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Funny Christmas Illustration Prompt — Photography Theme

- Scene: Inside a cozy North Pole photo studio, Santa is the photographer, crouched behind a vintage bellows camera on a tripod, one mitten on a cable release. In front of the lens, three reindeer in tacky knitted sweaters pose on a snowy backdrop: one mid-blink, one with antlers tangled in twinkle lights, and Rudolph nervously half-smiling. An elf assistant holds a big silver reflector while another elf tosses “snow” confetti. A shiny tree bauble in the foreground reflects the whole set in a fisheye glint. A clothesline of instant photo prints arcs overhead, showing hilariously bad takes (blurred, cut-off antlers, overexposed red nose). Warm wooden beams, wreaths, and fairy lights frame the scene, with a frosty window hinting at the aurora outside.

- Composition and angle: Balanced, wide scene framed from reindeer eye level; strong foreground-midground-background depth. The camera and Santa on the left third, the reindeer centered, elves offset to the right for visual rhythm. Leave a little breathing room at the bottom for a small caption.

- Lighting: Cozy golden glow from string lights; softboxes with star-shaped gels create sparkly star-bokeh highlights. Gentle soft shadows; subtle rim light around antlers and Santa’s hat fluff.

- Palette: Warm, expressive holiday hues—holly reds, pine greens, cinnamon browns, creamy whites, gold sparkles—with cool midnight blues and icy teals for contrast.

- Style and texture: Hand-drawn illustration with fine, expressive linework; textured brush strokes; watercolor/grainy paper feel; visible pencil under-sketch and light ink hatching for depth; soft stippling for snow.

- Funny details: Tinsel wrapped around the tripod leg; a curious penguin perched on a light stand; a runaway snowflake stuck to Santa’s beard; the reflector slightly bending, making the elf’s reflection squish comically.

- On-image text (small, hand-lettered near the bottom in warm cream brush script with a subtle drop shadow):

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