While attending a pop-up market at WESST, hidden way out back with no one around were these skeletons propped up to be made to look to be driving farm equipment. It was extremely creative and unnerving in a way to see skeletons on benign human objects like a tractor. I had my Sony a7R IV with me of course with the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 ART lens on to get these detailed shots focusing in on the skeletons and their respective rides. The werewolf in the top photo unnerved me the most. Who thinks to make a werewolf skeleton?? Well done to the team that created this Halloween display!
While at the Cottonwood Mall waiting for a pet costume contest, kids in costume started also ambling in for their own contest that would follow the pet one. One kid really stood out as he was in complete makeup to look like the killer clown from IT. He was standing right next to me and it was kind of unnerving, but also amazing as I surely never had this level of costume for Halloween as a kid! I asked if I could make a photo, and got permission to make these quick natural light portraits. Even with all the makeup, the Sony a7R IV’s amazing eye autofocus nailed the shot shooting at f/1.4 no less.
What was your favorite Halloween costume as a kid? Let me know in the comments below!
Anyone that has met Jessica knows she is a pretty huge The Nightmare Before Christmas fan. I could not even tell you the number of Nightmare themed items she owns, it has to be over 200! She often dresses up as Sally from the movie, and it just so happened that I already had a white seamless background setup from an earlier shoot as she was getting ready to go to a Halloween in August party (seems mighty close to actual Halloween, but that’s just me!) so that allowed for a quick cosplay photo shoot before she left! Jessica posed to retreat a few of Sally’s actual poses from the movie after having done her own makeup and donning her Sally dress. I think she looks great, but I may be biased!
Karla and her family came over in costume to my home studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico for a Halloweenfamily portrait session. This was my first time to photograph 4 people in my home studio. Using a 10' x 12' white Muslin background everyone fit easily and it was all lit up by my huge new 55" softbox! I told everyone to act like your costume and the above is the result!
Clients themselves in make-up to appear doll-like for their own business' Halloween flyer.
I made this image for the people in the image. They are the owners of RAW VIBES, whose grand opening was just a few days ago. This time they wanted me to produce an image they could use in one of their flyers to promote their Halloween event. La La (on right) really likes kind of gothic dolls. She showed me some images of them before the shoot, so that was the look we went for in the shot, as best we could. I think she had a real talent for posing with a very doll-like expression on her face.
This is the setup I used for making this shot:
Nikon D300 on tripod with built-in flash on in commander mode
Tamron XR Di II 17-50mm f/2.8 lens @ f/5.6 & focal length 17mm
Nikon SB-600 Speedlight hand held by me directly over my head pointing down at the models
