and how to be standing in the right place when it arrives — when golden hour falls through the year, where to shoot it in Cornwall, and the settings that hold the colour.

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When does the full moon rise behind St Michael's Mount?

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When does the full moon rise behind St Michael's Mount?

The dates for the next 18 months — and why the evening you choose matters far more than the date.

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Bioluminescent plankton in Cornwall: when and where to see the sea glow

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Bioluminescent plankton in Cornwall: when and where to see the sea glow

What causes it, the months worth watching, the conditions that trigger it, and how to photograph something that will not stay still.

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