Halloween Costume Night with Friends Collage

Ingredients

How to make it

1. 1

   Give the whole group the first frame

   Start in Freestyle on a square canvas. Make the group photo the largest frame and leave a little space around the edges. Keep hats, wings and homemade props inside the crop; those are part of the portrait tonight.

2. 2

   Pair each costume with its best detail

   Add the other photos around the group. Put a getting-ready shot next to the finished outfit, or the handmade accessory beside the person wearing it. Six photos that tell different parts of the night work better than eight versions of the same pose.

3. 3

   Bring the faces out of the dark

   Use Photo Editing on the dim photos and lift brightness only far enough to see expressions. Keep some of the amber room light. A completely black frame can become a small detail shot; it does not need to take as much space as a clear portrait.

4. 4

   Leave room for the costume names

   In Backgrounds, choose cream for dark photos or charcoal for bright costumes. Space the frames so a short caption will fit beside each one. Keep the orange in a border or a small accent rather than tinting everyone's face.

5. 5

   Use something from your actual party as the decoration

   If you photographed the pumpkin, use Magic Cutout to remove its background and tuck it into an empty corner. Otherwise, a leaf from the autumn collection in the Sticker Library is enough. Leave the group unobstructed.

6. 6

   Write down the joke before you forget it

   Add each costume name with Custom Text, then the date and one line that belongs to this particular night. Put the tired, end-of-evening photo last. Use the Doodle Tool for a small arrow if a caption needs to point to its owner.

7. 7

   Send it to the people in it

   Save a high-quality still image and send it to the group chat. Read the costume names at phone size before posting elsewhere. Keep a copy with the year in its filename so next Halloween's version has something to sit beside.

Try it differently

Tips from the desk

• Save a little space above heads; cropping off a costume's hat can erase the whole joke
• Use the costume names your friends chose, rather than guessing from the photo
• Include one ordinary moment after the party; it is often the photo people keep coming back to
• Let the actual decorations and outfits establish Halloween before adding stickers
• Keep this night's photos together in an album before they disappear into the camera roll

Frequently asked

• What is a Halloween Costume Night with Friends Collage? +

  At seven, everyone still had their makeup on. By midnight the vampire was washing dishes and somebody had borrowed the witch's hat. Put both versions on the same page — the costumes were the excuse, but this is the night you want to remember.

• What do I need to make a Halloween Costume Night with Friends Collage? +

  You will need: 6-8 photos from one Halloween night: the whole group, two costume details, getting ready, a carved pumpkin and the end of the evening, One group photo where every costume can be recognized, even if nobody is looking at the camera, The names people gave their costumes, including the one nobody guessed, A cream or charcoal background with a small amount of burnt orange, Optional: a close-up of your own jack-o'-lantern to turn into a cutout.

• How many photos do I need for a Halloween Costume Night with Friends Collage? +

  Around 6-8 photos works best — enough to tell the story without crowding the layout.

• What size or ratio is best for a Halloween Costume Night with Friends Collage? +

  A 1:1 square format works best — perfect for Instagram posts and easy to print.

• How long does it take to make a Halloween Costume Night with Friends Collage? +

  This collage takes about 20 min to make.

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Learn the craft

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