Holiday Photography Tips

On holiday it’s all too tempting to try to cram everything you can see into a photograph, and create a cluttered image rather than a beautiful image. Take many photos, try different angles. Try placing your subject off centre, this way you can capture more of their surroundings without over doing it.

Interval Photography

At celebratory holidays such as Christmas, set you camera to interval shots if it has this feature. This means the camera will take shots at regular intervals with no intervention from yourself. So you can get on with enjoying your time without having to worry about missing something. As you are not directly pointing the camera at your subjects the images you end up with are more likely to be natural and more ’real’.

Group Photos

Trying to get a group of people together to have their photo taken can be a task and a half, and trying to get them to all look the same way can be an even bigger challenge. I’m afraid we can’t help you with the ’herding’ element of this, but we can advise you to take many many shots, to increase the chances of getting everyone looking their best. You can go back through and delete the ones you don’t want afterwards to get back some of your card memory.

Flash Photography

Flash use is mostly associated with indoor, dark filming. This is not necessarily true. Try using your flash outdoors to create stronger contrasts and more impressive images.

Use Reflections

If you can, use reflective surfaces such as water, mirrors, glass, to give your picture an unusual and artistic feel.

Be Prepared!

Remember to charge your battery and clear your memory card before leaving home. Take your charger with you too, you never know just how many photographs you might take!