It’s officially Christmas Day down under in Melbourne, so we would like to wish you all the best this holiday season for you and all your loved ones, from all of us at Digital Photography School!
By Heather Katsoulis
Happy Holidays!
I want to thank you, on behalf of the entire dPS team, for being a loyal reader and fan. May all your Photography Wish List items and dreams be fulfilled. But most of all I wish you times spent with family and close friends, all the love and joy of the season, and all the best as we head into 2014!
However you celebrate, whatever holiday is close to your heart, I hope you create special memories with loved ones. In my family we have chosen not to buy the other adults gifts (just for the kids) and instead focus on spending time together, laughing, reminiscing, playing games and of course eating!
Earlier this week I spent the morning helping handing out “gifts” at a place called Bissell Center (which helps the homeless and low income families survive). On New Year’s Day (as I have for about the last 25 years) I will participate in their annual dinner and help serve over 1000 needy people a hot holiday meal (for many, it is their only meal of the week). This is what sums up the true meaning of the holidays for me. I have so much, and am grateful every day. Christmas to me, means sharing my good fortune with those not so fortunate, and being surrounded with the people most important to me.
What do the holidays mean to you? How do you celebrate?
By Justin Brown
For those of you celebrating Christmas – here’s some of our past tutorials that might come in handy today (some are specifically Christmas related, while others might help you capture different aspects of the celebrations):
- How to Take Beautiful Bokeh Christmas Images
- Christmas Portraits: How I Took It
- 25 Wonderful Christmas Light Painting Images
- 16 Tips for Photographing Christmas
- How to Take Great Group Photos
- Holiday Food Images and Thoughts to Go With Them
- Winter Photography Projects (for those of you in the Northern Hemisphere)
- 10 Beach Photography Tips (for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere heading to the beach)
- 10 Tips to Take Great Family Portraits
- How to Photograph a Child’s Party (a lot of these will be relevant for grown up parties too)
- 8 Tips on Taking Party Photographs
By Ricardo Motti
