Announcingit Launches Their Christmas and Holiday Photo Cards Plus Posing Tips & Ideas
Online, November 29, 2010 (Newswire.com) - On-line retailer, Announcingit.com announces it has launched this season's new unique digital holiday photo cards and a line of traditional folded Christmas Photo Cards, both in vibrant colors and patterns of the holidays.
"With the availability of digital cameras, taking a good photo is so much easier," said Jeanette Herren, President of Announcingit.com, an on-line retailer of unique, exclusive Christmas Photo Cards. "Every year, I would make my husband and son pose for our annual photo and when I got the the film developed, there wouldn't be a picture we could agree on, so we'd get dressed up and try it again. Because I design and sell Christmas Photo Cards for my company Announcingit.com, not taking a picutre wasn't an option."
Do you dread taking a family photo each year for your Christmas photo cards? With a few tips and a reward thrown in, you can turn this chore into a fun family tradition.
If you have a fabulous vacation photo with everyone in it, by all means, use it for your photo holiday cards. You don't have to use formally posed photographs or winter scenes for your cards.
If you're taking a new photo for your cards, let everyone know in advance and choose a time of day that works for everyone to avoid a stressful situation or a grumpy child. Beforehand, decide what you will wear and a few places, inside or out, where you will pose for the photos.
Make sure you have charged your camera's battery and have more than enough memory available. Mount your camera on a tripod and use a self-timer so the photo taker can be in the photo too or enlist the help of a friend or neighbor. Do a variety of poses and rearrange everyone so you have a choice of several images to use. Take some serious poses as well as some "just for fun" poses. You might be surprised at how well the fun poses turn out and show off your family's personalities.
When the photo taking is done, celebrate by going out to dinner, getting pizza delivered, or set another tradition you can all look forward too each year after the photo taking is done.
Before mailing your Christmas photo cards, add a personal touch to your cards by writing a personal message on the back (with a sharpie so it doesn't smear) or include a family newsletter for everyone to catch up on what your family's been doing for the past year.
You can shop and order Christmas and Holiday Photo Cards on the Announcingit.com website.