| It's nearly time to start sending this years Christmas | | | | something different, you can choose to colour |
| cards to family and friends. It can be difficult to find | | | | coordinate your clothes. Take a colour, for example |
| the right card, so why not use a family portrait on | | | | orange, and get everyone dressed up in this colour. |
| your own styled Christmas card? | | | | Choose a background that will emphasise the colour |
| Here are some tips to create your personal family | | | | even more, either by contrast or complementing it. |
| portrait, that is a little different from the standard | | | | Why not let everyone think about a theme for this |
| pose. | | | | years picture? Then you can vote as a family for the |
| First, make sure you think about a theme for this | | | | best idea. Or, if you can't decide, write the theme on |
| years card. With this I mean the clothes you and the | | | | a piece of paper, drop this in a hat, and pull out one |
| rest of your family will wear. You can choose for a | | | | piece with this years winning theme. |
| formal look, with everyone in suit / dress, with the | | | | Second, make as many photos as possible, from |
| parents seated at the centre of the photo and the | | | | different angels and with different compositions of |
| children either standing behind or sitting on the lap. | | | | the family members. Digital photography lets you |
| Make sure you have an appropriate background, one | | | | take many pictures, without having to have to |
| that keeps the focus of the picture on you and your | | | | develop the negatives to choose the best one. Some |
| family. Keep the lighting a bit subdued. | | | | digital cameras have a setting to shoot several shots |
| This is of course a very classic and well known pose, | | | | after each other, on a timer. This also gives you the |
| but maybe you and your family want to be a bit | | | | option to directly look at the results and make small |
| more creative. For example if you all like to play | | | | changes. It might not be the first pose that gets you |
| sports, dress up in your outfits and pose | | | | the perfect composition, so experiment. Always keep |
| appropriately for the camera. Make sure you have | | | | a lookout for that one family member that has their |
| the right setting and props to get the full effect. | | | | eyes closed! |
| If you like to keep it a more formal picture, but want | | | | |