Time to Visit a Pumpkin Patch

Yes, it is Autumn again, and it is probably snowing in some parts of the country. However, a little snow should not stop you from leaving home to visit a near-by pumpkin patch. Yesterday, I visited near-by country side, and was surprised to see so many people with their digital and film cameras out, and their kids on top of giant pumpkins. This is the time for kids to have fun, and you to get some good photos. Even when the days are overcast, the color of pumpkins is a beautiful orange, and creates a lot of interest in photographs. Since kids enjoy pumpkin hunting to begin with, take them out, and get some close-up shots with them on, near, and on top of the pumpkins. If there's snow, the contrast will be much greater, so try to avoid anything really dark in the photo, as the snow may be averaged out by the camera to a pale gray. Be creative, and use hay, or other props that are so common to pumpkin patches. Counterintuitively, try some photos in black and white, and you will be surprised as to how good they actually are.