For those of you who enjoy Halloween or just like being creative during the fall season, one the traditions around this time of year is to carve a pumpkin into a jack o’lantern. Whether it be a social affair or an art project, thinking of and executing a unique idea for your jack o’lantern can be difficult. Taking photographs of a jack o’lantern in the dark can also be difficult so we’ve featured a few good images (and maybe a few not so great but the designs are unique) along with a few links to resources to help you get great photos of your jack o’lantern on Halloween.
DPS – Halloween Photography Tips
From jack o’lanterns to costumes, Digital Photography School gives brief but helpful tips for almost everything you’ll encounter on the 31st.
wikiHow – How to Photograph a Jack O’Lantern
9 steps to get great photos of your pumpkin.
Tuts+ – How to Make Fantastically Fun Jack O’Lantern Photos
This is one of the best tutorials out there for taking photos of your jack o’lantern.
Tim Evanson – evil grinning pumpkin on the shades
Robert Couse-Baker – it’s all about jack
PhotoAtelier – Jaco the Pumpkin
Peter Pawlowski – jack o lantern
William Warby – Jack-o’-lantern
Casey Fleser – Alliance Jack-O-Lantern
Tim Evanson – winking Halloween pumpkin
Lindsey Turner – i shall call him CrazyEyes McPalin
Emergency Brake – how pumpkins rot
Mathematical Association of America – Mathematical Pumpkins!
Heather Katsoulis – pumpkin panorama
Matt MacGillivray – a cat of course
Sarah Laval – Happy Halloween!
Anissa Wood – Fairy Pumpkin House
jean pierre gallot – halloween_citrouille
Damian Cugley – Pumpkin Carving Day
Arden – Pukin’ Pumpkin and her Evil Friend
Ben Grantham – Halloween Pumpkin
Steven Depolo – Halloween Pumpkins
Logan Ingalls – Jack O’Lantern hell