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How to Take the Best Christmas Photos

For Family Snaps Coordinating Colours Work Wonders

If you want to snap a picture of your family to put onto your latest family Christmas greetings card, then it is always a great idea to dress everyone in Christmas colours and make them coordinate. Mum, dad, grandma, grandpa and the kids all should have at least one colour in common. Red and green are always perfect to get that festive feeling. Coordinating does not mean dressing everyone in the same clothes. It means making sure that everyone wears something that blends in, perhaps a red or green bowtie, tie, waistcoat or even a hairband can do the trick.

Size Order Sittings

As absurd as it sounds, taller people should always go at the back, and smaller people should go at the front. It is important that everyone can be clearly seen in the photo and by taking the extra time out to ensure that everyone is sitting perfect, and in view of the lens will benefit your photo so much.

Smile for the Snap

Making sure that everyone has a smile for the photo is not as easy as it sounds. Sometimes a great idea to be able to make sure everyone smiles is to come out with funny words, make everyone laugh just as the camera flashes. Perhaps having someone that can stand there and take the photo for you will work best. We can all recall that awkward moment that the photographer stands there saying smile for the camera, say cheese! They are those timeless awkward moments of life that will sit with us for life, when a complete stranger tries to make you smile for the sake of a family get-together on a piece of paper. It always works though because watching them look so awkward can make you laugh. The long and short of it is that if you do not smile, you will not be able to have a picture that looks fab.

Hands Are Important

The correct positioning of hands is absolutely necessary to have the image looking more defined and perfect. Hands can look so awkward in photos; you need to make sure that everyone has their hands in the right places! Make sure that they are crossed, looking elegant, perhaps wrapped around someone. Whatever you feel looks best.

Practice Before You Have the Final Image

Use digital photography, get out the camera phone and snap a photo, check it out how everyone looks before the final cut is made. Have a practise run. It might sound really silly, especially to everyone that is present, but it will not be every day that everyone in your family is together for a family picture, so when you have the chance make sure that the final outcome will look fantastic, do practise.

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