Up bright and early to capture the gorgeous dawn light at the London Civic Gardens. I never regret getting out of bed to watch the sunrise, it always melts my heart.

4:45 am – Wake up call

5:15 am – Arrive on location and shoot pre-sunrise light

5:42 am – Sunrise, keep shooting

6:15 am – Incorporate sun flares into photographs

6:45 am – Wrap shoot

7:00 am – Breakfast

7:45 am – Download cards and add meta data

8:15 am – Choose selects

10:00 am – Tweak images

11:00 am – Upload photographs

Whew! Busy morning but I’m thrilled with the results.

You may recognize that first image from our July 2012 calendar, if you like it be sure to download it and add some sunshine to your desktop.

Where are your favourite early summer morning spaces? Cafe tables in France? Vineyards in Italy? English gardens? Or tucked away between the crisp cotton sheets of a quaint bed and breakfast?