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Holiday Photo Ideas Webinar PDF
Kara Powell Photography Webinar PDF on Holiday Ideas, How to shoot Christmas ...
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Holiday Photo Ideas
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Agenda
•How to shoot Christmas lights•Documenting the holidays•Photo traditions•Christmas card ideas•Starting 2010 fresh! Dataorganization
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Christmas Lights
How to shoot Xmas Lights
1.Start taking pictures early. Dusk is the best time totakepicturesof Christmas lights. Start planning your shotsaround sunset and take your pictures before it getscompletely dark.2.Position your camera to get as much sky in the picture aspossible. This will give you a solid background.3.Set the white balance of your camera to "tungsten." Thiswill balance the glow of the lights and also make the sky aroyal blue.4.Use a tripod to keep your camera steady. This will preventyour pictures from blurring.5.Take a picture every minute until dark to get a range ofshots. When there is too much light, the Christmas lightswill appear dim. When there is not enough daylight left,your pictures will be too dark. In between these times, yourChristmas lightpictures will look great.
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Starburst Effect
•The first thing you need to do to make yourChristmas lightslook like stars is to check your digitalcamera manual to see if your camera allows you to adjust lens aperture, or f-stop. If you have adigital SLR camera, then you will definitely be able to do this.If you have a point and shootcamera, then you will have to check to see if your model has this feature (many do).•Once you figure out whether you can change aperture in your camera, you will need to put yourdigital camera into Aperture Priority Mode (often abbreviated Avmode). This mode allows you tochoose an aperture (or f-stop) and then the camera itself will choose an appropriate shutter speed.•After you put your camera in Aperture Priority mode, you next need to choose an aperture that willcause your Christmas lights to be shaped like stars. Small apertures do this. Inphotography,anexample of a small aperture is f/22 or f/36 (the larger the number is on the bottom of the fraction,the smaller the hole or aperture will be). Choose the smallest aperture your camera lens canmanage to get the maximum star effect.•Next you need to mount your camera on a tripod. Choosing small apertures will result in very longshutter speeds, so hand holding your camera is not really an option. Place your camera securelyon a tripod to eliminate any possibility of movement or shake that will result in blur.•It is now time to position the camera near some Christmas lights. You may choose to take a close-up picture of a single light to really emphasize the starburst effect. Or you might choose to take apicture of an entireChristmas tree or outdoorlight display.•When the camera is in position, press the shutter and allow thecamera to take the picture.Depending on how dark it is, you may end up with an exposure time of a few seconds. If you reallywant to ensure that the camera does not shake during this time,use a remote shutter release.•Review the picture you took to be sure it isn’t blurry. Take more if need be and be patient as youmaster this type of slow shutter speed photography.
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– http://www.flickr.com/photos/addymai/3111601015/ (white lights) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/addymai/3112433254/in/photostream/ (color)
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Holiday Photo Ideas Webinar PDF
Kara Powell Photography Webinar PDF on Holiday Ideas, How to shoot Christmas lights, Christmas card ideas and organization for 2010.
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