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Scary Good Halloween Photography
Daily Ink
Stored in: Technique
Posted On: October 31 2006
By: Brittney Bush
Photo © *Louise**
Today our local paper offered these handy tips for jack-o-lantern photography:
- Fill the frame with your jack-o-lantern and keep the background simple.
- To make the picture more meaningful, include the faces of family members. Get down low so you can see their faces over the top of the pumpkin.
- To capture an eerie glow, shoot at twilight and turn your flash off. Use high-speed film or a fast setting on your digital camera. If you can, put your camera on a tripod or other steady surface to eliminate blur.
- Don't light just one candle in the pumpkin. Two or three will produce a far better picture.
- Want a really cool effect? Place the lighted jack-o-lantern in a fireplace and make a small fire from a few sheets of newspaper behind it.
Happy Halloweening!
Otherwise, in Technique:
- Previously: No Flash Corner
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