Thread: How to take impressive Halloween shot

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I just want to start this thread to put together all great photo ideas.
I'm looking for impressive and funny Halloween shots which you can take on your haunt or party.
That the picture would be original and well conceived. Just want to get some tricks and advices to take interestin Halloween photos on my Halloween party this year.
I would be grateful for all ideas.

E.g. I really like this shot and idea of mirror-image skeleton in side mirror of the car:

Originally Posted by CreepySpiders

I picked up the 5ft skelly from Walgreens =) That's him in my back seat

Please share your ideas.

Yea, I loved that pic when I saw it.

Looks like a scene from a horror movie!

With all the different lighting techniques and how dark it can be I have been toying with the different settings on my camera and I've found you can get different looks just by adjusting what setting you use.

I know the AZ Haunters ring is having or had a workshop on Halloween Photography that I was too busy/chicken to go to. Maybe one of those guys can pop in with some tips?

Bump! I think this is an awesome idea for a thread. We love Halloween and we're pretty proud of our display, but somehow our photos are starting to look the same each year - they just seem kinda dull and don't do the evening justice.

The only tip I would have is - if you have a Halloween Village, turn on the macro and take a photo from inside the display - I think it really helps to take photos from the little people's perspective...



Actually, that's not a bad tip all around - remember to think about the point of view.

But like Estertota, I'm also looking for specific situations, too. I know some folks have posted about making photo op props, but I don't think I've ever seen any photos. Anyone want to share? I've also seen photos of people with those finger lights, using long exposures, which were pretty cool.

Here is one of mine (and my biggest fear!) Shuddddder!

Long exposures with a 14gb digital camera on a tripod; I manually set the light and time:

Originally Posted by James B.

Long exposures with a 14gb digital camera on a tripod; I manually set the light and time:

Exactly ^

AND NO FLASH

Some of the cameras will do a decent job on the auto setting but its best to manually set it.

An idea people can try

Set up the camera for a long exposure shot with whatever background you have. Take the shot, have the people you want to pose jump into frame, shine a light on them real quick and have them move out of frame. It will take some practice to do but you end up with an image like this.



Of course I only shined the light on my noggin but you get the idea.

That way you can have ghostly images of your ghostly guests.

Originally Posted by Johnson724

An idea people can try

Set up the camera for a long exposure shot with whatever background you have. Take the shot, have the people you want to pose jump into frame, shine a light on them real quick and have them move out of frame. It will take some practice to do but you end up with an image like this.

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Of course I only shined the light on my noggin but you get the idea.

That way you can have ghostly images of your ghostly guests.

Yowza! That's creepy