The holiday season and end of year is a popular time for family portraits. With holiday-themed sets and snowflakes, it’s an awesome opportunity for photographers to get creative! Check out how these portrait and street photographers are making magical shots this holiday season. Don't forget to follow @sonyalpha for more Sony creative content in your feed and the latest from the Alpha Universe.

Check out how these portrait and street photographers are making magical shots this holiday season.

Ricardo Ochoa - @ryukstyles

Ricardo Ochoa is a portrait and street photographer living in Budapest. He has become famous on TikTok for meeting strangers and taking beautiful portraits of them with his Sony Alpha 7 III. That is what he does in the video below, and this one has all the Christmas vibes! Check out his account for more interesting portraiture. 

Cassidy Lynne – @cassidylynnephoto

Cassidy Lynne is a wedding photographer and educator dedicated to helping others learn about wedding photography and how to grow as a photographer. She teaches through a variety of outlets including mentorship sessions, a podcast, Instagram, and of course TikTok! Lynne doesn’t shy away from being honest and talking about mistakes that she’s made in the past to help others learn and grow. This season, she’s also posting her photographer's Christmas wish list, in the video below she’s talking about the Sony RX100! 

Shalonda Chaddock - @chubbycheekphotography

Shalonda Chaddock is a child and family photographer based in Houston, Texas. Using her Sony Alpha 7 III, she takes adorable images of children that their families can cherish for years to come. In the TikTok below she shares a special shoot she does with her clients around the holidays - photographing them with the tree. The ambient light from the Christmas tree casts the children in a magical glow. Check it out below! 

Simone Ferretti - @sferro21

Simone Ferrettiis a portrait and lifestyle photographer. In the video below he is sharing a few ideas for posing someone during the holidays. His images, shot on the Sony Alpha 7 III, look beautiful! He has a few other tutorials on how to create unique holiday shots. Be sure to check out his account. 

Jordi Koalitic - @jordi.koalitic

Creative photographer Jordi Koalitic is based in Barcelona. Koalitic creates videos that show the behind the scenes of how he creates a variety of unique images using his Sony Alpha 7R IV. A few years ago, he shared this TikTok, with ideas for making portraits with a wintry vibe. Check out his account for more creative ways to make epic visuals.