How to Photograph a Christmas Tree - 2021 Edition - IN DEPTH TUTORIAL on Christmas Tree Photography
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
- Have you ever tried to photograph your Christmas tree and failed big time? In this video I will show you step by step how to photograph a Christmas tree with or without people, with dedicated cameras and with smartphones.
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00:00 Intro and examples of Christmas tree images
00:24 Bad examples of Christmas tree images
00:37 Christmas tree lights - more is better
02:09 Setting up your camera
02:37 Camera settings for Christmas tree photography
06:15 Taking closeups of your tree
06:44 White Balance
07:06 using your smartphone for Christmas tree photography
08:12 adding people to your Christmas tree
10:38 getting yourself into the shot
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These are the kinds of LED Christmas tree string lights we use. Ours have 250 lights though. You want them warm white. It doesn't have to be exactly these. It's mostly the number of overall lamps that counts. So you could also get 600 LEDs. On the Christmas tree itself in the video we had 1.500 LEDs.
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Also using the meter on the camera helps i find when i get it in the middle i know i have the right exposure. If i have it too far to the left it’s underexposed, too far to the right is overexposed
That’s definitely correct, Nate. 👍
@@wolfamri new photographer here with my canon eos r10! Also how do you record your camera’s LED screen settings like at 2:39?
That requires a separate device. I use an Atomos Ninja V.
Definitely do a part 2.
Thanks so much, Frank! I hope there is enough interest. I have a lot of videos on my list and I try to do them on popular demand.
Yes agree! Part 2 with flash!
Part 2 with flash please!!
Thanks, Esteban! I’ll publish it tomorrow, so stay tuned 😉
Thank you so much. Can't wait for part 2..
Thanks, Michael. 🙏🙏
Love this! Already see a difference in my photos just by this video! Thanks so much!
Awesome, Diana, thanks for your feedback 🙏🙏
Thanks for the tips... Waiting for the 2nd part❣️
Thanks for watching. I'll be definitely doing it if there is enough interest.
Amazing Video, Thanks!! Can't wait for part 2...
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Thanks a lot!!! Cannot wait to try it😊
🙏🙏 looking forward to your shots, Pragya!
Superb tips Wolf! We're having our tree delivered in a couple.of weeks and I'm eager to try out your tips. Thank you! 👌🏻
Thanks, Adam! Looking forward to your Christmas tree shots 😉
Very helpful video, as always. I tried an outdoor shot of a Christmas tree in our local market square and managed to frame it so the moon was directly above the tree. I'll post the photo in the group later.
Thanks, Dick! Can’t wait to see it. Feel free to tag me 😉🙏
Watching this on Christmas Eve 21.
Wolf I love watching your videos.
I am new to photography so restricted myself to a 1 -2 videos of yours daily.
Holidays are here and I am now going to binge watch your videos.
You’re a fabulous teacher 😊
Thank you so much, Karan. Please don’t forget: repetition is key to learning. So I’m afraid repeating a lesson after 24h is more helpful than binge watching 😬😉.
Oh, and Merry Christmas to you and your family. Stay safe ❤️.
@@wolfamri hey, yes yes.
What I meant was binge learning. 😊
I want to learn photography and slowly ( but very steadily ) make it my profession.
Merry Christmas to you and your family. 🌟🌺
Thank you! 🙏
My favorite picture is when the three of you were there. Birgit, Faxey and you. I'll have to put up my Christmas tree sometime today. Thanks for the tips.
Thanks, Jo. You gotta show me your Christmas Tree image!
@@wolfamri I will. I just have to psych myself up to get to the job.
Excellent video. I would love to see a part two on how you incorporated flash into the image.
Thanks, Mark. I already planned it 😉
Same here
thank you sir
So nice of you 🙏
Just had to have a re-cap before we put our tree up tomorrow!
Thanks, Adam! I‘m sure I’ll soon see some great Christmas tree pics from you 🤗
I will appreciate a part II for sure..... With led , mini LED or Flashing with TTL
Hi Alain, part II of my Christmas tree photography tutorial will go online tomorrow 😉
Greetings from South carolina! Could you make a video on how to photograph outdoor Christmas decorations because they are very big here.
Hey Bryan. Funny - one of our clients is Austrias biggest commercial christmas decorator (for malls, cities, etc.) so it would usually be rather easy. But since we are in lockdown, things are a bit different this year. I could go out as a photographer, but the malls are closed and other than that we don’t have the christmas decoration you have. But the process is very similar to the indoor tree, just wait for the so-called blue hour and a clear sky + snow if possible.
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Very useful This video , big thank you (R.MANOHAR ,Chennai.India)
Thank you, Manohar. Much appreciated 🤗
this is my first time coming up on your video and I enjoyed it very much. Can you make more videos pls?
Thank you for your feedback. I have a lot of videos in preparation, including a complete new course and many how to‘s. Unfortunately my time is too limited for my brain 😂
Yes pleeease...
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Thank you for the tutorial, I found it very helpful! Can you recommend a sturdy tripod on a budget. Thanks
Thank you!
The K&F series is pretty good stability for the money. The heads are not perfect, but they work. What would you be willing to spend? 😉
@@wolfamri Thank you for you prompt reply, I need to be able to hold the a6000 with the Sony zoom lens 55-210mm I have a Dolica and a Manfrotto both of them are travel friendly but they not hold the wait. $150 to $200 what do yo think?
