magical christmas tree that puts itself up

To get this intentional blur in my photo, first I determined my exposure settings based on the light from my tree and any ambient light in the room, then I composed the image in my viewfinder. Plus, without a selected focal point, the entire scene becomes almost abstract and you tend to notice the tones and movement more than any one object on the tree.l Camera Settings – f/3.2, ISO 800, 1/80 sec I love how the intentional blur and bokeh gives the tree a mysterious or ethereal vibe. If I had to pick only one, this might be my favorite way to capture a Christmas tree. Sidenote #2::All of the photos that I will share in this post were taken with my Canon DSLR camera using my Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, and all were post-processed in Lightroom. I’m also including some of the more techy stuff in case you might like try some of these techniques for yourself. < magical christmas tree that puts itself up

I mean that’s a lot of photos…even for me. Sidenote #1::I’m always a bit hesitant to when I use an exaggerated number like that in case someone actually thinks I’ve taken 2000+ photos of my Christmas Tree in the past two weeks. Since I put the Christmas Tree up at home a couple of weeks ago, I’ve taken approximately 2,387 photos of it.

Magical christmas tree that puts itself up