Photographing Christmas

Christmas is such a great time for taking pictures!  Here are a few ideas that you might like to try to create some great photos for Christmas.

1) Take pictures with a ball ornament. This is a pretty fun idea.  You take a picture of a glass ball ornament and you can see the scene in the reflection.  You can have a lot of fun with this and be creative as you want.

2) Take a Christmas tree bokeh shot. Bokeh is basically the light in the out of focus area of a photograph.  To achieve this look you will want to use a low f-stop such as f1.8 or f2.5.  I usually try to do it with the lowest stop on my lens.  Even if you have a point and shoot you might be able to do this.  Some point and shoots do have a way to change the settings.  Focus on your subject and make sure the Christmas tree lights are in the background.

3) Black and white Christmas pictures. I love to make some of my pictures from Christmas morning black and white.  It makes your pictures appear a little more classic and magical.

I am always taking pictures, especially when my husband is gone.  I want to make sure he doesn’t miss anything.  So this Christmas morning, don’t forget your camera and capture some great memories