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I am Patrick Kunzer, night photo editor of the Daily Herald; I am going to share some suggestions in how you might succeed in making pictures of holiday light scenes with your digital camera. The first tip is that timing is everything. Try to make your pictures in early morning or early evening when your camera will see the amount of light emitted from the bulbs as roughly equal to the amount of the light in the sky. The key here is to try and capture some detail in the house and surroundings as part of your scene.
Notice the difference in these frame shot in Arlington Heights. Alright, early to the location where we would like to make a picture and allow the way to develop into what you want it to be, by the way you will likely need to use a higher exposure ISO rating equal to that of 400 or a 100 speed film and you will want to disable the flash on your camera.
The second tip is to set the white balance on your camera, most digital cameras these days even point-and-shoot models include the ability to set the white balance. In this small Canon model, the previous screen even reveals what impact the various settings will have on the image. The key here is to keep in mind that the holiday bulbs you are shooting are tungsten balanced for the clear bulbs to appear white and the sky royal blue. Set your camera to the tungsten white balance for the clear bulbs to appear more warm and saturated in the color and the sky more true, set your camera to the daylight or cloud cover white balance setting.
The third tip is to use the surroundings to help compose your picture. Are there trees around, they can help frame the edges of your image. Perhaps making the sky a large part of the picture might highlight the soft color of the scene. The key here is to perhaps look the on shooting only the home that is let and even try to include a dusk sky, large oak tree or the remains of a sunset to help your image to be as majestic as you want it to be.
The fourth and final tip is to stay steady, because you will be shooting at a time of day where there is not much ambient light to speak up, your camera light will be giving your camera shake warning. This Canon model has a little red icon that warns the user. The key to avoid blurring your image is to study yourself or the camera somehow. Perhaps you might use a tripod or time shutter release or even breach yourself or your hand against something stable as you make your picture. I hope you will find some of these tips helpful, happy holidays and happy picture taking.
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