In the New Year, I so want a holiday and joy, as in childhood. Therefore, it is so great when Christmas photo shoots turn out to be the most unusual of the year.
Today we have collected for you an inspiring selection of photos from the social network Pinterest with the best ideas for holiday shooting so that you can give a little miracle to yourself and your loved ones. And, of course, to customers who have been well-behaved all year;)
16 ideas that will create a sense of celebration in the frame
Idea number 1. Light up the Christmas lights
Such shooting with festive garlands can be organized for both small children and adults. Check the condition of the garland, dim or completely turn off the light - and shoot!
Idea number 2. Play with reflections
Shiny Christmas toys give a holiday - just like in childhood. If you want the camera to be invisible in the frame, use a very small “spy” camera or ... do a little magic in Photoshop.
Idea number 3. Take a black and white photo with vivid details
You will need basic knowledge of Photoshop or Lightroom graphics editors - they will be enough to play around with post-processing a little and get such pretty photos.
By the way, at the beginning of next year we will invite you to a marathon in image processing. So stay tuned to our newsletter so you don't miss this event.
Idea number 4. Use wish cards
Such photos are very cute and stylish. They can be printed on cardboard as postcards and congratulate all your friends.
Idea number 5. Shoot in a holiday-themed studio
Choose on the Internet a studio with a location you like - and sign up as soon as possible. During the New Year holidays there is usually a full house.
Idea number 6. Make a New Year's background for shooting from gift paper
BUT If you couldn't get an appointment at the studio, make a beautiful backdrop for shooting right at home.
Idea number 7. Make a beard and a Santa Claus hat out of paper
P freak out a little. Shooting with such fun attributes is a lot of fun. So catch the live emotions of the models and laugh yourself to charge the photos with positive.
Idea number 8. Have a photo shoot in nature
Go to the forest, dress up the Christmas tree and take your best photo next to the Christmas tree.
And here is how the preparation for such photo shoots usually goes.
Idea number 9. Make a heart out of candy canes
These long mint- or cinnamon-flavoured candies are familiar to us from foreign Christmas cartoons and postcards.
Such beauty will become both a festive decoration, and a delicious delicacy, and ... props for photography.
Idea number 10. Make stars out of foil and wire
Of course, you will have to tinker a little with the manufacture of stars. But imagine what a pleasure it is to decorate the house with your own hands. And create a magical interior for filming.
Idea number 11. Take a picture of a mountain of gifts
A whole mountain of beautiful boxes with a secret inside. In each of them there is a little secret and something incredibly pleasant and useful. While shaking the box and guessing what is in it, curiosity tickles so pleasantly inside that at the same time you want to open the box and keep this anticipation of a miracle.
Do not rush to open gifts. Arrange a photo shoot with them to keep this childish joy for the whole year.
Idea number 12. Dress up the model as a snowman
Or deer. Or a fairy. Or carve a crown and build a red robe. Now is the time to go beyond the usual limits and help the model reveal its new facets.
Now is New Year's Eve - the time for such magical transformations.
Idea number 13. Decorate the wall with flags
Did you make flag garlands as a child? It's time to remember this good tradition.
Trust me, it's a lot of fun. And you will get a beautiful corner for a photo session right at home.
Idea number 14. Draw a funny paper animal mask
A sheet of paper, a black marker, 10 minutes of your time - and the props for creating a series of funny photos are ready.
Idea number 15. Film the process of preparing holiday treats
Another culinary idea. If unusual holiday treats are planned on your table, keep the camera closer to the kitchen. Such photos will be useful for you to sell on photo stocks. Especially if you film the whole process of making these breathtaking sweets.
Idea number 16. Take a photo of holiday accessories
And keep them until next year - from August they will be bought on microstocks for websites and magazines.
Idea number 17. Record the chronicle of one day
Make a festive photo report on December 31 that will add to your family album. Look how soulfully it turned out from the photographer Laura Michel.
Before the New Year, I want to not only have time to buy gifts, prepare a New Year's dinner and take a walk through the fairs to recharge the New Year's mood, but also capture the New Year's fairy tale for home archives and social networks. It is worth participating in a New Year's photo session with the whole family at least once in a lifetime. In Moscow, many photo studios offer to arrange a family photo session in the style of European Christmas or in the classic setting of the New Year. RIAMO correspondents asked photographers about how best to prepare for the New Year's family photo session.
