▲A low aperture will make the sun's rays look clearer and give it a starburst effect.

▲These are particularly helpful if you want to capture different sky colors and add contrasting elements.

▲Including polarizers and UV. These will have an impact on the contrast and saturation of your sunset photos.

▲Clouds can really make or break a good sunset photo. A partly clouded day will be more interesting to shoot.

▲The focus point works best around one-third of the way up on the photo.

▲If you want to get the most of all the editing tools you have at your disposal, RAW is the format you want to be shooting your sunsets.

▲Shooting in High Dynamic Range (HDR) will affect the ratio of light to dark in your pictures. This feature can even be found in smartphones.

▲When capturing a sunset, shoot in aperture priority with exposure compensation. You can then switch to manual mode and play around with all those amazing colors after the sun sets.

▲You can play with these. Try it with people, objects, or whatever you like.

▲We've all been guilty of this. Try shade instead. This will give your sunset pictures a warmer, golden tone.

▲Colors change around 25 minutes after sunset. It's almost as there were two sunsets, so don't miss the second one!

▲Look for a foreground first and use it to add depth to your sunset photo.

▲Sometimes, the best sunset photo is not in front of us, but behind us. The landscape opposite the sunset can be actually more interesting.

▲Underexpose your photos slightly. This will make the sunset colors more rich and dramatic.

▲The bottom or top third of the photo are the best options, depending on whether you want to include more sky or highlight other elements.

▲Sounds basic, but we all do it. Obviously, the images in your LCD screen will look darker, so you won't be taking accurate photos.

▲This might sound like a no-brainer, but we're all guilty of it. Dust spots can be visible and can potentially ruin a good photo.

▲This will darken the sky and allow the landscape to have enough light. It will give your pictures a more dramatic effect too!

▲Avoid having the horizon line at the level of the person's neck. Instead, aim for the chest or waist.

▲Download a sunrise/sunset app and you'll never miss a sunset again!

▲Sometimes a great sunset photo is about getting the right reflections, such as the sun reflecting on water.

▲To avoid this, use a tripod with a bubble level. Though many cameras now have electronic levels.

▲This is an automatic mode, which will not allow you to have creative control over aperture and shutter speed for instance.

▲Including flying birds in a sunset photo can make it more interesting.

▲If you shoot in JPEG, don't forget to change your picture style/mode to landscape.

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Some of the best sunset photos are taken in the evenings of rainy days. If the sky starts to open up, it's your cue to go out and take some pictures.

▲Your image may look darker on your camera's LCD. Until you've seen it on a computer screen, it's safer to trust the histogram.

▲It's important to use flash if you're shooting a portrait with the sunset in the background. Otherwise the subject will be too dark.

▲Sometimes the best sunset colors are captured through reflections. Look for windows, car windshields, buildings, etc.

▲The opposite is also true, so a wide-angle lens will make the sun look smaller.

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With photography going mainstream since the introduction of digital cameras, millions of people took it up as a hobby. Not so long after, the introduction of smartphones with cameras completely revolutionized the world of photography.

With such exposure (pun intended), more and more people are starting to take photography more seriously, really trying to take the best photos they can. From portraits to landscape, we all like to take nice pictures.

One of our favorite subjects are sunsets. The colors are absolutely stunning, so it's natural that many of us like to capture them. But what makes a good sunset picture and what can you do to improve it? Well, this is exactly what you'll find out in this gallery.

Are you a budding photographer looking to improve your sunset photos? Click through and take your sunset photography skills to the next level!