Article by Jeremy Smith
Sending out Christmas photo cards is an honored tradition for many families. It’s a great way to celebrate the holiday and to get in touch with people who you might otherwise not see. But when you do get in touch, you want to ensure that your family makes a positive impression. These tips will help ensure that your Christmas photo cards come out beautifully every year.
Start By Creating A Theme
The best images aren’t simply the result of random gatherings of people. They’re very carefully planned, and have very specific parameters and goals in mind. For example, you might decide to have a winter wonderland theme, which would extend to the background and perhaps even to how you style what everyone wears. This theme should be designed with the overall card appearance in mind. It should harmonize with what people are going to see when they pick their card out of the mail.
Coordinate What You Wear
Decide on a color scheme and make sure that everyone sticks to it. Common themes for holiday shots include pure white, blue, gold, red, green, or “Christmas” red and green combinations. The goal here is to achieve uniformity by having everyone looking similar enough that the focus is on faces, not clothing. You don’t need to wear the exact same thing, and if you’re all wearing something relatively distinctive but identical, you won’t achieve the desired effect. Wearing customized family shirts is discouraged as it almost always makes the final product look corny.
Set The Scene
What’s behind you matters. It will be seen in the final product, unless it’s removed using a computer program at some point. Rather than putting someone through unnecessary work, make sure that everything is set to match the rest of your Christmas photo cards. If you’re working with a professional, he or she will have backgrounds to choose from. They may be any of numerous different colors and can be changed out based on the need. Avoid cluttered backgrounds; there is a time and place to display personalized candle favors, but the background of your holiday snapshot isn’t one of them.
Hire A Professional
Having the right professional snap your pics is vital to having them turn out correctly. A pro knows what it takes to get great shots, including lighting requirements, backgrounds, and more. They will be able to ensure that everyone in the shot is shown to their best advantage, and that overall composition is good. Finally, they’ll be able to utilize higher quality imaging than is common in non-professional cameras, which will yield better results as images are re-sized for use in the finished product.
Get The Christmas Photo Cards Made By Experts
Having someone with knowledge complete the project is just as vital. Good quality work comes from people who know their stuff, and if you aren’t getting good quality work, you’re wasting money. Hiring the right people from the beginning can save you hassle in the short and long term.
About the Author
Author is a freelance copywriter. For more information about Christmas photo cards, please visit http://www.bunnyprints.com/.
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Author is a freelance copywriter. For more information about Christmas photo cards, please visit http://www.bunnyprints.com/.
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