Be natural
First, the participants in the photo shoot should understand why they want to capture themselves in the New Year's surroundings.
“Most often, the New Year is just an excuse to get together with the whole family, which is not possible to do during the year, so it is important for the photographer to create a good atmosphere throughout the shooting,” says photographer Artem Gribanov.
According to him, you should not burden yourself with complex dramatic images, mysterious and lyrical performances, since they are not suitable for all family members. Everything in the frame should be as natural as possible, so that in three to five years people will look at their photos and be touched, and not disappointed in the experiment with some newfangled image.
A typical New Year's image of a family is when all the participants are cheerful and spontaneous, and not posing with stone faces in New Year's clothes, the photographer adds.
How to dress
As a rule, 3-4 hours are allotted for a photo shoot, so it’s not worth taking a mountain of clothes with you, photographers advise. Two sets for each family member will be enough for the entire shooting. If the child is small, then there will be no time for dressing up at all, photographers say.
Despite the fact that most of the images for a family photo session do not change from year to year, for those who decide to participate in New Year's photography, choosing the right image is the most difficult thing.
According to Moscow-based photographer Mona Dreams, the difficulty lies in the fact that the images look harmonious and fit into the interior of the studio where the shooting takes place. Elementary rules for all family photo shoots - clothes should be neat, comfortable and similar in style.
In order to create a single image, photographers come up with various tricks. For example, for families where everyone dresses differently to feel like members of the same team, the same New Year's hats - white or Santa's hats - will be a godsend, says photographer Artem. Or they dress mother and daughter in one color scheme, and father and son in another, photographers say.
Evening dresses for rent
According to photographers, elegant looks are the most popular during family New Year's photo shoots. Since the photo session is arranged on New Year's Eve, many people prefer to dress in evening dresses and strict suits, they also try to dress the child in a smart way, to match mom or dad.
To do this, it is not necessary to buy expensive toilets, which then will have nowhere to put on. Very often, dresses, suits and accessories are rented for such purposes, photographer Mona Dreams notes.
pajama party
However, in order for a family photo shoot to be successful, it is not necessary to dress up. According to Mona Dreams, family-friendly, "warm" shots can be achieved by having the characters wear homely clothes, such as woolen socks and plush pajamas, which can convey the mood and emphasize the individuality of your family.
Firstly, in this way, the participants in the photo shoot will look natural. Secondly, they will feel comfortable and convenient, especially children who love to fool around, and you won’t allow yourself to do this in elegant dresses and suits.
"Life Style"
Also a popular look for a family photo shoot is a white top and denim bottom, according to Mona Dreams. Such motifs came to us from the West, where family photo shoots in the "life style" style are especially popular.
For the participants of the photo session, this look is convenient, since there is no need to specially prepare - such clothes can be found in the wardrobe of every adult and child. Alternatively, for the New Year, the top can be replaced with a sweater with a New Year's print: deer, penguins, bears, etc. will do here.
Highlighting with color will help to place accents in the images, the photographer notes. Men can be dressed in dark sweaters, women in light ones, adds Mona.
Red and White
According to photographers, one of the most popular colors in clothing for New Year's photo shoots is red. Moreover, the upcoming 2016, according to the eastern calendar, will be the year of the Red (Fire) Monkey, so this fact can be taken into account when choosing colors in clothes.
Photographer Artem suggests dressing in a red and white color scheme, as in many Christmas films, and choosing a “snowy” Christmas tree with red decorations, white boxes with gifts and red ribbons as an entourage.
Studio decoration
In Moscow, there are quite a lot of offers for studios with New Year's decoration, but the general attributes are the same: a New Year tree, boxes with gifts of different sizes, a fireplace, a large sofa, clocks, candles, etc. If you wish, you can arrange photo shoots at home with such a set of interior items and invite photographer. Tangerines, soft cozy blankets and gingerbread cookies will help to complement the images.
If you decide to dress in red, according to the theme of the New Year, then it is not recommended that the surroundings in the studio be colorful or too bright, says photographer Mona Dreams.
