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How To Create Stress‑Free Family Portraits This Holiday Season

’Tis the season for wiggly kids, twinkle lights and mantel-worthy memories. The holidays are busy, bright and full of real emotion – which makes them perfect for meaningful family portraits. In the latest Alpha Camera Academy course, Sony Artisan Monica Sigmon guides you through a warm, practical approach to photographing families during the season. You’ll see how to build trust quickly, pose people naturally and use simple lighting that flatters winter skin tones and twinkle-lit scenes. Monica also walks you through essential Alpha camera settings – including Subject Recognition, AF‑C and Custom Buttons – so you’re ready when the best moments happen fast.

Click here to view the course for Family Portraiture.

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