{"id":1812,"date":"2014-12-15T22:17:52","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T22:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.modernlensmagazine.com\/?p=1812"},"modified":"2015-04-17T18:26:08","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T18:26:08","slug":"christmas-photo-ideas-plus-a-quick-video-lesson-to-help-you-shoot-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/modernlensmagazine.com\/christmas-photo-ideas-plus-a-quick-video-lesson-to-help-you-shoot-them\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Christmas Photo Ideas PLUS A Short Video Lesson To Help You Shoot Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn To Take Beautiful Bokeh Christmas Photos With This Short Video Lesson<\/h3>\n

At the end of this article is a short video which will teach you how to use Christmas lights and make beautiful Bokeh shots. Here are seven photo ideas that perfectly complement this tutorial.<\/p>\n

#1 Christmas lights in the foreground<\/h3>\n

The image below was captured by placing Christmas lights in the foreground then focusing through the lights on the small boy this is a perfect use for the techniques taught in the video lesson.<\/p>\n

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Shot with an 50 mm lens at f\/1.4 and some colored christmas lights hanging in front of the lens.<\/p>\n

Image Source:\u00a0Mikko Reinikainen<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

#2 All white lights with a white sweater\/clothing<\/h3>\n

I really like this it is a very clean Christmas look.<\/p>\n

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Christmas bokeh<\/a> by TheAutumnLeaves<\/a><\/span> on DeviantArt<\/a><\/p>\n

#3 Opening Christmas with the tree lights as a Bokeh in the background<\/h3>\n

This is one of my absolute favorites. You could replicate this by simply adding a light in whatever package the child was opening.<\/p>\n

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GO TO THE NEXT PAGE FOR THE VIDEO TUTORIAL<\/a><\/h3>\n

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The following tutorial is all about how to create that beautiful Bokeh light.<\/p>\n

Evan from photoextremist.com shows us the various camera settings necessary to achieve this look with the string of Christmas lights. It’s really easy to achieve you can do it with a short or long lens and with a low or, medium aperture.<\/p>\n