You Capture – Christmas Decor

This week’s You Capture is a fun one because I love Christmas and everything about it. Beth gave us this challenge – The next few weeks the challenges will be based on the Holidays because well, it’s that time of year, of course.  So, next week, photograph your favorite Holiday decor, try different angles and different editing techniques.  Get creative! I can’t wait to see!

Now, each week, I try my best to take some really great pictures at interesting, artistic angles. Instead of my photos turning out all artsy and fartsy though, they appear to be nothing more than a group of pictures taken at some really weird angles. In other words, they are never as creative as I would like them to be.

This first shot is from my Christmas tree. My favorite ornaments on the tree are the ones made lovingly by my boys. The white angel was the first ornament ever made by Stevie. He made it in Sunday School Class in 2005. He was 3 years old.  I cried when he gave it to me. I bet Picasso’s mama reacted the same way when he brought home his first masterpiece. The other ornament was taken in 2006. I have the same sled ornament with a different picture of the boys except for maybe their first two Christmases. Every ornament on my tree is special.
 

While this next shot may not be necessarily some of my favorite decor, it is a sweet one. Presents are always so much fun at Christmas. Last night, Stevie spent over an hour wrapping seven gifts he purchased for us at Santa’s Workshop. He was as diligent about wrapping them as he was about choosing them. As you can tell from the to/from tag, the front two are his and I smiled when he placed them under the tree. Christmas is best enjoyed through the eyes of a child. (I also happen to love that lime green wrapping paper.) And, as with everything else in my life, I am very choosy about wrapping paper (ahem!)

As I walked around my house deciding what I was going to shoot for this week’s You Capture, I decided to include these because they are so stinkin’ cute. They sit in my bay window with my snowman collection. They even have faux fur around the top. (I’ve been wanting to use faux here on the blog for a long time!) 

I took several shots of ornaments on our tree because I wanted to use the macro setting. If nothing else, this You Capture bloggy challenge has taught me to use the macro setting on my camera. I love the way the garland is hanging in front of the ornament and the sequins on the ornament. This is the McBunch, Circa 2003 which was obviously before my Lasek surgery.

I am real pleased with the way this next one turned out. I grew up about 10 houses away from a ceramics shop. I spent a lot of time there and enjoyed watching my latest creation come to life as I applied some paint. Obviously, I wasn’t very good at writing with a fine tip paint brush (Should’ve used a Sharpie!) and who knows why I made black lines like that for the eyes. The only defense I have is that I was 12, or 13 depending on what day of the month in December it was. And provided that my math is correct. Which is a long-shot. At any rate, I love these little ceramic pieces. They make me smile!

For more Christmas Home Decor shots, you can visit my Tour Of Homes post.

When you’re done with that, you can head over to I Should Be Folding Laundryto see all the other You Capture posts. You know, the ones that will be shot with creativity and artsy, fartsy angles!

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