I remember when Halloween meant home made costumes – specifically when I was three dressed in black clothes with headband ears, painted on whiskers and a tail safety pinned in place. My mom was a witch. Now catalogs come to our house with $150 costumes – the bar has been raised!
If it’s the new Christmas, you’ll want some quality Halloween pictures. Here are some quick and easy tips to improve your photos:
1. Remember you’re much taller than they are. Squat down to about eye level to avoid top of the head shots (which aren’t nearly as nice to look at as their faces!). This has the added benefit of showing more of the costume.
2. Aim for an uncluttered background, such as against a garage door or an empty wall. 50% of an image is the background – something that’s easy to forget when you’re trying to get children out of the door.
3. Don’t forget the happy sugared up candy pictures when they come home. Facial expressions and disheveled costumes are also part of the memories!
4. It gets dark early! If you don’t have a great flash or a camera that does well with low light, dress your kids up while it’s still light out and take some pre-game photos then. You can also pick a separate warm day weeks ahead of time. This image was taken with window light in the late afternoon a few weeks before Halloween. On the heels of having a baby we’re much less prepared this year… I’m not even sure my kids know what they’re dressing up as! Oh well.
Happy trick or treating!!!
