Ideas for New Year's photos
Published: 14.12.2021
New Year is a beloved holiday for both children and adults. During this time, a special festive mood emerges, filled with anticipation of miracles, excitement for change, and joy from gifts. Everything around is festively decorated with Christmas trees, garlands, and ornaments, making you want to celebrate life and have fun. The New Year season is one of the best times for a photo shoot, as there is no need to come up with a setting or look for a background, simply taking a photo by the Christmas tree will already reflect the festive spirit in the pictures. However, often New Year photos end up looking standard, with smiling people next to a tree and lacking any uniqueness. Such photos are forgettable and fail to evoke emotional response. To create a creative New Year photo, one must think and use their imagination. Let's explore different ideas for New Year photos and what to consider in order for your pictures to stand out from the rest.
"Ideas on how to take a better New Year's photo"
A New Year's photo shoot can be organized at home, outdoors, in a park, in a snowy forest, or in a photo studio. The main thing is to choose suitable clothing, plan the details of the shoot, and prepare accessories. It is not necessary to look at the camera and smile sweetly, you can goof around, engage in favorite activities, and showcase pre-New Year's preparations in photos. Here are some ideas and plots for New Year's photos:
1. In a home setting, show the process of preparing for New Year's celebrations. Take photos of how you decorate the Christmas tree, hang garlands, or save it from an attacking cat. It's not always necessary to show the already perfect end result, people are interested in observing the process. Take a photo of the tree before and after you decorate it, show on the photo how you try to make it stable and it falls, take a picture of the eternal pre-New Year problem - untangling the garland. You can also capture the process of preparing New Year's dishes. Create a festive atmosphere in the kitchen, hang garlands or put up a small tree and show people the magic of preparing delicious dishes.
2. A foolproof option for cute and interesting New Year photos is to take pictures with children. Children behave naturally in front of the camera, their emotions are sincere and touching. Don't make the child constantly look at the camera and fake a smile. It's better to take a documentary-style shoot, like capturing the kids decorating the Christmas tree or capturing their excitement and curiosity while unpacking gifts. The moment when a child receives a gift for New Year that he has been silently wishing for is priceless. Capture the child's joy, as with age, the emotions of New Year's fade and it will always be interesting to remember that joy that can only be experienced in childhood.
3. If you have pets, invite them into the frame. Photos with kittens playing with rain and Christmas decorations look cute and interesting. You can dress your pet in various New Year's attributes - a Santa hat or reindeer ears. A photo shoot with animals can be arranged not only at home, but also outdoors. Take sleds, dogs, and head to a snowy forest or hill. Enjoy not only yourself, but also your pets from the time spent in nature, and if you bring a camera, good shots are guaranteed.
4. Experiment with light and fireworks. New Year is a time when everything is decorated with garlands, shimmering and flashing, so use this moment to create colorful photos. Take a romantic stroll with your loved one through the evening city, take pictures against the backdrop of New Year lights, capture sparklers and New Year fireworks. By using a long exposure on your camera, you can create interesting light effects and make inscriptions with glowing objects.
5. Arrange a photo shoot with fun carnival costumes. Remember your childhood, when you dressed up as snowflakes, gnomes, and bunnies. In adulthood, a carnival will bring you no less pleasure, and photos in funny costumes will look bright and original.
6. Prepare all the New Year's attributes and accessories in advance. For New Year's photos, you can use many items such as gift boxes, Christmas ornaments, fake snow, garlands, oranges, and champagne glasses. All these items will create a festive atmosphere in the photos, and you will definitely have something to keep you busy.
7. Add warmth and coziness to your New Year's photos. New Year's always falls during the cold season, when we all crave warmth and comfort. Choose warm knitted sweaters, hats, scarves, and mittens as clothing and accessories. You can arrange a photoshoot in front of a fireplace decorated with garlands. Such photos will warm the heart and create a pleasant atmosphere.
8. Order Santa Claus and Snow Maiden for your children and have a photoshoot with them. It is always nice to see how kids eagerly await the appearance of Santa Claus and the giving of gifts, try to recite a poem, and prepare for their arrival.
9. Pay attention to the background for your New Year's photo shoot. If you have decided to take photos at home, make sure that the apartment is tidy, unnecessary items are not in the frame, and the New Year decorations match the interior. It is best to set up the Christmas tree against a light-colored wall and ensure that there is free access to it from all sides. You can also rent a photo studio for your New Year's photo shoot. Starting from early December, photo studios decorate the space and create New Year decorations. All you have to do is choose your outfit, makeup, and accessories, and everything else will be prepared for you in the studio. Another advantage of shooting in a studio is the absence of unfavorable weather conditions, quality lighting, and enough space even for group shots.
10. Do not hesitate to show your feelings and emotions in New Year's photos. New Year is a family holiday, a time to spend with your loved ones. Show love and care in your pictures: hug, kiss, hold hands, and simply enjoy the process, then good shots are guaranteed for you.
You can take New Year photos on your phone, but it's best to hire a professional photographer, after which you will definitely have successful shots. The best New Year photos can be preserved as a memory by ordering a photo book or a Light album.
Cool photos deserve unusual framing. Print your cool photos in a Polaroid style. Fans of instant photography from the 90s may experience familiar feelings when holding a photo in the Polaroid style. For those unfamiliar with traditional Polaroids, square images with space for captions will be to their taste.
