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Take great Halloween photos

With Halloween just around the corner, it is time to start thinking about some great photo traditions to start with the kids. I came across some wonderful sites online with tips on making the most of the holiday photo opportunities.

New York Institute of Photography: How to Take Great Halloween Pictures - This site has tons of tips and ideas on how to turn typical Halloween pictures, like the jack-o-lantern on the front porch or trick-or-treaters on their way around the block, into professional-looking photographs.

Digital Photography School: Holiday Photography Tips - Tips that you can use year-round to make your pictures better, applied to the Halloween holiday.

Kodak: Taking Great Halloween Pictures - This article by Kodak offers great photography tips in general as well as some ideas for some really cool Halloween pictures. Up for seeing ghosts, anyone?

A few of my favorite tips from these sites:

Take pictures in the late afternoon when you can use soft, natural light.

Try using a tripod and turning off your flash so as not to overexpose the picture.

To get "night" shots, take the pictures before it is completely dark. When pictures are printed, the bluish purple sky of twilight seems darker.

Get close. Good, now get closer. Fill your frame with your subject. This helps to unclutter your image and make your photograph really pop.

There are great photo opportunities to be had year after year. Do you have any favorite shots for your family?

Happy Haunting! - Sara I.

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Costumes for the mama-to-be

Halloween is the one time a year people get to dress up. Maybe you're having a hard time deciding what to be with your baby bump.

Here is a great list of maternity costumes. They also have a list of creative maternity ideas for couples (moon and astronaut, watermelon and farmer, and so on).

Have you come up with - or just seen - a great maternity or pregnant couples' costume? Share it here! - Trisha

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Halloween deals for your little monster

Halloween is rapidly approaching and I am sure there are a few of us still looking to snag that perfect costume. Luckily, Amazon has a variety of infant and children's costumes on sale up to 75% off. I thought it might be fun to highlight a few of the more adorable and unique choices this year.

Yoda Baby. I love, love, love this costume, and I'm not even a huge Star Wars fan! It is 12% off for $22 at Amazon and they have a variety of other Star Wars related Halloween costumes, so you could dress up the whole family with this theme.

The Baby Peep. Yes, like the marshmallowy Easter candy. This is a tunic-style costume which means it would be pretty easy to wrestle a squirmy toddler into. It could also be easily worn over a long sleeve t-shirt and pants, which is important when you live in an area where parents are generally threatening to cover up Halloween costumes with jackets because October is so cold. This costume is currently 29% off for $25 at Amazon.

Last, but certainly not least, is the Rainbow Chickie Baby costume. This costume is just beyond cute. Its bright, its funky, its fun, and its not something that every other baby in town is going to be wearing. The perfect combination for a great Halloween costume! It is $22, 25% off the original price at Amazon.

Have fun with the costume shopping! - Jenn

Easy infant Halloween costumes: Glue, felt, and baby sweats

With Halloween fast approaching, now is the time to start making a costume so you're not frantically putting one together the night before. Of course, that doesn't mean it can't be easy to do!

I found a lot of good ideas for easy infant animal costumes on Family Corner. Options include a sheep, a butterfly, a dinosaur, a turtle, a ladybug, and lots more!

Best of all, most of these require nothing more than some felt and a baby sweat suit.

Get your creative juices flowing and start making that perfect (and easy) costume!

- Trisha

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