• Thanksgiving is a holiday overflowing with imagery and photo opportunities. As families gather around the Thanksgiving dinner table, the cameras come out to capture keepsake moments forever. Here are some links to the best Thanksgiving pictures on the internet, as well as some tips on how you can capture your own memories this holiday season.

• 1. Thanksgiving falls annually on the fourth Thursday in November in the U.S.Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Thanksgiving in North America
  2. Canadian Thanksgiving is the second Monday of October every yearThanksgiving November: Thanksgiving Facts
  3. Thanksgiving 2009: November 26Calendar Date: Thanksgiving
  4. Memorialize photos from Thanksgiving gatherings with a holiday scrapbookAdobe: Digital Thanksgiving Scrapbooks
  5. Many families gather together and feast on Thanksgiving
  6. Traditional Thanksgiving imagery includes family, turkey, Autumn foliage, pilgrims, Indians, parades, Thanksgiving dinner

• Thanksgiving Photo Tips

  Before you snap a shot, know exactly what the subject of your photo is going to be.New York Institute of Photography: How to Capture Thanksgiving With Your Camera

  
  If you want to take photos of friends or family members gathered around the Thanksgiving table, consider shooting the picture from a high angle to ensure that everyone is included in the shot and that the actual Thanksgiving spread isn't the primary focus.http://www.digicamhelp.com/how-to/places-events/thanksgiving/

  
  Watch your lighting— be sure to turn on as many lights as possible before you begin taking photos to ensure that the photos won't be too dark.http://www.digicamhelp.com/how-to/places-events/thanksgiving/

  
  When shooting with a focus on people, rather than Thanksgiving decorations or a beautiful turkey dinner, keep an eye on the background. You want to be sure there isn't something that will distract from your subject.http://www.digicamhelp.com/how-to/places-events/thanksgiving/

  
  Since many families don't get to gather very often try to get everyone together for a formal style photo. Set up your tripod, check the shot and get into the photo with your family.Kaboose: How to Capture Thanksgiving With Your Camera

  
  If you live in an area with a great parade, don't be shy. Get out there and snap shots of the Thanksgiving floats. Include photos of family members enjoying the festivities, especially the children.Kaboose: How to Capture Thanksgiving With Your Camera

  
  Every picture is an opportunity for humor, and you can create your own funny Thanksgiving photos with photo editing software. For example, try blowing up a picture of a turkey to three times its size, then carefully cut it out and transpose it onto a table full of people with wide-eyed and amazed expressions.Swap Meet Dave: Humor Photos: How They Do It

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