A few Xmas Ornaments...trying to be creative

[RebeccaAPhotography]

Hey guys

Here's a few shots I took of a few of my favorite christmas ornaments. I get a couple of these every year!! My problems with these is I feel like they are too centered but I just dont really have any other idea on how to do it. I really need to work on my composition! Let me know what ya think.

1)

IMG_3885 by Rebecca Andresen Photography, on Flickr
1/200, f 2.2, iso 400
I think with this one i should have closed the aperture a step or 2 or 3 lol. So that the 2010 was in focus also. I also think I should have taken this a slightly a different angle b/c the Gavin moose is oof? and the bokeh behind the DaddaO moose is distracting. I didn't notice it til now.

2)
IMG_3871 by Rebecca Andresen Photography, on Flickr
1/200, f2.2 iso 400

3)
IMG_3861 by Rebecca Andresen Photography, on Flickr
1/400, f 2.2 iso 400

My overall assumption with these are I need to work on my composition. Does anyone have any creative idea's or photos that can show me a more creative way to photograph christmas ornaments? and I should have lowered my aperture by quite a bit to get the whole ornaments in good focus.

Thanks!

 

[blackrose89]

I like #2 the best. The effect in the background almost makes it look like a painting. I think the colors are vibrant but not over powering IMO.

 

[RebeccaAPhotography]

Bump please.

 

[MrsLittle]

I like #1 best. Great Bokeh!

 

[bazooka]

I think you did fine. The white balance on #2 looks perfect on this monitor (uncalibrated), #1 looks a little blue, #3 looks a little warm. They're certainly not creative shots, but for displaying ornaments, I think they're just fine except for the minor focus issues. At this size, the only obvious OOF area is the bottom of #3. With some white balance adjusting, I think these would be great if your goal was to show off the ornaments.

 

[KmH]

i should have closed the aperture a step or 2 or 3 lol.

FWIW, and it may only be a typo, but a step of lens apeture, and a stop of lens aperture aren't the same thing.

Most, if not all, DSLR's ship set to a default such that each step of lens aperture adjustment is 1/3 of a stop.

1/3 of a stop, 1 step, is not a very big adjustment. 3 steps usually = 1 stop.

But note that most DSLR cameras have a menu setting that lets the user change from the 1/3 stop step default to 1/2 stop steps, or 1 stop steps.