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On the eve of the New Year, many plan to make memorable photo shoots. But I got tired of photographs against the background of faceless interiors in the studios «gifts plus Christmas tree». We share unusual ideas for filming that you can organize at home.
Photographer Valentina Popova shares ideas of photo stories that you will want to revise again and again. No need to look for and rent photo studios, purchase expensive decor: it is quite possible to make such shots at home.
1. Umbrella with miracles
Take an old unnecessary umbrella and spray paint. Pick any color to your taste — gold, silver, sky blue. You will also need light plastic Christmas balls of different sizes. They must match the color of the paint.
Paint the umbrella in the chosen color, and when it dries, glue the balls on it with a glue gun.
Then turn on the fantasy. You can dress up the model in a dress, or you can simply wrap it in a beautiful fabric that matches the color, and attach a piece of tulle to your hand. Then give her an umbrella with balloons. Get an unusual winter photo.
2. Winter flower
Lay a blanket on the floor, lay the model on it. It is important that the light falls on it from above.
For a photo session, you will need any dried flowers: the main thing is that they make quite voluminous bouquets. They need to be beautifully laid out so that a wreath is obtained, in the center of which there will be a face, shoulders and hands of the model.
Then put a garland on a wreath of dried flowers and light it. Thanks to these little lights, the photo will turn out to be truly New Year’s, magical. Everything around the wreath will need to be darkened during the processing of the image.
3.Fabulous gifts
The idea for both children’s and adult photo shoots is a photo with gifts. Empty boxes wrapped in gift paper and ribbons, decorated with bows, are also suitable for her. The model lies on the floor and the boxes are placed around it. Boxes need to decorate with a garland and light the lights. Give the model a New Year figurine — a deer, a snowman, a snowflake. We photograph from above — and we get an unusual holiday portrait.
4. Bouquet for the Christmas tree
Make a bouquet of Christmas balls. To do this, buy a foam ball of the right size, stick a sushi stick into it — this will be the «handle» of the bouquet. Drape it with ribbon.
Wrap the ball with tulle so that the foam does not melt from the glue gun. Then, using a glue gun, carefully attach New Year’s balls of different sizes and colors to it. Give a «bouquet» to the model. Her head can also be decorated with a rim with Christmas balls. To do this, a simple plastic rim without decor must be wrapped with wire and glue balls to it with a glue gun.
You can also make tulle sleeves for the outfit and decorate them with a garland.
5. Dream by the Christmas tree on New Year’s Eve
This idea is suitable for models with blond long hair. Seat the person you are going to photograph near the Christmas tree. Let your hair down and spread the strands on the spruce branches. Light the garland so that it highlights the curls.
Then the model closes her eyes, presses her folded palms to her cheek, as if sleeping. Turn off the lights in the room and take pictures. Such a portrait cannot be made at any other time of the year!
Five photo stories created during the holidays will be a wonderful memory in the new year. You will be able to look at them and admire them even when the winter is far behind.
Perhaps they will inspire you to look for new ideas for New Year’s photo shoots. Turn on your imagination and create!