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Category: Holidays & Special Event Photography

Photography Question 

Twynette Deloris Reynolds
 

Christmas Tree Pictures


I would like to know if there would be a problem taking a subject in front of a christmas tree with lights. Will this cause any affect to your pictures? What advice could you give me concerning taking Christmas pictures? Also, taking pictures in front of a glass window with a Christmas tree in front of it. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Ms. Nette


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November 27, 2005

 

Joyce S. Bowley
  There's some articles here at BP that address Christmas photography: here's one from the Home Page:
Photographing Christmas Lights and Other Holiday Happenings

I've seen a few threads here on Q&A lately, as well. You might search Christmas and find them.


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November 27, 2005

 

Mark Feldstein
  The short answer is no. The easiest thing to do is use daylight type film and a little bit of fill-in flash on your main subject so as not to wash out the color of the lights around them.
Mark


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November 27, 2005

 

John P. Sandstedt
  It depends on whether the Christmas Tree is the subject of the picture. If not, focus and expose for your subject - but don't, necessarily, expect the tree and its lighting to be great.


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November 28, 2005

 

Aaron Reyes
  use a cross filter! those look cool with lit trees.


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December 03, 2005

 
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