Don’t make the mistake of thinking that a Christmas photo has to be taken inside the house. Or even in your front yard. To find a spectacular photo opportunity, you don’t have to look any further than what the world around you has already provided. You can find some wonderful settings and great backdrops to make a special picture this year. If you live in an area where it doesn’t snow – maybe your state is more […]
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Something to consider when taking a Christmas tree portrait is the color on the walls. If you’re going to use a fully decorated and lighted tree in the photograph, don’t shoot the picture from too far away if you have white walls. White walls make are glaringly noticeable. You want the focus to be on the Christmas tree and the people in the picture, not on the walls. One of the easiest and most traditional family Christmas […]
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If you have a wacky sense of humor and you’d like that to be part of the picture, you can easily make it happen. For example, you can dress like the characters from a favorite Christmas movie such as the Grinch or Frosty the Snowman. You can do a North Pole theme Christmas portrait. You could have one person dressed as Santa, the rest as elves right down to the curved toe jingle shoes. You can pose […]
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If you’re using a digital camera, you should be able to take great shots no matter what the lighting situation is. But sometimes, you’ll need to take a few shots in order to figure out the right balance. If it looks off to you, then you can set it to balance on the camera manually. Look for the settings on the camera that change the lighting in regards to indoor or outdoor, overcast or bright daylight, regular […]
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Traditionally, knowing how to dress for Christmas pictures done in a studio or by a professional meant everyone dressed formally and wore red. You don’t have to dress that way! You can have everyone in your portrait wear blue jeans and white sweaters if that suits your family’s style better. Here are a few ways you can dress for your holiday portrait: Have everyone in the family dress like Santa’s helpers – or maybe dad could be […]
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