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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Creative Holiday Card Portraits

I LOVE making our annual Christmas card and am always looking for creative ideas. Here are some really cute ones for inspiration...


I love a trio or sequence of photos on a christmas card or in a frame.


This is very cute and easy to do...it makes it much easier to photograph kids when they're sitting.


How can you not love this little guy...taking a cute candid shot like this one is very cute on a christmas card.


This beach theme is adorable, of course depending on if you live close enough to the beach, or if you just moved to the beach. Very cute.


This one would be better for a studio, but is probably doable if you want to DIY.


Here is another example of a sequence of photos that can also be used together on a holiday card.

It helps if you're somewhat proficient with Photoshop and can make edits to coloring and whatnot, but its not essential to creating a clever holiday card. An example of a Photoshop edit I did two years ago:




If you don't have kids, but have pets, they are also a cute inspiration for a holiday card. I have done this in the past as well. They are very cute.

Pets:

This picture makes me smile...how would you not enjoy receiving a holiday card with this photo?!


This photo is a great DIY example... use a red scarf and wrap it around the dog. Have a volunteer either hold the dog still for the photo or stand behind the photographer to grab your pet's attention.

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