31 Days of Halloween — Day 30, Synthetic Shadows

Cassandra Panek of Synthetic Shadows is a suburban Philadelphia based photographer and artist. During the month of October, Panek has been producing a fantastically awesome Halloween-themed portrait series. She has shared some selections from her series, as well as some thoughts on her process, with Persephone Magazine. – Slay

“The Halloween portrait series began with a self-portrait titled ‘The Ringleader,’ and at first it was going to be all self-portraits in different costumes just to get some makeup practice in for the shoots when I don’t have one available. Within an hour of posting it to social media, I had friends calling asking if they could come over for Halloween portraits. Then models, then inquiries from strangers. Some of the subjects did their own styling and makeup and others put their finished product entirely in my hands, but most of them have been fun collaborations with the creative people in my life. They’ve been a fun departure from regular client work, most of which centers around being polished or pretty or sexy, and I’m tempted to not shelve the series until next Halloween, and just keep developing it.” – Panek

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