Christmas Card Photo Ideas
Creative Pose Options for this Year’s Holiday Card
Before you take this year's Christmas card photo, consider some of these ideas to make your family picture truly merry.
Everyone is always striving to have the perfect family photo to put in their Christmas cards and newsletter. Try any of these suggestions to have an original snapshot for your holiday card this year.
Outdoor Shots
- Build a snowman for each member of the family, but don’t put heads on them. Instead pose with each of your heads resting on the body of the snowmen.
- Get a photograph of Dad dragging an evergreen tree through a snowy yard followed by your excited children.
- If you have several children, consider an action shot of all of them on a wooden sled coming down a snowy hill. You will want to be able to see the expression of thrill on their faces.
- Get up on a ladder and take an overhead photo of your children lying in the snow making snow angels.
Close-ups
- On a snowy day, go outside and take a picture of your children looking out a frosty window in amazement at the snow falling down.
- Take a close-up up photograph of your children putting the star on top of the Christmas tree. They should be looking at the star, not the camera. The idea is to capture the excitement in their faces.
- This is a tricky shot, but hang a large, clear ornament on your tree and have your children look at it. The shot you want to take is of the ornament itself, capturing the children’s reflection in it.
- Outside on a winter’s night, take a close-up picture of your children holding a candle and looking at the flame. You just want to get their faces and the candle. The glow of candlelight will add a nice effect to their faces.
Going For Cute
- If your kids are quite young, try something cute for the photo. Maybe a young child cautiously trying to bite into a gingerbread man ornament hanging on the Christmas tree, when they thought no one was looking.
- A charming photo would be to have one child holding mistletoe over the other child’s head and kissing them on the cheek.
- Have your children lying on the ground underneath your Christmas tree on their stomachs, as if they are peeking out from under it. Their heads can be resting on their hands. You can include a witty caption with it, such as “The Best Gift of All”.
- You could do a modern-day version of the Norman Rockwell Christmas picture that shows two children in front of the fireplace, one looking up, the other looking straight at the camera asking, “Is He Coming?”.
- Take a photograph of the whole family looking through the center of a very large Christmas wreath.
Remember, any photo of your family is a great photo. If you are looking for more Christmas ideas, be sure to see the article, Easy Christmas Cookie Decorating and The Best Gifts for Women.
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