Experimenting with shadows and black and white for Halloween

Simple props and shadows made this year’s Halloween photos something different - and a lot of fun. The holiday has slowly crept up on us this time, and although I tried to think up some ideas in the run up, they all just felt a bit too extravagant in the end. With time running out, instead of going all out with props and make-up, we scaled back and used a simple spiderweb cut-out from paper, along with an LED light, to cast some spooky shadows on our faces as a little experiment. 

It was all very improvised, right up until moments before the shoot when Anna asked how she should dress, and I replied, ‘Can you be Wednesday Addams?’


I think she nailed it…