As the song says, “Christmas is the best time of the year.” This is the time when families come to dine together and feel that love and generosity in the air. With a moment like this, it’s only right to capture this moment through digital photography and here are the steps to capture that memory directly on still images.
1. Prepare a list: In Christmas photography it is important that you have your digital camera ready. However, remember that the most frustrating thing that can happen in photography is your camera running out of disk space or battery, so make sure you have a fully charged battery or spare batteries and enough space on your memory card. .
2. Set up your own portrait zone – find a nice backdrop or create one where you can get great shots of everyone.
3. Capture the preparation stage: Do you want to be artistic? Capture your family members right at the moment of preparing food, wrapping gifts and placing decorations in the area. And with the perfect angle, you’ll have still images that are fluid and expressive with their movements.
4. Find points of interest, but only by shot: Set your camera to focus on just one item in the photo. This will give you a very artistic take suitable for the occasion. Remember, less focal point is more in photography.
5. Arrange all the family members for a group photo: Nothing will beat the memory of family members gathered for Christmas. Place family members in the correct positions to get the best shot that will remind you of this holiday season.
6. Make sure holiday photos fill your frame: Don’t waste too much frame space. You’ll make a better focal point when zooming in on your subject at the right angle and lighting.
7. Get closer when taking pictures: This is related to the sixth tip. Most of the time, zooming in may not give the best angle and shot, so it’s best to get closer to the subject to fill all the space in the frame.
8. Take photos without the flash on: Most of the time, the flash distorts the expression of the photo. So it is better to take pictures without flash, even at night, and let the Christmas light illuminate a natural feeling in your photography.
By following these steps, you will have photos as if taken by a professional photographer, suitable for a special occasion of the year.