Hanukkah Digital Backdrops

What is in this collection

The Hanukkah collection is blue, white and silver, lit by candles. Party sets include a round white panel framed by a blue, sky blue, white and silver balloon garland woven with olive branches and small Star of David ornaments, and a seamless white studio with a mobile of folded paper stars over a plinth of lit pillar candles. Home scenes include a white panelled room with lit blue and white tapers on a window sill, falling snow outside and a navy velvet sofa, and a white sideboard with a tier of sugar-dusted sufganiyot and glass jugs of olive oil. For evening portraits there is a wall of white pillar candles on silver shelves between navy velvet drapes, and outdoors a snowy porch with a navy door and blue glass lanterns.

Hanukkah family photos and party booths

The sufganiyot sideboard and the snowy window room look like a family home during the eight nights, so they suit family gatherings and Hanukkah cards. For a party, the balloon arch with olive branches is the easiest of the Hanukkah photo booth backgrounds, with a frame for guests to stand in, and the white studio with paper stars is a clean, modern choice for single portraits and small families. The candle wall with navy drapes and the snowy porch are the most dramatic, for evening couple photos. Photographers can use the same scenes as Hanukkah photography backgrounds for mini sessions. Some of the scenes also appear in the winter collection, and the blue and white celebration sets for a coming of age are in bar mitzvah digital backdrops.

Tips for using these scenes

• Light by candle or by snow. The candle wall and the snowy window room are warm, while the balloon arch and the snowy porch are cool and blue. Match your subject's white balance to the scene, and add a little warm glow on faces in the candlelit sets.
• Add your own hanukkiah if you want one. The scenes show candles, stars and olive branches rather than a menorah, so you can photograph your family's own hanukkiah and place it in the scene with the right number of lights for the night.
• Plan for four to six. Most scenes fit four to six people, and the white studio with paper stars suits one to three. The snowy window room and the white studio have room to sit.

Candlelit scenes need a warm, low key light; digital backgrounds for photography explains choosing a scene by its light first.