When you buy your first home, I think one of the things a lot of people look forward to is decorating it for holidays. One of my first thoughts was decorating our house first Christmas. I remember when we closed on our house back in April day dreaming of how gorgeous it was going to look with lights, a Christmas tree, and a decorated mantle. So many things that I had only dreamed of. Well that time quickly came and you bet I was beyond excited. I remember even in October going to decoration stores and snagging holiday decor. One thing I got to be even more excited about this year was using a new camera to capture so many memories of our first holiday season in our new home and decorating our new house for Christmas. I have always been what some call an over documenter. So many times I want to pull out my phone and take photos, but lately I have been pulling out my Olympus PEN E-PL7 camera.
Captured by Neely Moldovan with an Olympus PEN E-PL7 and M.ZUIKO14 – 42mm II R Black Lens
I am obsessed with this camera! It is hands down the nicest quality camera I have ever owned. Also, the photos are so much better than any iPhone camera photos I have seen. The Olympus PEN is built for life on the go: it’s compact, easy to carry, offers automatic setting, and has a vintage style with modern technology. As someone who is always out and about and loves having her camera to capture the moments, I love that it isn’t a giant bulky camera but the quality is still amazing! The quality is that of Professional image quality that I have seen some of the larger cameras show. I could have easily taken these photos with my phone, but the quality would have been so much less and to me the memories captured wouldn’t be as good. Just look at the details captured by the Olympus PEN E-PL7. The a 180° Flip Touch Screen could be used for the perfect selfie but it really helped me capture amazing close ups of our outdoor decorations.
Decorating our house has been so much fun. I love the colors we focused on with our decor this year. I used a lot of golds, reds, and silver with a few touches of blue. We wanted to do outdoor lights all over the house but life got in the way, so we lined our entire yard with candy canes which I love. It makes me feel like our house is a gingerbread house! Our tree is my favorite. I love putting up the ornaments and so many of them are so special to me. Like my engagement ring box that Andrew turned into an ornament since we got engaged a week before Christmas two years ago.
Having the right camera to capture special memories really makes all the difference!
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Your house is so festive!! I love it! I’m a sucker for everything glittered this time of year too 😉
I have never known so much about the Olympus, what wonderful pictures Neely 🙂 The house looks amazing and festive.
Love the pinecones! Adding that to my décor next year.
We also love to buy pine cones and mix it with ornaments as center pieces. Plus it makes the house smell amazing.
I totally need a Starbucks ornament. I am a huge coffee lover!
I love your decorations, so very festive! It’s amazing how much we love our camera’s huh?
Love your Christmas decor! You’re way ahead of me too as far as getting presents and wrapping them. I haven’t even begun to buy the first one yet!AHH!
I love the photo with the mini Starbucks ornament. I just bought one for my husband for a stocking stuffer 🙂 They are too sweet!
Decorating for the holidays is the best! I love how my house looks all dressed up and when we take everything down, it just looks so plain 🙁 Congrats on the new camera. Beautiful pictures!
I NEED a Starbucks ornament!!! Love the aqua tree…such a great color.
Beautiful decorations! I’m loving looking at everyone’s different decor on their house tours! What a fun idea! I really want a Starbucks cup ornament! Super cute!
Your decorations are adorable!
What a great camera and your house is decorated so beautifully.
xoxo, Jenny
Gorgeous photos! I just got a new camera too and I’m turning into a shutterbug!
You’re so right that a camera is super important! I just posted our Christmas home tour and it was the first time I’ve used the DSLR camera I bought this summer. It was hard to figure out but the pictures are so much crisper and nicer! Your house looks beautiful 🙂
Love everything about your festive decor. I ‘d love to have that coffee cup ornament 🙂
I’m in love with your decor! Moving out on my own I dreamed about decorating! I’m in love with your decor ideas and the vintage looking camera. At first I was like boy that camera is old, but then reading further it sounds amazing. It also takes great photos.
The inside of your house is so beautiful, and I love the outside decorations too. Great looking pictures! Nice Camera!
Could your house be any cuter? No. And I need to invest in a good camera. Thanks for the tip!
It looks so so good!! Beautiful job 🙂
I love my little 180 degree flip on my camera. It makes taking photos soooo much easier. All of your decorations look gorgeous and so festive! xo
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Do you know if it shoots in RAW? I’ve seen it around quite a bit and my interest is peeked after reading this.
Love all your home decor! It looks so cozy! The candy canes are super adorable!!