Halloween Decorations
Halloween decorations you can
make or buy for
the spookiest night.
Halloween Recipes
Our
cookbook filled with Halloween recipes, tasty tricks and treats.
Halloween Games Spooky Halloween games adaptable for both kid's and adults.
Halloween
Party
Halloween Party planning and
ideas
for your festivities.
Halloween
Safety
Safety
information, tips and suggestions for a safe Halloween.
101 Halloween Tips
That's right, 101 great
Halloween tips, ideas and suggestions!
Halloween Props
Spooky Special Effects and Props for
your Halloween haunt.
Pumpkin Carving
Pumpkin carving tips
for carving your Halloween Jack O' Lanterns.
Movies & Music
Suggestions for the best Halloween music and Halloween movies.
Halloween Crafts
Halloween craft ideas and instructions for lots of
Halloween fun.
High-Tech Halloween
Ghostly gadgets for your computer, cell-phone, Palm Pilot and
more!
PHOTOGRAPHING
YOUR JACK-O-LANTERN
The
light used to illuminate the outside of the pumpkin and that
of the candles inside is actually a delicate balance.
Ideally, your photographs will want is to capture the candle
glowing from within the pumpkin, but still be able to see
the outside of the pumpkin itself to show the carving.
If you use a flash, you'll
over-light the surface of the pumpkin and drown out the light from the candles inside.
First off, turn the flash on your camera off, you don't want it in this
case.
To help avoid the light
inside the pumpkin from being to faint, we use two or even three candles.
You can also find battery powered lights for jack-o-lanterns
that give off a better light for photographing them.
The best bet is to do one of two
things.
The best technique we have
found is to take
your pictures around dusk, before it becomes totally dark. Be sure to use a fast film, ISO
400 or faster is best.
Wait until dark, illuminate the
outside of the pumpkin with in-direct artificial light, i.e. a lamp or
flashlight, and light the candle(s) inside the pumpkin. Make sure
the outside lighting isn't going to over power the picture.
If you use a flash, you'll
over-light the surface of the pumpkin and drown out the light from the candles inside.
First off, turn the flash on your camera off, you don't want it in this
case.