Thursday Reveal #17 with Ghostly Photo Challenge

Wordless Wednesday #17 was taken about a year ago (wow, a lot can change in a year!) in the local cemetery of our college town.  I went with a friend for a amateur photographer’s night and had a great time with their models as well as being my own subject.  This pic was taken on the night setting, on a tripod, and with a timer.  During the long exposure I made exaggerated movements with my body to make the ghost effect, then later I edited in the spooky colors.

If you want to take the challenge and try a shot like this there’s a few tips to remember:

1. DON’T use flash – that will shorten your exposure right back down and you’ll get a frozen picture. I did this shot near a street lamp and it worked out well for long shadows.
2. DO use a tripod – even slight pulses in your hands will disturb the long exposure making the whole pic fuzzy.
3. USE the environment, having the tree and tombstone near me showed that while the pic was solid, I was moving.
4. MOVE slowly and deliberately – if you move too fast you’ll disappear, move to slow and you’re just a blob.  Try lots of motions and HAVE FUN!

I’d love to see how it goes if anyone decides to take the challenge!

The title I chose: The Ghost in my Past

My top contributions this week were:

1. JoAnn S. with: Witches riding through the sky,
   On their broomsticks way up high,
   Black cats howl as they go by,
   For this is Halloween!
2. Javann with: Ghost in the Graveyard
3. Amaree with: In the “dead center” of town!

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