Weekly Photography Challenge – Christmas Lights

In the spirit of the Christmas season, this week’s photography challenge topic is CHRISTMAS LIGHTS!

You could take portraits using christmas/fairy lights, use the lights for creative bokeh, photograph Christmas trees or houses all lit up. So many possibilities!

Some Instagram Inspiration:

 

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A post shared by Brandon Woelfel (@brandonwoelfel) on Nov 27, 2017 at 9:17pm PST

 

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A post shared by Chris Spoons (@chris.spoons) on Dec 16, 2018 at 5:57am PST

 

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A post shared by Iggy & Michalina (@kanapowy_team) on Dec 15, 2018 at 5:19am PST

 

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A post shared by Alyssa (@justagirlwithbraids) on Dec 13, 2018 at 8:07pm PST

 

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A post shared by Nikolay Dimitrov (@nikolay_dimitrov_photography) on Dec 25, 2017 at 12:33am PST

Check out some of the articles below that give you tips on this week’s challenge.

Tips for Shooting Christmas Lights

Step-by-step Guide to Long Exposure Photography

6 Tips for Shooting Long Exposure Night Photographs

How to Take Photos of Kids with a Christmas Tree Bokeh Background

How to Take Beautiful Bokeh Christmas Images [With 39 Stunning Examples]

Weekly Photography Challenge – Christmas Lights

Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see or if you’d prefer, upload them to your favorite photo-sharing site and leave the link to them. Show me your best images in this week’s challenge.

Share in the dPS Facebook Group

You can also share your images in the dPS Facebook group as the challenge is posted there each week as well.

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites – tag them as #DPSChristmasLights to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.