Capturing the Magic

Ah, the holiday season - a time filled with twinkling lights, cozy moments, and, of course, capturing those precious memories with your little ones! Here are some tips to take some awesome photos of your kids this Holiday season! You do NOT need a big fancy camera for this! I promise!




For this photograph I put my kids in their matching Christmas jammies and I took my husbands cell phone and a book light and had the light shinning up at my kids inside the book. I turned all the remaining lights off in the room except for the lights of the Christmas tree. I ended up finalizing it and adding an overlay, but that isn't necessary! You can definitely still capture a beautiful photo without it!




For this photo I had my daughter write Santa on an envelope because it's way cuter in children handwriting. I placed my camera in the mailbox and had my daughter put her letter to Santa in while I used a remote shutter to help me fire my camera. This would still work with your iPhone!

This one takes a little more prep, but if you have a new baby then you must try it! Find yourself a Santa suit and a little knitted outfit and when your baby is in a sleepy state then lay them on their belly and stand infant of a nice natural light source. Remember what's positioned behind you. For this shot I had a mini Christmas tree to add some pretty detailed lights.

This one is super easy and fun! Give your kiddo a fun mug. I didn't have anything in this because well I knew it would be spilt everywhere. I gave my daughter these fun ear muffs and put her in front of our big window in our front room and told her pretend to be drinking hot chocolate. We finished with a real cup of hot chocolate to celebrate!

Go out and capture the memories!

This is really not difficult. You do not need a ton of props or a big fancy camera. The biggest suggestion I have is pay attention to your light source! You want to make sure your subject is well lit. A big window in your house will be a perfect light to create such magical moments of your kids. My kids love creating these with me and I know yours will too!