According to the photographer, in a bright studio, where there are a lot of accessories, it is better to dress in black and white. For example, children may be dressed entirely in white, while parents may be dressed "checkerboard".
For the vast majority of people, the New Year is the most anticipated, reverent, kind and, of course, a family holiday. They always prepare for his meeting for a long time and carefully, everything around is changing - shop windows, central squares of the city, even people's faces - everyone is in anticipation of something fabulous and bright.
The air is filled with festive vibes, and our heads are filled with thoughts about how best to meet the coming year. A New Year's photo session is a great opportunity to prolong the feeling of a holiday, as well as to get beautiful and unusual pictures that keep your happy moments for a lifetime.
If, while leafing through a family album, you suddenly realized that you can only boast of modest single pictures, it means that it is high time to correct such an oversight and replenish your archive with beautiful photographs.
It must be said that it is precisely the winter pre-holiday time that is the ideal period for such an event - the mood is at its best, the scenery is almost ready, it remains only to work on small details and proceed directly to business. In addition, there are just a lot of ideas for New Year's photo shoots, because almost every family is not averse to participating in something like this.
Since the holiday is mostly family, it is family shooting that is more popular, no matter if your family is large or very small, or maybe you are still just a couple in love who decided to celebrate this holiday together for the first time. Photo shoots of pregnant women look just as interesting - such a bright event in the life of every woman fits very harmoniously into the festive surroundings.
Children's photo shoots look interesting - kids always turn out naturally and naturally, besides, they are always interested in jumping around the Christmas tree once again. And even if you still have no one to create family photos with, you can always treat yourself, your beloved, with bright holiday pictures, perhaps thereby fulfilling your old dreams.
Where to spend?
One option is home. To do this, you need to prepare in advance: free up the brightest room as much as possible, and also work on the decor of the space. You can hang garlands on the walls as a background, throw a beautiful blanket or fluffy carpet on the floor.
The main attribute of the holiday is, of course, a decorated Christmas tree, on which you can hang your favorite toys or develop your own design. You can also stock up on artificial snow, candles and other holiday decor items. To get really high-quality pictures, of course, it is better to invite a professional photographer.
If there is no place at home to create a photo zone, then, of course, it is best to contact the studio, where the corresponding interior is always created in advance, often not in a single copy and with the help of professional designers.
Usually, studios have everything to make New Year's photos truly fabulous: a New Year tree, and piles of wrapped gifts under it, a beautiful fireplace to create coziness, New Year's toys, tinsel, candles, in general, everything your heart desires .
In addition, the photo studio is always equipped with special equipment and lighting, as a result of which a photo session can be carried out at any convenient time - for example, in the evening after work.
What needs to be prepared?
First, take care of your own appearance. It is important to choose clothes so that they do not merge and are not lost against the general background of the holiday. It is recommended to choose traditional colors - red, green, white, less often blue or beige. It is important that your appearance is in harmony with the surrounding decor, contrasting solutions are best.
If you are planning a family photo session, it is interesting when all members of your “clan” have common elements in outfits - for example, similar sweaters (Scandinavian print, large knit, color), New Year's caps, scarves, and so on. If the beautiful half decided to choose a beautiful evening dress, then the man should be a match - trousers, a shirt, perhaps a vest.
Family photo shoots in cute pajamas look very bright and dynamic - the pictures depict a festive morning, gift sorting, tea drinking and so on. As for the child, here you can go further - dress him up in an interesting carnival costume - gnomes, snowflakes, elves, a symbol of the year, an animal, in general, whatever you want.
You can not ignore yourself - bright carnival masks, wigs, unusual makeup - this holiday you can afford a lot! Such photo shoots always cheer you up and let you fully experience the atmosphere of the New Year holiday.
Ideas for a photo shoot
For many people, especially those who have nothing to do with photography, portraying something in front of the camera is really difficult and even scary. To defuse the situation and get a decent result, you can use some popular ideas.
- Let's decorate the Christmas tree with the whole family! Even if it is already decorated, it's not scary, you can bring toys to the branches, look at which one is better, just admire your own creation.
- Play around with gift boxes, collect them all together or give them to everyone separately, such shots always come out lively and at ease.
