7 Halloween Photo Ideas: Photograph the Spirit of Halloween

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Wow, where has the year gone? It’s Octo­ber, which means Hal­loween is right around the cor­ner! Fall is one of my favorite times of the year: crisp cool days, the fall col­ors, and my favorite hol­i­day… Halloween!

Hal­loween is an excel­lent oppor­tu­ni­ty to have fun with your pho­tog­ra­phy, and these 7 Hal­loween pho­to ideas will help make this year’s Hal­loween pho­tos the best yet!

Due to COVID, Hal­loween may look a bit dif­fer­ent this year, but I hope that no mat­ter where you are, you still get to dress your lit­tle gob­lins up, and maybe your­self, and prac­tice some social dis­tanc­ing Hal­loween fun.

1. Capture the Halloween Costume Preparation

Start before Hal­loween night. Shop­ping for cos­tumes is half of the fun of Hal­loween. Admit it. You still enjoy look­ing for a good cos­tume. Grab your cam­era before you head out shop­ping for out­fits. Don’t for­get to cap­ture the excite­ment that your child has while they are shop­ping for theirs. Whether they are 4 or 14, try­ing on masks, look­ing at make­up and acces­sories let them have fun while you snap their picture. 

2. Location, Location, Location

Match your loca­tion with the cos­tume. You don’t have to wait until Hal­loween night to take pho­tos. Get your trick or treater dressed up before the big night and take them to a loca­tion that match­es the cos­tume. It’s a lot eas­i­er to get great pic­tures when things are a bit calmer. 

7. When the Night of All Hallows’ Eve Has Ended

3. Use Lighting to Set the Mood for Halloween

Uti­lize the gold­en hour, espe­cial­ly if you have lit­tle ones. The rich col­or of the gold­en hour makes for per­fect rich light. Low light can also be ide­al to set the mood for Hal­loween pho­tos. And don’t stress about your ISO. Push it up there as the grain can add to the effect. If you are unclear about what set­tings to use, check out Begin­ners Pho­tog­ra­phy Essen­tials. It’s key in learn­ing to use your camera. 

4. Step Back to Capture the Perfect Halloween Moment

Fol­low the kids from a dis­tance. Skip the posed pho­tos and just cap­ture the moment. 

5. Snapshot the Pumpkins & Jack-o-Lantern’s

Pump­kin pho­tos are some of my favs. You can eas­i­ly cap­ture the sig­na­ture Hal­loween pump­kin pho­to a few nights before the big night to avoid stress and the pump­kin carv­ing if that is a fam­i­ly tra­di­tion. These pho­tos will give you great mem­o­ries to look back on!

6. The Devil is in the Details

There are so many fun things that rep­re­sent Hal­loween. The can­dy, the dec­o­ra­tions, the can­dy!! Use some pho­tog­ra­phy rules to get great pho­tos of all of your dec­o­ra­tions: pump­kins, spi­ders, skulls, cob­webs, zom­bies, skele­tons, masks, cos­tumes, and more! Fill the frame with Hal­loween can­dy, or use anoth­er com­po­si­tion rule. Look­ing through all your dec­o­ra­tions is a great way to brain­storm up new Hal­loween pho­to ideas. The pos­si­bil­i­ties are endless!

Don’t for­get to con­tin­ue tak­ing pic­tures as your lit­tle skele­ton winds the night down. Cap­ture her excite­ment when she inspects her loot. Snap pho­tos of your dinosaur asleep in his cos­tume. Remem­ber, you are telling a sto­ry, don’t for­get to fin­ish the chapter. 

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Hope­ful­ly, these fun Hal­loween pho­to ideas inspire you this sea­son! Don’t for­get to head on over to my Face­book Group and share your pho­tos! Hap­py Haunting!