5 Tips for the Most Memorable Christmas Party Photography

As Brits have been promised a ‘normal’ Christmas, office parties are just around the corner. Soon, our phones will be filled with the merriest – and most embarrassing – festive moments with our colleagues, from karaoke after a few too many drinks, to overly festive get-up.

With data by PastBook revealing Brits are expected to capture an additional 10 billion festive snaps this year, PastBook – a leading photo book company – has complied a few simple ways to step up your smatphone game and capture the standout moments of this year’s do.

Capturing Christmas party dance moves? Use burst mode

Taking an action shot can often be challenging. Burst mode is perfect for these action shots. When capturing yourself and your co-workers dancing or on the karaoke, simply enable ‘burst mode’ on your camera phone and you will be able to capture shots with minimal effort.

Festive fits

When capturing your colleagues festive outfits, portrait mode is a must. Creating a depth-of-field effect – which lets you capture photos with a sharp focus on the subject with a blurred background – portrait mode is a failsafe way to capture professional-looking images effortlessly. When using this feature, it is important to note that the further away from your subject, the more out of focus your background will be.

The necessary group photo

If you are looking to take a group photo with colleagues (and include yourself in the image), self-timer is the perfect tool. Luckily enough, we already have one built into our phones. This great tool can also be used on both the front and back camera of your smartphone. f you have been asked to get some group shots then try to do this earlier in the party rather than later on.

Don’t forget the selfie

Selfies help to capture memorable moments and are perfect for looking back at your Christmas party highlights.

Get a wide shot of the party

When taking photos in a large room or across a dinner table a wide shot will capture the entire scene. Normally, a camera phone shoots a 4:3 ratio, giving you black bars on the side of your phone. But, by changing your ratio to 16:9, it switches to widescreen shooting – making it the perfect way to capture the setting and all your co-workers.