Christmas Pictures

I was a lucky girl this Christmas... my hubby got me a new lens for my camera... a 35mm f/1.8 lens that can help get that cool bokeh look in some of my pictures.  I begged the hubs to let me open my present a few hours early because I have been drooling over the Unskinny Boppy's photo from her post "Taking Glowing Pictures of the Tree."  Her cool picture of her son has been flying like crazy through Pinterest and I have been lusting over one of my own.

I started by using her settings: ISO 3200, f/1.8, ss 1/30th... but played a bit to try and get the lighting a bit brighter.  I am fairly new to using my camera in manual mode... but I am LOVING experimenting with it!

This was taken with all the lights off, ISO 6400, f/1.8, ss 1/30.

 

Little sis moves more... so getting a clearer picture of her in low light is a tad bit more tricky, but with the same settings I got this shot- kind of grainy, but I am still in love.

And after Santa stopped in, I snapped a few shots at ISO 1600, f/1.8, ss 1/30.

 The one of the whole tree I raised my f-stop up a bit... ISO 1600, f/2.2, ss 1/30.

It is so fun to experiment with having a DSLR!  I hope you and your families had a beautiful Christmas and thanks to Unskinny Boppy for the inspiration!

~Christy

Chalkboard Christmas Tree Printable

I just love all of these chalkboard printables that are floating around Pinterest... and to confess, I am a bit addicted to making them!  Here is my latest creation... cropped as an 8X10 to place in any frame that is just lying around the house to add a little extra Christmas charm to that mantle!?

Just click on the picture to download for free.  When printing it may warn you that the quality is poor, but because it is not a photograph, it will print fine!

Looking for some other Christmas printables... visit my Custom Printables page.

Thanks for stopping in!

Santa Gift Tags... for those Special Gifts from the North Pole

I am just having too much fun creating Christmas printables... the latest???  Special tags from Santa himself!  Just take a look... they come directly from the North Pole!  And of course, they are only for good boys and girls!

These are 4X6 prints designed to be printed directly onto 4X6 postcards.  Click on the "boy" or "girl" tag above to download for free!  Enjoy :)

Christmas Gift Tags... Peach, Magenta, & Teal, Oh my!

I have been playing around with those oh so fun Christmas gift tags again.  I love these colors together, how about you!?  To download the free PDF, just click on the picture above!  Enjoy :)

Christmas Tags... Chalkboard Effect!?!

I have been playing with all sorts of new fonts and have been toying with the idea of making some of my own Christmas tags for presents this year {because I just hate to buy something I could easily make!}. 

The tags above are designed to be printed on regular 8 1/2" X 11" paper or card stock and can easily be cut apart.  What do you think???  Do you like them?  I am thinking about making a few more with different styles/themes!

{Please feel free to download and use!!!  The link above will take you to the free PDF}

Here are a few closer up pictures :)

Cheers!

{P.S. Let me know if you are using- I would love some feedback!}

Click HERE to see more Christmas gift tags in magenta, peach, and teal!

And don't forget to tag Santa's present for all of your good boys and girls ;)