{holiday spirit} by M3

We set up the garage studio to do a quickie photoshoot for the Christmas cards this year and got some grin-worthy shots. The lights weren't perfect (because we were racing against the clock before my husband got on a plane for his latest business trip), but the results still make us smile. Here's my fave shot of the girls (Ree in the black dress, Ro in the cream one), just after they had squealed "Santa is coming!!!":

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Nikon D300 camera, Nikon 18-55 lens, manual mode, 1/250 at f6.3, ISO 200, 3 Elinchrom external flashes

Oh man, they are having so much fun with Christmas this year. Is there anything more magical than Christmas through the eyes of your children?

If you'd like to see the montage Christmas card and the rest of the pictures from our holiday garage session, they're posted on our family blog: Do They Have Salsa in China? If you're interested in setting up your own seamless white background, we did a tutorial that tells what we used and how we cobbled it all together.

Cheers, and Ho Ho Ho!

9 comments:

Michelle said...

Adorable kids and a great Christmas card shot!! How fun to be able to go into your garage to get the perfect seamless white backdrop!

Stefanie said...

Now THAT is holiday spirit if I ever saw it!
I bet it's going to be a VERY Merry Christmas at the Salsa house this year :)

6p00e54eee13238834 said...

Cute, cute! I love their outfits and birght packages that add a splash of vibrant color to the photo. You all are seriously loving this!
Patricia

snekcip said...

Nothing is more sweeter than CHRISTMAS THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD!! This picture is simply beautiful! LOVE THEIR OUTFITS!!!

Life with Kaishon said...

They are so darling! Merry, merry Christmas!

Ivy said...

Merry Christmas! Stopping by to see what the Mamma's have been up to and Wow, your photo brought the biggest smile to my face:))

Enjoy the season and Happy Shooting!

Ivy

Leah said...

SO adorable! Great job in getting suberb expressions from both of them. Love those dresses! Where did you get them?

M3 said...

Thanks for your kind words, guys! The little dresses are Hannah Andersson dresses. They were handmedowns from a fellow twin mama and I just love them.

Donna said...

LOVE LOVE LOVE these! The white background really makes the kids stand out (as if they need help doing THAT?)

:)

Donna
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