Christmas is one of those times of year that make you want to pull out the big camera.  So I thought it would be a good time to share a recap of the Christmas photography tips that I have written in the past.  From Christmas lights, to capturing the action, to ideas for what photos you should take, here are three blog posts to help you photograph Christmas.

Christmas Lights Bokeh

One of the most common questions I hear about photographing Christmas lights is “How do I make the lights look like blurry bubbles?”  You’ve probably had that happen by accident before and in this tutorial, I show you how to do it on purpose.

blurry Christmas lights bokeh

Try Shutter Priority Mode to Fix Blurry Photos

There aren’t too many things more disappointing than reviewing your photos after a special day only to find that everyone’s faces or hands are blurry.  This happens largely because the camera needs more light and so it keeps the shutter open longer.  And that’s fine if your camera is on a tripod and you aren’t photographing things that move and breathe.  You could use the camera’s built-in flash, but that washes out skin tones and often makes the background dark.  In this blog post, Use Shutter Priority to Keep Christmas in Focus, I teach you how to use this setting on your camera instead of the flash.  It’s one of my favorite tips for new photographers!

boy opening Christmas giftChristmas Photo Inspiration

If you’d like to add a little more variety to your Christmas scrapbook pages this year, check out my Top 10 list of Christmas photo ideas.  Be sure to check out number 9 where I give you a little trick to get better photos of outdoor holiday lights!

Outdoor Christmas Lights display

Learn Photography with Me

If you enjoyed these Christmas photography tips, you will probably love my free mini-course.  You can sign up for that here and you’ll get a new tip delivered right to your inbox every other day for about two weeks.