Are you a crazy picture-taker when it comes to the holidays? Do you try to get a shot of every moment taking place during the big day?
Hello, my name is Eric and I am a Christmas Photo Abuser (CPA). Hiiiii Eric.
My tendency every Christmas was to break out the camera and snap as many shots as I could of the ensuing chaos. Presents opening. Children happy. Children playing. Presents breaking. Children sad. Glares from wife. However, recently I have backed down on that requirement and focused on particular shots for the day. This helps me keep my mind where it needs to be – centered on family and friends during this special occasion.
Think ahead of time of the most important shots, and make sure you get them. But don’t sit the whole morning with a camera in your lap. Get down and play. Do funny dances with a Santa hat on. Heck, go 1980’s vcr-camera-retro and set one up in the corner of the room, hit record, and leave it. Those tapes are always good for a laugh in 20 years.
Eric Doggett is an Austin, Texas photographer. He just relaunched his new site which includes tons of images and several behind-the-scenes videos. He also runs BoxOfficeBaby.com, a site where you can order custom birth/party announcement cards and posters – including some unique tech birth announcements. You can reach him at doggett (-at-) doggettstudios.com.
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Great advice. I generally find myself trying to take pictures but then getting distracted/involved with the festivities and very few photos ever get taken….
I do think you may be on to something with setting a video camera up in the corner and just forgetting about it!
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Yes, yes, put down the camera… on the tripod with long exposure so you can film the beautiful lights!!!
What a great post. My girlfriend is terrible and I think she saw the whole of xmas through a camera lens, and on boxing day she spent the whole day photoshopping pics and then uploading them to facebook. Will I ever see her without a camera hiding her face?