https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:18:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-268373 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:23:41 +0000 photojane 268373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: oh yeah.. i completely forgot about coffeeshop! the perfect portrait action is great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-268281 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:03:48 +0000 Mrs. Pen 268281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Found some more! THANK YOU Pinterest ;)</p> <p><a href="http://www.thecoffeeshopblog.com/p/coffeeshop-actions-and-presets.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thecoffeeshopblog.com/p/coffeeshop-actions-and-presets.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-268249 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:53:40 +0000 Mrs. Pen 268249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: no way!! OMG LOVE. So happy I have hellobee to my rescue. I seriously was thinking about spending $30 for 16 actions lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-268240 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:50:03 +0000 photojane 268240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: the pioneer woman has free actions for photoshop and elements. she has two sets that are pretty great. i'm a professional and i use her b&amp;w beauty for all of my black and white portraits!</p> <p>ETA: here's the link: <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/2010/03/actions-update-2/" rel="nofollow">http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/2010/03/actions-update-2/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-268133 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:15:50 +0000 Mrs. Pen 268133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just found these. SO COOL<br /> <a href="http://www.sarakiesling.com/actions/#" rel="nofollow">http://www.sarakiesling.com/actions/#</a></p> <p>It is a photographer who sells her photoshop "actions" so you can post-process your pictures all pretty-like without having to have much knowledge of photoshop! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-266466 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:08:55 +0000 mrskc 266466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pinning these holiday photos for inspiration! </p> <p>@photojane: That reindeer hat is so cute! I want one now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-266445 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:53:03 +0000 regberadaisy 266445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ahh how perfect would that be? I'm actually planning on getting her a cute crochet hat for the winter anyway so it'll serve double duty :)</p> <p>BTW I &lt;3 caroline tran, loved her when searching for a wedding photographer. Really like the white photo better, goes with my style better. Especially since I'm planning on designing my own holiday cards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-266442 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:50:42 +0000 photojane 266442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: speaking of hats, i'm a little obsessed with these reindeer hats on etsy! <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86254125/baby-hat-reindeer-hat-baby-reindeer-hat?ref=sr_gallery_11&#038;ga_search_query=reindeer+baby+hat&#038;ga_view_type=gallery&#038;ga_ship_to=ZZ&#038;ga_min=0&#038;ga_max=0&#038;ga_search_type=all" rel="nofollow">http://www.etsy.com/listing/86254125/baby-hat-reindeer-hat-baby-reindeer-hat?ref=sr_gallery_11&#038;ga_search_query=reindeer+baby+hat&#038;ga_view_type=gallery&#038;ga_ship_to=ZZ&#038;ga_min=0&#038;ga_max=0&#038;ga_search_type=all</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-266428 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:40:54 +0000 regberadaisy 266428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: ahhh omg so cute!! Now I need to find a cute hat! haha<br /> She's almost 4 months now so by the time I take pics she'll be 7 months old so she should be sitting by then.<br /> Thanks for the tips! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-266391 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:52 +0000 photojane 266391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>how old is your daughter? is she sitting up on her own?</p> <p>make sure you set up next to the brightest place in your home. next to a large window or sliding glass doors would be perfect, but make sure there are no harsh shadows. as a novice, you're going to get better results if you take a well lit, bright image instead of trying to recreate the darkness of your inspiration photo. in order to get the proper exposure and the baby lit the right way like in the inspiration you have to have a pretty thorough understanding of your camera. reading up on metering will help!</p> <p>i love this shoot with christmas lights: <a href="http://www.carolinetran.net/blog/2009/12/bay-area-baby-photography-chang-family/" rel="nofollow">http://www.carolinetran.net/blog/2009/12/bay-area-baby-photography-chang-family/</a>. it's well-lit, which will be easier for you to recreate at home. i also love the way she hangs the lights in the background and has baby playing with lights in the foreground. so cute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-266380 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:04:03 +0000 regberadaisy 266380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: haha - I would LOVE to get a pic of the pup with baby. But I don't think she'll sit still long enough....the dog that is! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-266378 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:02:43 +0000 mediagirl 266378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OMG the dog and baby. Dogs and babies make me swoon. The lights picture is amazing, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-266374 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:59:40 +0000 regberadaisy 266374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: I'm thinking of "setting up" with the Christmas lights and just keep testing different settings on my camera till I get it right before doing it with the baby in the pic! hehe </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-266373 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:59:10 +0000 T.H.O.U. 266373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here was one of her holiday photos from last year. I sat her in the bumbo (covered with a white blanket) and then sat her in front of the tree. I think we turned off all the other lights in the house.<br /> Edit - She is sitting in her BUMBO seat. She was only 4 months old here. </p> <p>[attach=1506/12/m95wam.374x600.Christmas-Tree-1.JPG] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-266371 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:58:24 +0000 chopsuey 266371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did naked baby pics with white lights.. Round, small plastic lights. Will look for the pics and send to you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-266367 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:54:53 +0000 sorrycharlie 266367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pinned the twinkle lights picture too! I also am going to favorite this post to revisit in a few months :) I only have a canon digital elph, not a dslr, but I'm still gonna try! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-266338 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:27:49 +0000 hilsy85 266338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: oh my gahh between the cute baby and the cute puppy those pics are making me melt! :) Love the twinkle lights pictures, definitely want to do something similar this year. Also, I usually never recommend the bump for anything because the gals there can be bishes, but the photography forum is actually helpful for constructive criticism if you post your photo and camera settings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-266323 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:18:48 +0000 regberadaisy 266323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: Thanks! I got a couple DIY tips pinned on Pinterest if you're interested.</p> <p>BTW the bottom image is the one I'm hoping to recreate:<br /> <a href="http://www.amytripplephotography.com/blog/2011/11/november-already-chicago-baby-photographer/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amytripplephotography.com/blog/2011/11/november-already-chicago-baby-photographer/</a></p> <p>But I'm going to use multi colored lights! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-266088 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:12:36 +0000 Mrs. Pen 266088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>favoriting this!! I was just thinking about what we'll do for our Christmas cards...</p> <p>I did find this post that was helpful: <a href="http://www.kevinandamanda.com/whatsnew/tutorials/photography-tutorial-a-quick-guide-to-understanding-your-digital-slr-camera.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.kevinandamanda.com/whatsnew/tutorials/photography-tutorial-a-quick-guide-to-understanding-your-digital-slr-camera.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-photo-tips#post-265992 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:43:30 +0000 regberadaisy 265992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm just a mom with a DSLR that wants to do her own holiday photos this year!</p> <p>Got any tips for me?</p> <p>I know I should take photos when she's nice and full, use natural light if possible. I do have a tripod.<br /> In particular I want to try and get her with colored Christmas lights around her. Yes from Pinterest! I'm a little uncomfortable wrapping her in electrical wire so I might just have it laying around her. Any tips for capturing the lights?</p> <p>Thanks! </p>