10 tricks to make better photos this Christmas
This Christmas, 8 out of 10 Spaniards are going to take pictures, they are going to pose and they are going to share them in social networks. And no wonder because every second 9,000 pictures are shared on social networks, according to data obtained by Friendz. Almost 90 percent of Spaniards will use their smartphone to photograph the holidays, gifts and celebrations of Christmas and New Year's Eve and of all of them, at least 80 percent will share their photos uploading them to social networks.
The Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve dinners, and the Christmas dinner are the favorite moments to immortalize those unforgettable gestures of the festivities, looks, the decoration of the houses ... through the publication of their photographs in their social profiles. According to the survey conducted by Friendz, 90 percent of these photos go to Facebook and Instagram, the favorite social networks for social use. If the normal average of publications of the users is of 4 to the week, in these days the number grows a 120 percent arriving to share up to 20 photos in the next 3 days.
10 tricks to make good photos at Christmas
1. Prepare your camera before the celebration. Not only do you need to prepare the camera on New Year's Eve, but also have the battery fully charged, memory card with enough space, tripod or similar ... It seems that no, but there are a number of elements that we must not forget if we want to be able Take pictures in those special moments like New Year's Eve.
2. Take pictures without flash. Turn off the flash and let the ambient lights set the mood of the moment. The magic of the lights of the tree or the flame of the candles will give a different touch to your Christmas photos, do not forget that the white lights illuminate the skin better. If you can set your camera, increase the ISO to at least 800. Shutter speed 1/60.
3. Pictures of the moment of the gifts. The opening of gifts is a key moment of the night. The scene unfolds very quickly, and there are no second chances. If your camera allows it, configure it in continuous or burst mode.
4. Close-ups One way to take nice pictures is to play with the decoration and the close-up of the person we want to take the picture. In these dates the houses are more decorated for this reason play with these elements can be highly recommended.
5. The details of the photos. The first planes not only to our children and relatives but also to the objects plays with the defocus to give it an artistic touch. It is not necessary to make the typical face photos and smiling to show joy and happiness, dare.
6. Christmas lights and Christmas decorations. The lights and Christmas decorations that we will find in almost all the Christmas photographs are a basic element to accompany these photos.
7. Turn off automatic white balance. By automatically neutralizing extreme color models, the credible digital color is interpreted dramatically. It is important to remember that not all photographs need white balance.
8. The time of dinner. When everything is ready for dinner, the decorated table, the food served, and the people sitting at the table. Take advantage of every moment to take some good pictures.
9. Family photography. In all parties and New Year's Eve dinners can not miss family photography. It is the most important memory, since they are all participants, the one that everyone wants to have.
10. Luminous backgrounds. The lights of the decorations can also be perfect for the background of the photos.
Marina Berrio