- Adults can be given a glass of champagne, and children can be given New Year's accessories - firecrackers, balls (but not glass ones), toys, and so on.
- If the children are still very young, then sitting or even lying pictures under the Christmas tree surrounded by gifts and other decor are excellent.
- Lovers can show their feelings a little, believe me, it's not as scary as it seems! Hug, look at your soul mate with tenderness, draw funny faces and so on. Believe me, in all this business - the main thing is a good mood, positive and a sense of celebration in the soul! Then the photos are kind, bright and incredibly beautiful.
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New Year is the best holiday for photo shoots, especially family ones. It's always fun to take selfies and photograph loved ones on a mobile phone, instantly publishing on Instagram, but this winter we suggest you hold New Year's photo shoots in Moscow studios.
Family photo shoots in pajamas
Cozy evening on New Year's Eve
Such cute family photos can be taken with the participation of not only children, but also parents.
Identical or similar pajamas and matching accessories for shooting (Christmas tree decorations, coniferous tree branches, beautiful candles) will look ideal.
Parents are held hostage!
Children love such stories when they can harmlessly misbehave and make faces at the camera. True, it is unlikely that mustachioed and bearded dads will like this idea, but you can pick up a not very sticky adhesive tape
Your apartment is also suitable for such a production, although in a bright loft such shots will turn out to be more spectacular.
Bring along pajamas, indoor shoes and a bright New Year's print blanket. You can scatter Christmas decorations everywhere and light a garland with which parents are tied. Or wrap it around all the participants of the event:
New Year's miracle
Such photos, of course, cannot be made without Photoshop, but let's hope that your photographer has enough skills for this.
You only need to dress up in cozy pajamas, put on hats or tie scarves and pose in front of the lens in a fun way. You can create similar images for a New Year's photo shoot in a studio or at home - anyway, the background will be replaced by another.
New Year's photo sessions with children in the studio
Children are the best models for fun shooting, they know how to pose at ease and are sincerely addicted to the process itself.
Let them decorate the Christmas tree, hang up festive garlands or take apart gifts, grimace and fool around, try on carnival masks or even sleep ...
Babies can be shot in the studio under a decorated Christmas tree, in a basket or in a bright festive box. Just because your child doesn't have a reindeer sleigh driving license doesn't mean you can't photograph them in a colorfully decorated sleigh, right?
The baby in Santa's hat looks great on a white fur rug:
Look how harmoniously the red and green outfit of this girl combines with a Christmas tree in the background and a brick wall! (Photo by Brook Kelly)
Almost any scenario for a children's photo shoot in the studio for the New Year will do - children's spontaneity, the ability to get involved in many activities and enjoy some little things will ensure the creation of wonderful shots!
holiday reflection
Unusual photos can be taken using large Christmas balls. Such shooting is suitable for children, and for the whole family, and for couples in love or small companies. You can shoot in the forest (subject to good weather, of course) or book a studio.
Clothes for a New Year's photo shoot
If you are photographed as a family, you can dress in the same tone: the color of your father's shirt and mother's dress of the same tone as the child's clothes, as in the photo of Marina Nazarova:
Family Look is now in fashion - a style of clothing for a family, in which the same outfits are selected for dad and son, mom and daughter, brother and sister (there may be different options, but these are the most popular).
If you have chosen a studio where the festive atmosphere is not solemn, but rather homely, jeans, plaid shirts, plain T-shirts are perfect for shooting.
Knitted items (hats, scarves, mittens, sweaters with ornaments or deer) look good on New Year's photos.
A family photo session for the New Year is not just shooting, it is an opportunity to feel the holiday, even when it has not yet come or has already ended. Forget about all the stereotypes, be at ease, immerse yourself in this atmosphere of magic and spend some wonderful hours next to the closest people. You will see, you will get very cool pictures!
The most successful color combinations for New Year's photos
Pictures are very beautiful if red, green and white colors are used in the clothes of the models and in the interior of the photo studio. This is a classic combination, the most popular, but one of the most winning.
Blue with silver, white with blue, red and white with gold also look good.
Red, warm gold and green colors will create a magical atmosphere in the photo studio:
Accessories
Many studios already have the basic props for filming (garlands, Christmas tree decorations, beautifully wrapped gifts, blankets), but you can bring your own accessories.
