While we are in this Halloween mood, I wanted to take a photo of a ghost sans Photoshop. It is easy to create ghosts during post-processing, but to do it using just a camera and a few tricks during shooting is much more challenging fun.

Head is a part of my Halloween costume standing on a very long 2x4. I needed a long stand that would be hidden by the head, so it is not visible in the picture. Chairs that held the wood were covered with a black robe (from an earlier Halloween) so the whole contraption was hidden in the darkness. Camera was set on the tripod with a video handle that allows easy camera pivoting in any direction. Exposure was long, and while the main light was provided by a remote flash, the ghostly, bluish trail was from the LED flashlight aimed at the bottom part of the head. After the flash was fired exposing the face, I moved the handle up and a bit to the right, to get the trail. It took some experimenting with angles and distances of the flashlight and a flash, and a proper movement of the handle, but it was fun trying different effects and finally deciding on a simple trail.

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Пред Ноћ Вештица се духови могу уловити са фото апаратом много лакше него другим данима (или ноћима). Овај је лебдео код нас у ходнику, и срећом сам имао фото апарат са собом и опалио га у лету. :)