Ghosts Inwards The Graveyard!

Ghosts Inwards The Graveyard!

 This has been my favorite Halloween projection this year!  

And I beloved Halloween!

Ghosts inwards the Graveyard--a Halloween Photo Shoot!

  The kickoff matter nosotros did was stimulate got 376 pictures.

Well, lets dorsum up.  I told my kids what I wanted to do.  
Surprisingly, they were all on board!  Even the iv yr old!  Yay!

So nosotros dressed them up.  I picked church building clothes that looked the most old-timey. 
 And the boys wore some bow ties that I hot glued together.  
 The boys had vests...the daughter had an quondam schoolhouse clothing together with night grayness tights.  
Pretty plain.


Then nosotros works life some accessories.  
Old keys, a vintage pocketwatch together with a lacy parasol.  

Then nosotros trekked simply about our neighborhood...with me inwards a hoodie together with yoga pants...
looking for swell picturesque places...and the little cemetery a mile 
across the route from us.  (yes, nosotros walked...we are a 1 auto household)

Then I would stimulate got pictures alongside my kids inwards them...
then they would come upwards stand upwards past times me together with I would stimulate got a few of simply the background.
The best component almost this photoshoot is that I didn't ask all
 my kids to smiling at the same time!  :)  
I simply told them to await sort of sad...and nosotros got some swell shots!

Now, I am a photoshop girl.  I've used it since high school...

I mean value that's when the cavemen kickoff invented photoshop for pc's.  Anyways.

I decided to displace out pixlr...and I beloved it!
It's free...so super bonus there!  

And it navigates basically the same equally photoshop, 

so it didn't stimulate got me long to figure things out.

So, if you've e'er wanted a swell photograph editing program--try this!

I loaded inwards ii pictures.  One alongside my children inwards it...and i of the patently background!

The edits hither are super simple!  But that's perfect, anyone tin laissez passer the axe create it!
Here's what I did. 

Open upwards both pictures inwards pixlr.

Then re-create the motion painting alongside the people together with paste it correct over the transcend of the patently background picture.

You stimulate got ii layers now.  Then on the transcend layer (the i alongside the people) 
select that tiny carrot: Toggle Layer Settings

It volition convey upwards the OPACITY bar.  This is the fun part.  
Just utilisation the slider to brand the people appear ghost-like!
Every motion painting is different.  Some I took the opacity to 60% some exclusively 73%...

Then yous desire to await at the layers together with brand certain they business upwards equally skilful equally they can.
Not e'er super perfect, but it gives it a vintage double exposed sort of feel!  

Then I Desaturated the images...
You tin laissez passer the axe also create sepia tones or quondam photograph effects.

And again.  2 photos.

Paste.  Opacity.

desaturate.  sepia...photo effects...

We altered tons of pictures!  We had them printed inwards 1 hr at Walmart, 
made cards for identify unit of measurement together with friends together with wall decor for the entry way!

It helps if yous stimulate got some ornate vintage frames...kind of spooky!
I
 realize this would live on real disturbing if whatever of my children ever die...
but for now, it's a swell Halloween addition!

Thanks for viewing!

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Bubblegum Backdrops Giveaway!

Bubblegum Backdrops Giveaway!

 Anyone who likes photography volition LOVE this!

  I discovered Bubblegum Backdrops only recently...
something I WISH I'd known nigh forever.
They sent me a custom backdrop for me to endeavor out!
I dear it!

I picked a grayness damask for the transcend one-half too a chevron woods for the bottom half...
separated alongside a strip of white molding!
Check out all their options...which 1 would yous pick???

 It's slow to hang...I only used two tiny thumbtacks!
Cover that hideously non-photograph worthy off yellowish-green wall.
{perks of renting}

 And the cool matter is...I tin hang it all the agency to the ceiling (8 feet tall)
too role it equally a standing backdrop...the molding similar a chair rail...
(yes I should guide keep smoothed it out better...but it was for practice)

Like this that I used on this post!

Or...
I tin hang it lower too role it equally the wall, the flooring molding too the flooring!
Like if I had an adorable babe to photograph...
Or I tin role them equally a tablecloth too accept upward unopen pics!
Like this photograph I took for an upward too coming magazine issue!

 
So super versatile!  I want must larn more!
I did gild two to a greater extent than iv past times 4's...one inwards distressed wood...
(all the woods panel ones are awesome!)

 And dark too white damask...

 Since nosotros moved homes, I fille our brick walls!
I want demand to larn roughly inwards brick...maybe 1 of these:

 

These are high character vinyl backdrops.
They are thick, slow to construct clean too assist for!
Perfect for foodies too!  Easy to construct clean too stores way
easier than a big woods backdrop.

Here's the BEST part!
Bubblegum Backdrops wants to
 give 1 of yous
 readers your ain backdrop too!
An all-in-one size!
Over $72 value! iv feet broad too 8 feet tall!
The designing of YOUR choosing!
Enter the rafflecopter giveaway below!
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Photography Lighting Studio Tent!

Photography Lighting Studio Tent!

 I got to review a fancy Photo Lighting Studio Tent!
How awesome is that?
It's from YesComUSA.com
It arrived rapidly together with was perfectly packaged!
And they offering FREE transportation on all UPS dry reason shipments!

 Simple assembly to position the lamps together.
And that giant 32" tent...it's inward that tiny dark circle bag!
It pops up, has iv colors of velvety cloth for the backdrop
 that velcro correct within the tent.

 The lamps are amazing.  They are powerful together with subtle...go fig.
The calorie-free dissapates through the tent together with makes it await brilliant together with natural.
I mean value I require to redo nigh a meg posts because I convey this now!  :)
Look how much improve this shot looks...

Compared to this...

 After using it, I felt foolish for non getting i years ago.
Seriously, if y'all are photographing things upwards unopen regularly, this is a must have.

Fun for play too!

Check out the website, there's a ton of dissimilar things!
YesComUSA is a superstore.  Everything from Tattoos to Auto Equip!
Loads of photography stands

 Unicycles--all colors!

 Tons of draw of piece of occupation concern stuff...

 Even Disco Balls!

 And I *MUST* teach i of these Cotton Candy Machines! 

It's fun simply looking around!