Free on every plan
Ideas for the shoot,
and when the light is good.
Poses and prompts for relaxed, natural photos, sun times for any day and place, and camera settings to start from. On every plan, free.
Free Sites Studio Free on every plan, with no trial and no time limit.
Ideas for every kind of shoot
Over a thousand ideas
Poses to set up, and prompts: things to say that get people moving and laughing.
With photographs
Most have a photograph, credited to the photographer who took it.
Find the right one
Search a word like “walking” or “veil”, or pick weddings, couples, families, newborn, pets and more.
When the light is good
Golden hour and blue hour
Sunrise, sunset, solar noon, and the morning and evening golden and blue hours, for any day.
For the place you are shooting
Pick a city, use where you are standing, or type the coordinates of the spot.
In the place’s own time
Times are local to the place, and the time zone follows it.
Camera settings to start from
Eight situations
Bright sun, open shade, golden hour, window light, a dim reception, a sparkler exit, kids on the move and groups.
Aperture, shutter and ISO
With a tip for each, written for a full-frame camera.
On your phone, with no signal
Kept for the venue
Open Posing once in the Meridian Photographers app and the library, sun times and camera settings work with no signal.
Questions people ask
Is it really free?
Yes. The library, sun times and camera settings are on every plan, including Free, with no trial and no time limit.
Can I plan shoots and share mood boards?
Yes, on Free and Studio: keep favourites, add your own poses, save a shoot with its shot list, print it, and send your client a mood board to heart. Hosted by Meridian has the library, sun times and camera settings; favourites and saved shoots are kept by a studio account.
Do sun times allow for hills and buildings?
No. They are for an open horizon, so hills and buildings bring sunset earlier than the time shown.