Having a new baby transforms Christmas forever. Suddenly you are no longer just a couple, joining up with your parents for the Christmas celebration, but you are a new family unit of your own. Now is the time to start up your own Christmas traditions that your child will grow up with and love. You can start your own collection of special Christmas tree ornaments that you build on every year and that will become precious to your children as they bring them out year after year to hang on the tree. A beautiful tree ornament personalized with a photo of your baby makes a great gift for your partner to start off this family Christmas tradition. Give one each year and your tree will one day become a shimmering treasury of family memories.
Photoworks has a great selection of elegant Christmas tree ornaments that are perfect to build up your own unique collection of photo tree ornaments. A tiny portrait of your baby could hang within a shining silver heart, or his face could smile out from the centre of a traditional porcelain ball ornament. There is even a dangling beaded ornament that takes two photos, which is great if you have two children.
When it comes to taking a photo of your kids for one of these tree ornaments, keep it simple. A portrait shot is best as the photos will be quite small, so aim for a head and shoulders close up shot with a plain background, so there is no distraction from your child’s smiling face.
If you want to photograph two kids in one photo, get them to huddle close together so there is no space between their heads. Remember that the photo will usually be cropped as a circle for these ornaments, so you can’t have a long line of faces. For three or more kids get them in a close group with the older ones looking over the shoulders of their younger siblings.
Think of the colors they are wearing too. If for example you have a strict red and silver decoration scheme for your tree then dress your kids in clothes that tone in with the theme color, so that there are no clashing or jarring notes.
Start taking pictures of your kids now for these special Christmas gifts, so that you have plenty of time to select the perfect photos and order your ornament in time for Christmas. This year could well be the start of a whole new Christmas tradition which your children will treasure, even once they start their own families many years from now.
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