I’m surprised that the manfrotto doesn’t hold the weight. The a6000 and that lens aren’t particularly heavy. Which tripod is it?
Please.. Waiting for part 2 before all Christmas trees are gone from Asda.. 😁 yea.. u r correct, yet to buy one ✌️ as I celebrate Christmas passively being from a different religion.. 😊
😂 part 2 for your passive celebration is already online 😂
Ooops.. I'll look for it now.. thank you.. btw passive celebration included eating cakes 😐 unfortunately have little friend circle in England, so no invitation.. 😜 .. on another note the way you explain is superb.. I wish I had gone through your tutorial few years back when I started with my first DSLR.
Thanks 🙏🙏🙏🤗. Less friends, more cake for you 😂. In Covid times it sometimes is better to have less friends too 😉
Thanks for this great video! What camera app do you use on your phone?
Thanks for your feedback, Gregg. I mostly use Camera+, but ProCam is also nice. Actually anything that will let you set shutter speed and ISO manually will do.
@@wolfamri Thanks so much, I'll give them both a look! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Thanks, Gregg! Merry Christmas to you and yours too!
Last night I went outside to take pictures of the wife and I because it snowed. I said “I didn’t want Wolf’s video but I’ll figure it out” only because I didnt expect to have the opportunity to have snow and lights ...well. I used flash and didn’t like it and then used a slooow shutter speed. It came out ok with my tripod but I know my ISO would have saved me. Maybe next winter, lessoned learned - when Wolf post you watch
🤣🤣 well, that's actually pretty good feedback. Thanks, Cody - Winter has just started, so you may want to leave the christmas decoration out 🤣
Glad I can control my 90D with the camera control app. No need to set the 2 second timer.
That helps a lot. But as I said towards the end: if you add yourself in your christmas tree image, the 2sec timer on the app is very useful too!
@@wolfamri oh definitely. It would look awkward looking down at my phone to release the shutter. Lol also I decorate with colored LED lights. What's the best way to bring out the color. But also bring out the trees branches as well. I either washout the lights trying to show the branches or bring out the color of the lights but the the tree branches are undersexposed.
If you want the branches to be lit, you need to add some light. Either ambient room light, or flash. I plan to deal with that in part 2. It’s a little advanced because you need to clor correct and maybe also add ND filters to not over expose.
In my country Christmas trees have candles on them. Not those boring light chains.
And my main tool is the Sigma 18-35 F1.8 Art!
Another important tool is a custom white balance.
And I often leave (some of) the room light on to get better image quality and better shutter times.
And I often get very good results.
In the film days everything was much harder. The only way to get good colours (and I don't like black & white!) was to use several KB (Korrektur Blau) filters which would necessitate even longer exposures.
That surely is a fantastic lens. Which country is that?
@@wolfamri Danmark. (Or "Denmark", if you like).
Beautiful! Surprising to hear that you have all real candles there. The color of real candles as temperature radiators is as good as it can get. I’m sure you have some great Christmas tree images.
@@wolfamri I think candlelight has a colour temperature around 1500˚ Kelvin, and my cameras don't have a setting lower than 2500˚. Mixing in some electric light helps a lot, but nevertheless I always set a custom white balance. I could get quite neutral colours that way, even without added electric light, but like you I prefer a slightly more red/yellow look.
Great video! Where are the links to the affordable remote and other products?
Thanks, Mark! Oh, I seemed to forget to ad them. Please check the description of my newest video, I will add the links here when I'm back in the office: ua-cam.com/video/3wVNRr6aUtM/v-deo.html
Which is best book for photography?
Understanding exposure??
I'm afraid I cannot help in this regard. I already answered your question under the iris video:
I'm afraid I only ever read german books and even there only a very technical one that I needed to learn for my exam. Did you have a look at reviews?
Personally I think a good video can make you understand photography much quicker than a book, because it can show you samples and animations, but I may be biased 😁
Do you have a part 2 of this series?
Hey there! Yes I do 😉
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How to take good pictures of the Christmas tree during the daytime lights on?
Hey Jessica. I'm afraid that is very cumbersome. The daylight is overpowering the lights of the Bhristmas tree and you would have to set the camera for that daylight to not over expose the shot. So the lights will be hardly visible.
The only chance would be to reduce the daylight (with blinds), or if you work very professional with ND gel filters sticked to the window from outside (but that's how the huge pro companies would do it if they needed a similar shot).
What camera app do you use on your smartphone ?
I use Camera+ or Pro Cam
@@wolfamri Thanks
Can you show the video with flash and involving kids?
Hi Unnati. I‘m afraid we are currently in lockdown, so kids is not a real option. Bit I will try to include older images that are similar.
Great Video but isnt that a little vit early?;)
Thanks, Jens! Yes it is, but I did some reading and some people put their Christmas tree up at the end of November, so I thought in case they want to get more lights, they need to prepare 😉
What kinda phone-
That was an iPhone8, but considering that the used ISO was very low, you can use older smartphones too.
Man this sucked...
Sorry to hear that, guess not everyone has the same needs 😉
Merry Christmas!!! Great video, could you please share what lens did you use to photograph the tree? I'm just learning my Sony Aiii but looking at lenses to purchase. thanks.....🍺🍺
Merry Christmas! Congrats on your camera - a great one! I think it was the Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0. But I wouldn't really recommend that.
@@wolfamri ok, thanks. I appreciate your reply.