‘Tis the season!
For twinkly lights, giddy children, stories of Santa, reindeer, elves and snowmen, matching pajamas, first Christmases, wish lists, wrapping paper and memory cards full of photos.
For decorating, celebrating, collaborating, and all things fascinating.
For telling the age-old story of our Savior’s birth, candlelight, soul-stirring carols, and sleeping babes.
For family love, God’s gift from above, cozy nights by firelight, and hope in our hearts.
Thank you Beckham and Kellan for this fun, unique session by your Christmas tree! Happy 6-month birthday to Kellan as well! I so enjoy photographing these boys!
TIP: If you would like to photograph your children and/or family near your Christmas tree and would like to capture the beautiful twinkly lights as well as everyone’s faces, try photographing during the daytime without a flash. Hopefully your tree is set up near a large window — open the curtains and blinds and let in as much natural light as possible. Then, have everyone sit 3-4 feet in front of the tree, while you stand 5-6 feet or so beyond them (or set up a tripod with your camera at that distance). We did not have the space to do these distances in the session above, however, the light from the window as well as from the lights are all showcased nicely and the faces of the boys are illuminated well.
If you want to get even more technical and your camera allows you to change the settings, use a larger aperture (lower f-stop number) when shooting. It draws the focus tighter on the faces, and gives the background more of a blur.
