With Christmas less than a week away I thought I would share some images of my Christmas tree and some photography tips for Taking Pictures of Christmas Lights.
Getting a good picture of your christmas lights isn’t always easy. To take the images of my lit Christmas tree,I turned off the flash but had the room lights on because I wanted to be able to see the decorations as well as the lights.
When you add people to the image this doesn’t always work. As you can see in the 1st image the flash is off and the Christmas lights on the tree look pretty but your people are in the dark so you need to use your flash to light up their faces even if it seems like there is enough light in the room.
When taking your Christmas pictures experiment,try with flash and without and see which one you like better.
When taking pictures of Christmas lights outdoors take your pictures during twilight and turn the flash off and use a tripod if possible.
The main rule for taking Christmas pictures is keep your camera close at hand,and relax it’s not about perfection but the memory.
Remember to take photos of your decorations, be creative,you can take Christmas images you can be proud of.
Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas
Bridget
