Inspiration (And Tips!!) for Your Photography This Halloween.
Halloween is potentially one of the best times of the year to get WEIRD with your photography. Suddenly, there are no rules. The weirder, the better!! Want to add tons of grain and shoot completely out of focus? Do it!! Want to to Photoshop yourself flying on a broomstick? Now is the time!! Get creepy and creative. Today, we are sharing some of the most creative Halloween-inspired images from our community members. They will also be sharing their settings and a few tips along the way!
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Inspiration (And Tips!!) to Inspire Your Photography This Halloween.
Image by Marti Austin
135mm | 1/2500sec | f/2 | ISO 200
“I was going for the feel of one of those vintage photos that (I assume) were supposed to be cute but are actually super creepy of kids dressed up for Halloween. I converted to black and white, tilted it slightly, and added a slight motion blur and scratchy overlay.”
Image by Emily Hodge
Tip: watch Cassandra Castaneda's lesson on Witchy Wonder inside the Academy! These photos were taken in our kitchen!!!
Image by Cassandra Castaneda
Join her inside the Academy to learn how she edits her spectacular Halloween imagery!
Image by Bree Friesen
1/100, F5.6, ISO 6400
Image by Meredith Frye
Image by Tiffany Maksimowicz
ISO 1600 F 2.0 1/800
“Drizzle, Thick Clouds, Wild Fire Smoke and 45 mins before sunset, but it was a long drive so we got it done.”
Image by Erin Falkenham
35mm, f3.2 1/200 ISO 800
“Shot this with a LED wand light directly overhead in my dark basement to accentuate the shadows. Terrible positioning of light for a regular portrait but perfect for this.”
Image by Amanda Cleveland
35mm, ISO 250, f16, 1/4s
Image by Lisa Guardiola
35mm, 1.8, ISO 250, 1/5000
Image by Anna Hurley
35mm, f2.8 / ISO 100 / SS 1/200
“I use a black fleece blanket hanging on my backdoor to create a nice black background since fleece absorbs the light and gives a nice smooth black finish without highlights.”
Image by Cassie Perkins Duffle
85mm, f3.2 / SS1/200 / ISO 320
“This is just in front of my house. Kinda cheesy but my daughter LOVED it.”
Image by Michelle England
35mm f1.8 1/100 ISO200
Image by Allie McKinney Clarke
35mm, ISO 1600 1/250 f3.2
“It was incredibly dark in our house on this day so I had to crank up the ISO! My son did not help with the carving, but I caught him checking out the process!”
Image by Katie Blakeley
ISO 1000, F 3.2, SS 1/80
Image by Amber Shugars
F 2.2, ISO 100, SS 1/1250
Image by Danielle Trina
Watch her edit inside the Academy in her lesson, “Creating Whimsical Wonder.”
Image by Allie Clarke
35mm - ISO 800 1/640 f3.2
Image by Kaitlyn Clark
50mm, ISO 125 1/1250 f2.0