Douglas Shoop Photography

Nutcrackers on Christmas Tree watch duty.  Always smiling, never complaining.  No presents were lost.  Enjoy.

Stayed up till 1:30 am working on this shot.  Santa had just visited.  The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, the kids were all nestled, snug in their beds and their nutjob dad was fiddling with lighting the living room just right.  Merry Christmas.  Enjoy.

Snapped this photo of my daughter next to our Christmas tree. The light coming from the tree was so soft and essentially like a giant soft box. Not sure how this would work if they were multi-color lights, but with all white, it works nicely. Enjoy.

Every year, my daughter takes a living room tabletop and turns it into a little Christmas village with all these miniature houses that plug in and streetlights, and carolers, and a really cool tree. This is her masterpiece creation. If you look close, you'll see Santa checking out the scene. Enjoy the holiday spirit.

Christmas tree ornaments backlit.  A sign of the season on the high seas.  These ornaments were neatly arranged in a display I found on the cruise we took this past summer.  One of the shops on the ship was selling these hand blown beauties.  Enjoy.