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Spooky Results: Easy Halloween Photo Tips!

Me Ra Koh

Before I start on this new Photo-Recipe for with Halloween photo tips…thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your comments on my post about Success.  xo

Halloween is here!  Woo-hoo!  Our family has a blast with dressing up for Halloween!  But many of you will probably agree that it’s one of the toughest holidays for taking photos because of the dark lighting.  Anyone want to know a great trick for capturing photos that are a total treat?  (enough on the word play, i know :))  I’m super excited because this Photo-Recipe is so fun and easy that anyone can have fun with it—whether you own a Point-and-Shoot, DSLR or even just a camera phone!  Here is an example of what one of our readers captured with just a Point-and Shoot!!

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Spooky Halloween Photo Tips!

1.  Wait till it’s really dark outside!  Yep, you heard me. The darker the better for this photo-recipe!

2.  Grab a flashlight or buy a $10 aluminum light from your local hardware store.  Do you have an automatic outdoor light that comes on when you get near it?  That will work too!

3.  Turn off your flash.

4.  Set your camera in Aperture Priority Mode or Portrait Mode.

5.  Go outside with your dressed up kiddos and have a helper shine the flashlight or light on their faces.  (Little Tip:  I suggest having the helper stand about five feet away, and even shine the light down on them at an angle.  You can totally play with this at all different angles!)

6.  Focus on your little ones face (that is lit by the extra light source).

7.  Shoot away!

When their little guy walked out by the garage, the automatic light popped on.  They had him walk up to the light several times and encouraged their son to look up at the light, until their Point-and-Shoot captured just the right expression.  Since the light is shining on their son’s face, everything else behind him goes spooky into the darkness where there is no direct light source.

The trick is turning the flash off.  The treat is beating the dark night and capturing the spookiest photos of all!

Can anyone guess who this shooter is?  Two hints: you’ve heard me mention their name on the blog.  And this person is NOT a photographer.  Answer to come.  🙂

xoxo,

m

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p.s.s.  Got any photo questions or photo dilemmas for the upcoming holidays?  If so, post them up in the comments!

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  1. Jessica Young says:

    Love the idea and can’t wait to give it a try. As for other photo dilemmas/questions, I hae one that has an pposite dilema. Opening gifts areound the Christmas tree whe you have lights from multiple angles in different clorors aimed in different directions combined with the shine and shimmer ofwrapping paper and bows. Any hints?? 🙂

  2. Jessica Young says:

    It should read “different colors” 🙂

  3. is it Genie? thanks for another great photo tip, Me Ra!

  4. So cute, love it, gonna try it! Just for fun I’m gonna try Lindsays “Kid in the Headlights” idea too! I have no idea who that little cuttie in the pic is, but sure is a darling! Happy Halloween Everyone…

  5. jeramy says:

    this is a cute post….but i’m not going to try it. i don’t like my kids enough to attempt to get cute pics of them. i’m still bitter that i had to buy 5 holloween costumes this year.

  6. jeramy says:

    p.s. i’m kidding. 🙂

  7. Rhonda Kane says:

    Maybe its Kari from Mama Bloo?
    LOVE the flashlight idea. As a kid a flashlight was the key to spooking each other out.

  8. Liane Dimond says:

    I love it and I can’t wait to do it!!! Thanks so much!

  9. Me Ra Koh says:

    And the mystery shooter was Jeff Jochum, our CEO! He’s not a photographer, and he will be the first to tell you that…but not to bad!

    Hope everyone had a BLAST weekend! I know we did! Wait till you see the pics!

    xoxo,
    m

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