Photo Tips To Make Your Holiday Pictures As Magical As Your Memories

Photo Tips To Make Your Holiday Pictures As Magical As Your Memories by Wendy Mitchell

Holidays are a special time of year-a time for family and friends to gather and celebrate the spirit of the season. It's also the perfect time to capture those special moments with your digital camera so you can make sure that your memories will stay with you for a very long time. Just follow these quick tips to ensure that this year's holiday photos are better than ever:

1. Get the before-and-after shots: Take some snapshots of those neatly wrapped gifts before the kids get their hands on them. After the presents are ripped open and the floor is littered with paper, ribbons and empty boxes, take a few photos to show the aftermath-an obvious sign of the fun and excitement of the holidays.

2. Never miss a face or a smile: Nowadays, cameras have face detection technology to make sure that people in your photos are properly focused and well exposed. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 and DSC-T70 cameras take the technology even further. They can be set to take a photo only when the person in the picture smiles or laughs, without having to press the shutter-that means no more Grinch pictures.

3. Step right up and don't be shy: Get close to your subjects or use the camera's zoom to fill the frame and eliminate distracting backgrounds.

4. Go for the details: Photograph Grandma's hands folded in her lap or wrapped around the tiny hand of a child. Set the camera to macro and snap a close-up of ornaments on the tree. Tightly composed pictures can speak volumes.

5. Don't be afraid of the dark: Use natural light to capture the mood of the moment. If you're dining by candlelight or the holiday lights are twinkling on the tree, turn off the room lights and the camera's flash. Use the camera's optical image stabilization and high ISO settings to avoid blurry pictures and snap away.



Sony cameras feature a smile shutter mode so that you never miss a smile.



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