Lights, decorations, gifts, food - the list is almost endless. What is difficult, at least for me, is finding the time. Getting that great photo can take a while as you search out the best angle, find the right lighting and then experiment with different apertures and shutter speeds.
I decided to focus on photographing Christmas tree decorations. These tiny ornaments make an appearance once a year when, for a few weeks, they combine with the tree lights to glisten and glow, brightening up the darkest time of year.
Armed with my Sony A350 DSLR and Sigma 50mm macro I set about trying to capture something of Christmas through the lens. The only other piece of equipment was a borrowed tripod - an essential for indoor photography in low light conditions.
I spent about four hours taking photographs of two different trees and I'm pleased with the results. I'm still working out how to create pin-sharp images but these will do for now. The process taught me a few lessons about macro photography that I'll share in due course - the main one being that a tripod alone is not the answer to using a slow shutter speed.
The pictures themselves will come in useful later this year as illustrations for seasonal articles.
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