Vantage Point Photography Blog

The “Halloween Girls” is one of my all time favorite images taken several years ago. Vantage Point Photography was working on a calendar project for the City of San Jose Department of Housing to highlight all of the great Affordable Housing developments that were being built in San Jose at that time. I was trying to create an image for the month of October and a Halloween theme seemed appropriate.  Poco Way was the name of the Housing Development in San Jose that was chosen for the location. I had contacted the parents of the 3 girls to get permission and model releases to photograph them for the calendar project. I had decided to do an informal editorial portrait of the 3 girls in costume and decided to shoot it at twilight to approximate the look of when kids actually go out to “Trick or Treat”. The day before the shoot I picked up the costumes and props but was trying to figure out how to light up the girls at the twilght evening time of day. While shopping I found a pumpkin light that would work perfectly to provide the lighting I needed. The girls were so excited to put on the costumes and you can tell from the photo that they are the best of friends. The emotion and friendship in their eyes is really what makes the photo! At the end of the shoot I told the girls that they could keep the costumes. You would have thought I had just given them a million dollars! They all ran home to show their families. Sometimes it’s the simple things in life that are the most rewarding!