"It’s just a few days until Christmas so I thought a quick tutorial on the topic of Christmas Photography might be appropriate. Hopefully this will give you some good Christmas photo ideas. Here are 16 Christmas Photography tips and ideas to try that come to mind for digital camera owners wanting to capture the big day: 1. Prepare - Making a List, checking it twice... Making sure you’re ready to capture any planned event is part of the key to a successful shoot. Getting yourself ready but also the location of your shots is worthwhile."
#10 and #13 are my favorite tips. The article overall is quite nice and has some good links to the other articles as well.
16 Digital Photography Tips for Christmas
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