Santa Pix with no Santa

All you need is a...

-Santa Hat (I found mine in the $1 bin at Target)

-Scissors

-White Glove

-Fabric for a backdrop (I used black fabric but you can use anything you have around)

-Reflector (I'll talk more about this later in the post)

Cut a hole big enough for your hand to fit through

The perfect spot to shoot is next to an open door.  You'll notice a couple of things...

1.  Notice I just draped the backdrop over the open door.

2.  Notice that my Santa hand person was not blocking the light coming in the door. 

3.  Notice there is no direct sun coming through the door just indirect light.

Here's the image I captured...

The next images I played with a reflector as fill light.  (Fill light is the light that diminishes the shadows cast by the main light.)  The open door will light my subject bright on one side and leave a shadow on the other side of her face.  Sometime this look is desired.  A strong light and dark side makes for a more dramatic image.  When you diminish the shadows by using fill light it creates a more soft image.

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas!!

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