How To Take Scary Photos

[unique one]

Halloween is just a couple of weeks away. So I thought it would be pretty cool if we could share how to take scary photos before the 31st of October gets here

[nickbedford]

Originally Posted by unique one

Halloween is just a couple of weeks away. So I thought it would be pretty cool if we could share how to take scary photos before the 31st of October gets here

I like your signature :P

I'm probably going to be shooting my first Halloween party in a few weeks and my first guess is lighting, lighting, lighting! Something like the bottom spot light and a brooding look on your subject sorta thing.

[Jim Poor]

Try shooting in the mirror ;-) Works for me at least!

[Jonbar18]

Originally Posted by Jim Poor

Try shooting in the mirror ;-) Works for me at least!

Too scary!

LOL

'm probably going to be shooting my first Halloween party in a few weeks and my first guess is lighting, lighting, lighting! Something like the bottom spot light and a brooding look on your subject sorta thing

+1.
a low light pointed up would make a great spooky effect

[nickbedford]

Also ambient lighting in the reds or off-greens. Red ambient lighting might make you think of vampires, whereas green would make you think of witches. Orange is of course the jackolanterns.

You might even be able to try coloured flash bounce cards or something.

[unique one]

Originally Posted by nickbedford

I like your signature :P

I'm probably going to be shooting my first Halloween party in a few weeks and my first guess is lighting, lighting, lighting! Something like the bottom spot light and a brooding look on your subject sorta thing.

Thank you

I say no lighting and try to capture a ghost!
Well you need light no matter what with photography so that ghost better shine
or what Jonbar18 said about low lighting

Originally Posted by Jonbar18

Too scary!

LOL

LOL

Originally Posted by nickbedford

Also ambient lighting in the reds or off-greens. Red ambient lighting might make you think of vampires, whereas green would make you think of witches. Orange is of course the jackolanterns.

You might even be able to try coloured flash bounce cards or something.

Nice!

[WooD]

Having scary people to shoot helps.

Shot this with a single strobe sitting on the floor with a red gel, and 2 smoke machines.

[BuddhaPi]

see what you did wood? now I have to get out the smoke machine!...anyway I take scary photo's all year long..one day i'll get the hang of all this and will takes some not so scary pictures...

[Photologyst]

Well, you could go visit a scene where there are folks with lots of leather, piercings and coloured, stiff hair. Meth user teeth are also ideal as is shredded clothing.

Otherwise, try adjusting the exposure of ordinary people to make them look “scary.”