Get inspired by our list of thirty topics you can shoot in December, and try to take at least one picture every day.

The great thing about being a photographer is that you can give your loved ones gifts that truly delight. Because who wouldn’t appreciate a printed version of their memories, or something beautiful from you that you (almost) created yourself? Immortalize your photos and make those your gift. You have several possibilities.

For many, Christmas is the most magical time of the year. The family is together, and it would be a shame not to document them together too. “Document” them? Yes—because Christmas photography can be about more than just children before the tree. How should you approach this task, and what equipment should you use? Read on to find out.

Painting and drawing with light are two of the most entertaining roads to producing creative photographs. Together they form an area of photography where groups of people of all ages can work together and have fun together. With a little patience and enough time, you can create works reminiscent of actual paintings.

Christmas is drawing near, and so we’re here with inspiring answers to the question: what do you give a photographer? Although the best gift of all is the new Zoner Photo Studio 17, today we’ll be bringing you lots of tips on other ways to bring joy to every photographer.

Well that was fun, wasn’t it? Once the dust and wrapping paper settles, the house is put back together and the holiday over-indulgence begins to subside, it’s time to think

All of us here on the team behind Zonerama want to wish you a very merry Christmas this year. May you find photographers’ gifts under the tree! Maybe a new camera, maybe a lens, maybe even our software Zoner Photo Studio.

1. We keep the lights off. The holidays are a time for candles, gently lit shrubbery and the warm glow of the fireplace. All great for ambiance — all terribly

A new lens is fine by us, but if you like to surprise—to come up with something new—then here are seven things that we as photographers would love to see

Most articles for beginning photographers are about how to create technically perfect photographs. They teach correct exposure, the very highest contrast, precise white balance, and so on. But several special