Gina started breaking down the Christmas tree this evening and I protested, saying we hadn’t shot our annual family Christmas portrait. I use “annual” loosely here. So I got all my pitchure takin’ junk out. In hindsight, it would have been better to think of this earlier in the season. I would have shaved and worn a decent shirt and we would have combed Abby’s hair.
It was little touch and go with Abby until she grabbed the camera remote from me and started shooting the pictures herself. As long as I let her push the button, she was content to sit with us — for a little while at least.
We tried to get her to take a photo of just me and Gina, but she wouldn’t stay out of the shot. When Gina saw the photos she said we could make a photo Christmas card just like everybody else. I wondered if we could get a good post-holiday deal on those.
I shot this last one. It would have been better if Gina had unwrapped the candy cane.
Strobist info: SB-600 at 1/8 camera right fired into reflective umbrella. SB-26 high back camera left on 1/64 for rim/hair light. ISO 200. Gina’s and Abby’s faces catch the light right, but I’ve got a deep shadow over my right eye that’s bothersome. I’ll have to remember that. In the last one, Gina seems to be getting some fill on the shadow side from a CFL in a nearby lamp. I need to watch for that, too, I guess.
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I don’t know about Xmas cards but Party City has all of their Chanukah stuff on sale for half off. I also need to shoot some macro stuff of watches. any tips?
what a good looking family
Zman: Use a real macro lens. And you’ll want to use some office paper in front of your flashes to control the specular highlights on those shiny watch faces.