If the photo session for the New Year is family and you will have kids with you, take soft toys, tangerines, candy canes. sparklers.
Are you planning a masquerade? Don't forget carnival masks and costumes.
Often adults are photographed with glasses of champagne in their hands (it’s easier to take a relaxed pose, and the holiday itself obliges). Check with the owner of the photo studio if there are glasses. And of course, you need to take care of sparkling wine.
And for a New Year's photo shoot in the studio, you can use artificial snow: pour it into your palms and lightly blow it. The pictures are just fabulous!
Even an ordinary Christmas tree cone can be a wonderful accessory for shooting:
If someone in the family plays the violin, take it as an accessory too. Photos will turn out very sincere and romantic.
4 reasons to have a New Year's photo shoot in the studio
- Entourage. In the pre-holiday season, such interiors are specially created there, which are almost impossible to reproduce at home.
- Scenery. In a good studio there can be as many of them as in a small theater.
- Space. You can take pictures in large companies, and there is always a place to change the image.
- Professional equipment that allows you to play with light and shadows, create various backgrounds - in the studios there is a maximum of technical possibilities for obtaining perfect photographs.
For example, such a photo can only be taken if there is a well-equipped studio. And if the interior is also suitable, the pictures can be simply magical. Look, specially selected by us for the most beautiful New Year's photo shoot.
Beautiful shots to you and happy Christmas holidays!
New Year's photo. From our childhood, we remember pictures in a carnival costume of a bunny or a snowflake against the backdrop of a Christmas tree from the kindergarten. Now such photos are also being taken. But this is absolutely not what is called a New Year's photo shoot. How to make the shooting turn into a holiday, and the result - cool photos - become the pride of your family photo album? After reading the article, you will learn all the secrets and features of organizing a New Year's photo shoot, as well as find ideas for creating your own family history. Let's get ready together! 
Why do you need a family New Year's photo shoot?
How to prepare for a family New Year's photo session?
- Decide who will be photographing. For you, a photo session is a pleasant festive occasion to get together with the whole family, and for a photographer, it is his daily work, so you need to find a master who is close in spirit. Choose according to the main criterion - the results of the work - beautiful photographs. We read the reviews, looked at the photos, talked on the phone and liked everything - arrange a family New Year's photo shoot!
- Choose a place for a New Year's photo session. There are many options: it can be your house, decorated for the holiday, and a snow-covered park with fir trees nearby, and photo studios, in which festive decorations are always created for the New Year.
- Pick a day to shoot. Let it be Saturday or Sunday, when there is no need to run anywhere and rush. And appoint the first half of the day, when everyone is full of strength and energy. At home, everything is simple - they decorated the Christmas tree and you can invite a photographer to your place. With street shooting it is more difficult: you need snow, a little frost and sun. The combination of these three factors will give good pictures.
With studios, the difficulty is different - before the New Year there is a hot time and everything can be busy. Let's reveal a secret - the days between New Year and Christmas are also good for a New Year's photo shoot with children - everyone is in a festive mood, and in the studios the influx has already subsided. So call now. 
- Take care of hair and makeup in advance. Sign up to the salon yourself and take care of the haircut for your loved ones. After that, the husband, children and you will look beautiful, stylish and well-groomed in the photo. By the way, this rule is valid for all photo shoots.
- We proceed to the most important thing - to the images during the shooting. The general rule here is one - since the photo session is family, then the style of clothing of the whole family should be the same. For a photo session lasting one hour, two images are enough. The first image is secular and festive. Choose an elegant dress or suit for yourself, and a festive shirt for your husband. For children, choose outfits similar to yours - then you will get cute photos of mom and dad's copies.
Families dressed in the same tone look very nice (mother's dress matches the color of dad's shirt and children's outfits). The second image is homemade, denim. It can be plaid shirts and jeans, or maybe everyone will have plain T-shirts with New Year wishes or a family motto. 
Knitted things look cool - sweaters with New Year's symbols - deer, snowflakes. If you manage to get the same sweaters for all family members, generally cool photos will come out.
A family New Year's photo session is a great occasion to get together, show your love and tenderness, hug and fool around. And the result is kind and funny photos, let them please you for many years.
