When knowing I’d be photographing Maria during October I suggested she wear an Elvira, Mistress of the Dark costume because both Maria and Elvira have larger-than-life personalities and this pose was one of her reinterpretations of that icon. How I made this photograph: Today’s portrait was made during a shoot that I had a few years ago with the famous Internet model Maria Cedar.
In addition to getting a chance to create some great looking images that can be added to your portfolio, you also get to add another potential sale from the session. Here’s an interesting aspect of shooing Halloween portraits: When your subjects are dressed in any kind of costume, they seems to get more personally involved in the session. One of my favorite portrait photography tips this time of year is to ask portrait subjects to bring their Halloween costumes with them to a photo session.Īs adults your portrait subjects and potential clients don’t usually get a chance to wear them more than just once and having them pose in costume lets you create the kind of images that are fun to shoot and fun for the subject too.
