Christmas has arrived, and as much as we focus on food and gifts, we cannot forget the essentials, the magic that floats in the air, the joy that is breathed, this is what cannot escape our camera, these are the magical moments that must last in time Do you want to know how to represent them?Are you in the right place, open your heart and take a pencil and paper?
This is the stretch in which I will stop the most because, in my opinion, where you can find more magic, it is the moments, the people and the emotions lived. Throughout this Christmas (and in the days before), you will find many special moments to represent. To make sure none of them escape, have your camera handy at all times, with battery, with space on the map and with standard settings (won’t you be photographing with an ISO of 3200 in broad daylight and on the street?Check the settings before shooting to avoid surprises.
And what are those moments you need to anticipate to immortalize with your inseparable camera?
Christmas decoration
It’s a really nice time. If you live it as a family, without stress, with music that the atmosphere of the moment, with the collaboration of children, will be full of magic, if you are the decorative head, things get difficult, but do not miss, take a break from time to time.
Putting the decoration in the morning and when you’re well dressed, can it help?Not like us, who did it in low light, the camera wasn’t ready and we were in our pajamas on a rainy afternoon. that the same thing doesn’t happen to you? And if it is in pajamas it is at least your favorite and remains to be remembered; PAGS
It was last Christmas to test the tree lights, he started playing and all he had on hand was his cell phone?(In the blacksmith’s shop?).
The Advent Calendar
Some families prepare for this moment with great love and dedication, especially if they have children, if yours is one of these families, be sure to describe the process or part of it, for the preparation and the first day of Advent is already late, but the last one will surely be memorable!
New year toast
This seems to me to be one of the most exciting moments of the year, everyone is happy and excited about the arrival of the new year, the laughter of the congested half of the grapes and the joy of champagne (and what was ingested at the floating dinner?) a moment that’s really worth capturing with your camera, don’t you think?
Tip: Mount the tripod and keep the shutter handy, you can’t miss the moment or toast!
Christmas greetings
Are you one of those people who still send Christmas postcards?Please immortalize this endangered moment, write the postcard, seal it and leave it in a (almost outdated) mailbox is something you need to document. sent mine, dare you too? When you see the next picture, are you sure you love her?
Your children’s school party
If you have children, are you sure they play a role in school, a small theater, a carol, a live nativity scene?These moments are very magical for them, especially the fact that you’re there. Immortalize it and make sure you take a picture, because what your son or daughter will remember most is to see their mother and/or father looking at them with pride.
Tips: Enjoy the program, take a photo or two and retreat. You can do the same before and after you want, but it’s important that your toddler (and others) see their parents watching the show and not a bunch of phones and cameras upstairs. . Don’t use the flash when they’re on stage because it’ll only bother and if you have a telephoto lens it will do you good not to have to go up to the front row and cover up the rest of the parents?It is also important that you do not post photographs of other children without parental permission.
Opening gifts
I love the excited faces of a child or adult when they open a gift that has excited them. This moment, this microsecond is priceless, it’s magical. Sometimes it is difficult to capture it because it is very ephemeral, then the following tips: Adjust the light and speed settings before opening the gifts, place yourself in a strategic place and with an interesting perspective. Finally, shoot in bursts so you don’t miss this microsecond?
The arrival of the family member residing abroad
When I imagine this moment, I can’t help but listen to the music from the “The Almond” ad. If you are very young or live outside Spain, you will not know what I am talking about but if there is a place that has touched us in recent years at Christmas it is this one in which the “emigrant” of the family returned home for Christmas. Who hasn’t lived one of those moments?Prepare your camera and don’t miss this long-awaited embrace from parents and the separated child, or that of the two sisters who haven’t seen each other for so long, or lovers apart. Oh, I’ll be glad to imagine! (Anyone who knows what it’s like to spend Christmas Eve 2000 km from their family. )
Family photo
Rarely, except at Christmas, the whole family gathers, so it’s the perfect time to take a picture of the whole family, my advice is to opt for a classic pose but also take the opportunity for a funny photo. For example, you can put a hat on each of them, ask them to sing a carol, or count one of the funniest family anecdotes after the first shot and surprise them all with laughter. You can also team up with a volunteer “Santa Claus” “who appears behind the camera just as you take the photo to capture surprised faces or throw a stack of confetti when no one expects it. Will any invention you can think of to take a creative photo welcome?
Tips: Prepare location, lighting, and settings in advance. Place the camera on the tripod and use the camera’s remote trigger or automatic timer, in this photo you can’t miss it!Here are some tips that can be very helpful to you.
The encounter with Santa Claus or the Magi
This face of emotion sitting on Santa’s lap, or when they ask Baltasar’s ear for the gift they love so much, can’t be caught by oblivion, it’s too magical and special not to last in time. With the elders, you can. I also capture beautiful moments like the one I put next.
Tip: Take photos so you don’t miss even the most endearing gesture.
Some places are full of magic, such as Christmas markets or winter fairs, the places wherever you look there is something to photograph, take a tour of one of them. Special mention also for some display cases!
Tips: In low light a tripod will look great, if you’re going to photograph storefronts, especially during the day, use a polarizing filter to avoid reflections like the ones in the next photo.
If there is a time of year when there are great details, no matter where you look, it is Christmas On the table, on the windows, on the doors, in the tree, in the crib, in the children’s clothes, in the freshly made cookies, in the gifts?A display of magical details waiting to be captured by your camera and your sense of beauty?Some tips:
And speaking of lights, what better time than Christmas to capture the magic of lights that shine everywhere and practice the bokeh effect like the one in photography?Yes, I know, it has a pretty difficult name, but it’s not at all. do it in 7 simple steps, but basically it’s about using a big aperture to blur the background and the lights look like this.
It’s also the perfect time to photograph candles, remember the article we sent you a few weeks ago to your email about photographing candles and other fires, is it time to put it into practice?Oh, you’re not a VLP yet, and what are you waiting to do?All you have to do is leave your email to send you exclusive material?
And here are some tips for capturing the magic of Christmas, but before you say goodbye, here are 14 other tips for photographing Christmas.
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