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Halloween Pictures
Pope Gregory III began it all in 739 A.D. when he officially assigned All Saints Day, but he wouldn't identify Halloween the way we celebrate it today. Now it's a mysterious night for children of diferent ages, and with its pumpkins, dresses, and trick-or-treating beside that it's a great chance for you to catch the spirit(s) with your camera.
"It's not hard to turn this unusual night into unforgettable picture memories," says Chuck DeLaney, Dean of the New York Institute of Photography, "but it will happen only if you follow two simple rules or, excuse the clever remark, you won't have a ghost of a chance."
"The first and most critical rule," says DeLaney, "is to decide what you want to be the subject of the picture you are taken. After decision is made you look through the viewfinder of your camera, make your subject the most important thing in the frame and try not to show anything what would take attention from it. The second rule is to try to catch the 'feeling' of the event too."
Like when you are going to take a picture of a jack-o-lantern, jack-o-lantern is your subject. Come close to it until the pumpkin will almost fill the frame and then you can move a little to make it clear. Surroundings should be as simple as possible to avoid being distract from the main subject.
Advice: Faces of the children or parents hovering over it will make this picture even more attractive. You should bend down low so you could catch their faces appear over the top of the pumpkin. Be attentive now, we are trying not to cut any heads off, even on Halloween.
It's time for the second rule. To catch the scary "mood" of Halloween, take pictures at night using "spirit" lighting. First you have to turn off your strobe!
Their light is cold and clear it’s not what we need for our pictures. What we are looking for is scary light which can catch the "character" of Halloween.
Advice: The best shine of a jack-o-lantern can be produced by two or three lit candles placed inside the pumpkin. Don’t light just one candle it won’t be enough.
Taken a picture of your favorite gnome you should arrange an additional shine from off to one side or from below, the way all children like to do.
This is "ghost" lighting and it will make magnificently frightening lighting in your pictures. It's very important for the good result not to take a picture from too far back. So come closer and fill the frame. You should not take a picture from head-to-toe. It's usually better if frame is filled with just the head and shoulders. And get down low to child's-eye level. Try not to take this picture from your own level.
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