Carving your Halloween Jack-O-Lantern is as much a part of Halloween as the tricks and the treats and dressing up, but getting a great Photo of your Halloween pumpkin isn't an easy trick! First of all, you want to see it all lighted up and to do that it must be dark, but if you wait till its to dark you just end up with eyes a nose and a mouth! So how can you take a great photo of your Jack-O-Lantern? Its easier than you think! Just check out the following ideas.
1. Time for photos! The best time is probably just before just before its completely dark.
2. Location! Try taking your Jack-O-Lantern to somewhere other than your front step. Try sitting it in some bushes, or grasses, or framing it so the sky is your background. I once had a photography teacher that suggested sitting it near a campfire so that it would have flames in the background! While allot of us may not have a camp fire we all have some small candles that could be set behind your jack-O-Lanterns for a nice effect.
3. Camera settings! This is a time that full flash isn't a good idea. Neither is the automatic setting on your camera, switch to manual. You might need to begin with an ISO of at least 400. If your going to take the shutter speed below 60 then consider using a tripod. If your going to try available light you well definitely need a tripod! If you have a camera that doesn't feature these settings you can control the flash by how far you are from your subject. Back up more for a weaker flash or even put a small layer of tissue over your flash. Consider moving your flash off your camera and at a low power setting.
4. Shoot, shoot, shoot! In the Age of digital photography I would suggest shooting more than you need of this , change your exposure, change your shutter speed. Soon you will see the results you are looking for!
5. Change the light inside your Jack-O-Lantern! How about try putting in 2 or 3 or everyone 4 candles inside your pumpkin! The results will be pleasantly noticeable!
If you use these 5 tips for taking better Jack-O-Lanterns, you will have a wonderful photo of your carved pumpkin that you can cherish year after year! For more Photography information or to check out Photography by Lloydlee Heite just go to out website! www.lloydlee.com
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