Christmas & New Year Playbook
Christmas photos live or die by the lights. Keep them glowing.
This guide gives you 15 ready-to-build looks: 12 for Christmas and 3 for New Year's Eve. Tree lights, fireside warmth, Santa's chair, the classic Christmas card, snowy mini sets, midnight toasts and sparkler trails. Each look comes with the result to aim for, the lighting diagram, the props with costs, the measurements, the camera settings and the poses.
Every look is designed for a living room, a small studio or a winter night outside, with the gear you probably already own.
For photographers who shoot Christmas card sessions, family mini sessions and holiday portraits, and want warm, magical images instead of flat flash snapshots in front of a tree. Just as useful for your own family on Christmas morning.
Want the whole season? Get the Holiday Playbook: Halloween, Christmas & New Year and Easter in one bundle, with 45 looks, saving 32%.
Choose a look by season, space, gear and type of client, then follow one complete setup from the reference image to the finished shoot.
45 setups across Halloween, Christmas & New Year, and Easter
Each setup follows the same four-page system—from the visual reference and set plan to the lighting diagram, camera starting points, poses and common fixes.
Visual reference, concept, space, prop budget, setup time and Mini Session Ready status.
Props with estimated costs, set layout, outfit guidance and décor notes.
Top-down diagram, gear, distances, measurements, camera starting points and step-by-step build instructions.
Poses with prompts, variations, common failures, post-processing and safety notes.
Everything you need to plan and recreate your seasonal shoots throughout the year.
Halloween Playbook
Christmas & New Year Playbook
Easter Playbook
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The Holiday Playbook is a digital photography reference containing 45 ready-to-recreate seasonal setups across Halloween, Christmas & New Year, and Easter. Each setup shows the finished look and explains how to build, light and shoot it.
Yes. The guides are delivered as downloadable PDF files, so you can view them digitally or print them for personal use.
You receive the PDF files digitally after purchase. You can download them and keep them for future shoots.
Each setup includes a final reference image, lighting diagram, gear and placement details, camera starting points, step-by-step build instructions, poses, variations and common fixes.
No. These are visual PDF guides designed as practical working references you can use before or during a shoot.
No. The Playbook includes setups ranging from natural and practical light to simple one-light and multi-light builds, so you can choose setups based on the gear you already have.
Yes. The Halloween, Christmas & New Year, and Easter guides can each be purchased separately. The complete Holiday Playbook bundles all three guides together at a discounted price.
The Holiday Playbook is designed for photographers and creators who want practical seasonal references for kids, families, couples, pets, products and food.
Yes. Each setup is broken down visually with clear placement, gear, camera starting points and step-by-step instructions, so you do not need advanced studio experience to get started.
