A few days ago we talked about 3 tips for better Holiday Photos – (see~ Holiday Photo Tips: Part 1).
Now we will give a few more tips for getting those great photos for your digital scrapbooking projects from all your holiday events.
At writing this article we are coming into Christmas time so many of the photo example will be photos of this season, but these tips will work on any holiday ~ in fact, they are great for everyday photography too!
We are starting this article where Holiday Photo Tips: Part 1 – Tip 1 through Tip 3 left off!
Tip 4: Plan ahead ~ Charge Camera Batteries, Clear the Memory Cards, Get out the Tripod, Pick the places for the photos and Check the Lighting before you gather the gang.
After you have gathered everyone together then 
the last thing you want to have happen is to realize you forgot to charge the battery! This can make everyone grumpy before taking the family portrait or holiday photo!
In addition to making sure your batteries are charged (or you have replacements on hand), you will also want to make sure you have a place for your potential images to be recorded like outdoors in front of the decorated house, or indoors in front of the Christmas tree. Before you line people up take some test photos to check the lighting and see about how the place will look on film before gathering everyone! Also get your tripod set up and learn how to turn on the self-timer again before everyone shows up!
If you are shooting digital, clear your flash memory card so you will have room for the holiday shoots.
Tip 5: It is Ok to stage some photos. Go ahead and plan a photo think through all the detail and then set up the photo. It is defiantly OK to stage some of your holiday photos of people doing this or that. and putting them in the perfectly posed positions! Not all photos have to be candid.
When a photo is going to be used in a scrapbooking project then staging a few photos can make an extra nice photo for the scrapbooking page.
For example, go ahead and tell your children to look longingly at their presents under the tree! Put them just right in the photo with the surrounding elements – like in this photo by the trees, backs to the camera and feet showing!
Or pose Uncle John for a funny photo, like the one below. 
Now, don’t pose all the photos but posing a few adds some special fun to many digital scrapbooking projects!
Another great place to stage the perfect photo is when you are taking photos of food!
Arrange the food in a perfect position, and add extra touches to the scene. Make sure the background is not distracting! Taking the extra time to set the stage for a good photo will pay off when you scrap it.
Try these tips to see if you can get better Holiday Photos for your scrapbooking projects!
Have a very happy Holiday!
Enjoy!
Ps. Check back in a few days for more Holiday Photo taking Tips!
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