![]() ![]() Browse through your camera menu or manual to locate yours, if it offers it.įirst, shoot your base photo. Many advanced digital cameras however now have a double-exposure setting hidden inside the menu. The Ghastly Double Exposure Garloon / 123RFįilm ghosts were easy to create by exposing the same strip of film twice. Keep in mind, you will have to Photoshop that friend out too. To make the editing process easier, use manual mode so your exposure does not change between shots and a tripod so both images are taken from the exact same perspective.īy using the clone stamp tool (in Photoshop, it looks like a stamp in the toolbar), you can remove the object that the subjects are standing on, making them appear to float in thin air.įor more realistic levitation photos, enlist the help of a friend to hold any lightweight items, making them look like gravity is pulling down on them - like holding out the edge of a dress. The way to create levitation photography is shooting the scene once without any props, then shooting it again using something like a step stool to place those levitating objects in mid-air. This one requires Photoshop or another good photo editing application, but the trick can churn out some impressively creepy images. Experiment with different props to create the look you are after. So, while the camera is recording that 30-plus-second shot, move through the scene, in front of the camera –or enlist a friend to help - to create that ghost. ![]() To create the ghost, you will need a long shutter speed – 30 seconds or more.Įverything that stays still in the photograph will look like a normal photograph, but anything that moves will look transparent and rather ghost-like. Set your camera up on a tripod, then set it to shutter priority mode. To shoot a “ghost” choose your scene – dark scenes will work best, but if you have a good set of neutral density (ND) filters (for reducing the amount of light entering the lens) you do not have to be restricted to low-light environments. Shooting a long exposure is an easy way to conjure up some spirits in your photograph, no Photoshop required. Since cameras only capture, well, things that actually exist, when you manage to capture a ghost (or what looks like one) it makes viewers do a double-take. The Long-Exposure Ghost Ann-Christine Höglund / 123RF In the spooky spirit of the season, here are nine effects you can pull off with just your camera, computer, and a few accessories. Shooting good Halloween photos, if you know how to meet the challenge of shooting after dark, can be a real treat, but taking a picture of a ghost to freak out your friends is a particularly fun trick. Fitbit Versa 3Ĭhainat / 123RFTrick-or-treating is just around the corner - but cameras can be just as good at the tricks and treats, and no, we’re not talking about scouring Pinterest for a costume for your camera. ![]()
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