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13 Days of Halloween: The Lighting Setup (Strobist)

Brad — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:16:24 +0000

As promised, here is an image of the lighting that was used for the 13 Days of Halloween headshots…

As you can see, its fairly simple. A flash unit in the back with a red gel, lighting up the shelves behind the subject. Another flash is on the ground pointing upward to give that “horror lighting” look .. the same one you get with a flashlight under your chin in the dark. The subject is seated, so they could look up at me with their eyes easily.. which is equally creepy when done right. For those that had props, such as Disorder’s horn here, I had them hold it close to their faces so it could be included in the image.

Feel free to comment with your own blog links to your Halloween photos! I love them all.

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13 Days of Halloween: Mischief

Brad — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:38:04 +0000

For the 13 Days Until Halloween, I thought I’d celebrate with a new headshot of one of our mainline actors every day…

Mischief is our lead Zombie. She’s always looking for trouble, so you’d better not trouble her.

Visit Chaos Haunted House‘s website for directions and discount coupons.

Keep an eye on the blog.. I’ll be posting the lighting setup on Sunday.

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13 Days of Halloween: Cannibal

Brad — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:20:14 +0000

For the 13 Days Until Halloween, I thought I’d celebrate with a new headshot of one of our mainline actors every day…

Blood is a favorite drink of our favorite nurse…

Visit Chaos Haunted House‘s website for directions and discount coupons.

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13 Days of Halloween: Siren

Brad — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:04:39 +0000

For the 13 Days Until Halloween, I thought I’d celebrate with a new headshot of one of our mainline actors every day…

This is Siren, one of our vampires. She has a piercing scream that will curl your toes and make your blood turn cold. Can you get past her?

Visit Chaos Haunted House‘s website for directions and discount coupons.

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Teaser – Haunted House Season is Coming

Brad — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:46:14 +0000

I thought I’d a shot from a recent promotional shoot for Chaos Haunted House today. This is a collection of some of our cast from the haunted house. Shot Strobist style with gelled lights in the background and one Vivitar head in the front center, shooting from low to get that “spooky light” you get when you light from below.

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