Merry Christmas | Wilmington NC Family Photography

Merry Christmas from my family to yours! This was our Christmas card this year. If you want to be included on my mailing list please email your address to lesley@lesleyveronikaphotography.com. 

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How to photograph your kids better in front of the Christmas tree | Wilmington NC Family Photographer

I can't even believe it.. Christmas is only a few days away! Last Monday I talked about how to photograph your Christmas tree. Check out that post here. Today I want to take those rules and apply them to portraits. I will show you how to photograph your kids better in front of the Christmas tree. There are several ways you can do it. I am going to show you two ways… The first way is how many professional photographers would recommend…

The set of photos below were actually taken during the day. I am lucky enough to have so much light in my living room…. we have four windows! I closed the blinds and curtains to all the windows except for one. Then I sat Olivia in front of the window with the tree behind her. The window is off camera to the left. I turned on the Christmas tree lights and made sure the flash on my camera was turned off. I opened my aperture almost as wide as it could go…. it was at f1.8, my iso was jacked all the way up! lol! And then I adjusted my shutter speed accordingly. Because there was so much light coming in the window my shutter speed was still pretty fast. It was 500th of a second. Then I clicked away. I gave Olivia a decorative "HoHoHo" sign to catch her attention and make sure she wouldn't wiggle around. :) So to recap:

1. Turn off your flash

2. Place your child in front of a window

3. Turn your camera to a low aperture

If you are not lucky enough to have a window in your living room or in a convenient spot you could always move the tree… but really... what a pain! lol! Or you could photograph at night. The photos below were taken at night… All the some of the same rules apply

1. Turn off your flash

2. Turn your camera to a low aperture

Except…

This time your shutter speed will be much slower. I would recommend turning your aperture to the lowest setting, jacking your ISO as high as it will go and turn down your shutter speed as low as you can go with out getting motion blur. For me that is 160th of a second. It might be a little higher for you until you get the hang of it. The only way to tell is practice! You can even turn on some over head lights to help the lighting situation. It probably won't be much of a difference but Christmas lights are a lot brighter then you would think. :) And viola, photos in front of the tree! My husband even took the second photo below! Thats how easy it is! Wish I could've taken credit for that one. Its one of my favorites! Again, I gave her a plastic ornament to grab her attention for a little while. 

Leave a comment below letting me know which lighting situation you like better. And post your photos of your kids in front of the christmas tree on my Facebook page here. Visit my website for more children photography at www.lesleyveronikaphotography.com.

Holiday Family Portraits | Wilmington NC Family Photographer

The Holiday's are almost here! Thanksgiving is only 5 weeks away! Time to start thinking about your holiday family portraits and holiday cards! Book your Holiday portrait session with Lesley Veronika Photography and receive 25 Holiday cards for free! That's a $59. value! Call 845.532.5870 or email lesley@lesleyveronikaphotography.com to schedule your session today!

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Holiday Portraits | Wilmington NC Family Portraits

It seems crazy doesn't it! Christmas is only 3 months away! Now is the time to book your holiday family portraits! Book by November 22nd and receive 25 holiday cards for free! A $59. value! Visit www.lesleyveronikaphotography.com or call 845.532.5870 to schedule your session today! 

One Year Old Twins Portraits | Wilmington NC Children's Photography

Last month I photographed Berta's beautiful twins for her Christmas portraits. They are about to turn one! It was so great being able to capture this mile stone in their lives. 

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Children Portrait Sessions | Wilmington NC

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Holiday Cards and gifts | Wilmington NC Holiday Portraits

Ok, so I know it seems a little early to be thinking about Christmas but it will be here before you know it! Book your holiday portrait session early and receive 25% off your holiday card order! Holiday Portrait sessions must be booked November 1st and orders placed by November 20th!

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