Sunset photos don’t have to be taken in rural or beautiful manicured settings to be good photos.

I work in the city, and I often get home after dark; so in order to fill my quota of a photo-a-day, I’ve often taken photos of the sun setting in the city.

Photos taken at sunset tend to have the most punch when the sun is below the height of something. It could be a building or even just the top of a lamppost.

Just like other landscape photos, there are a few principles that need to be followed to get the best results every time.

1.  Think in thirds, the horizon should not be in the middle of the photo.

2.  There should be something of interest that draws your eye away from the sun to something else in the photo.