Capture the "spirit" with your camera!

Pope Gregory III started it all in 739 A.D. when he officially designated All Saint's Day, but he wouldn't recognize Halloween as we celebrate it today! It's become a night of fantasy for children of all ages and with its pumpkins, costumes and trick or treating it's also a great opportunity to capure the "spirits" with your camera!

Tip:

When you take a picture of your favorite goblin in costume, have a helper shine a flashlight the way we all did as kids. This is "ghoul" lighting and it will produce wonderfully scary lighting in your pictures. The biggest mistake amateurs make is to shoot from too far back. So get in close and fill the frame. You don't have to shoot from head-to-toe. Rather, you're usually better off if you fill the frame with just the head shoulder.  And bend down low to kid's eye-level. Don't shoot from adult eye-level.

If your kid wears a mask, take two shots - one with the mask on and one without, so that in future years you'll be able to identify the little devil behind the mask (and you may be able to use the picture for your Christmas card.)