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A Christmas Wrap, originally uploaded by HokiePerogi.
1/80 sec @ f/1.8, ISO 400, 50 mm (EF50mm f/1.8 II)

While listening to one of my weekly podcasts, I heard a great suggestion by one of the hosts for a holiday photograph. Scott Bourne said on his Photofocus podcast, Episode #23, that it would be interesting to see more photographs during the holiday season of people wrapping presents rather than the cliche photographs of people opening presents.

This suggestion came to mind immediately when my fiancee told me she was going into our basement to watch television and wrap some gifts. I grabbed the 7D with the fast 50mm lens and followed her downstairs.

I used the available light in the basement to get the shot. In post, I adjusted the tint, sharpened, and applied an ever so slight vignette to the edges.