Halloween is a great time to take lots and lots of photos. Smiles abound, costumes are colorful, and kids are eager to show off their disguises. For great snapshots of kids, try to remember a few
simple photography tips, many of which I've written about previously.
How To Take Great Halloween Photos
- Take it outside, or find a brightly lit window and turn off the flash.
- Aim for late afternoon or evening when the sun is low in the sky for the best light.
- For pint-sized portrait subjects, GET DOWN. Avoid shooting kids while you are standing up, looking down on them.
- If you have an aperature-priority mode on your camera, use it and set the F-stop low, like F2.8 or even F4 if you can't get lower. This gives the sharp face with a blurred background that can be so attractive.
- Fill the frame. You might want to capture the whole costume but I promise you will like a shot of just their face or head and shoulders more.
Ok, so here are a few of my favorites from Halloween this year. We always have a neighborhood block party in the early evening before trick-or-treating which makes for awesome shots. Unfortunately I forgot my settings and several shots were not as good as I'd like, but the parents of the kids still loved them.
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| My little Waldo |
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| Batty Bat costume #1 |
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| Sad Elephant costume #2 |
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| Batgirl Ava |
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| Snow White |
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| Young Captian Jack Sparrow |
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| Tween Geisha and Flapper |
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| Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker in an Epic Battle |
So there you have it. All photos are copyright
Sarah Hubbell, Enlightened Photography. Do not copy or download or post anywhere else without express permission...which I am likely to give if you
ASK.
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