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Pumpkin Head Photoshoot From any photo. No carving.

Upload a photo and tap a look. Your outfit, pose and place stay; the head becomes a jack-o'-lantern.

Close-up of the woman before the editOriginal
Close-up of the same woman with a jack-o'-lantern headEdited
“Replace her head with a carved jack-o'-lantern, keep her outfit and the field”
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a woman in her late 20s in a cream knit sweater and jeans on a path through an autumn field, her head replaced by a carved jack-o'-lantern
a woman in her late 20s in a cream knit sweater and jeans on a path through an autumn field
OriginalEdited

“Replace her head with a carved jack-o'-lantern, keep her outfit and the field”

The trend

What is the pumpkin head photoshoot?

A pumpkin head photoshoot is a fall portrait where you wear a hollowed, carved pumpkin over your head and pose like nothing is strange: in a field, in the woods, on a porch, with friends. It comes back on TikTok and Instagram every October.

There are two ways to do it. Shoot it for real with a pumpkin on your head, or upload a photo you already have and let the AI put a jack-o'-lantern where the head is. The AI keeps your clothes, your pose and the place, so the photo still looks like your day out.

  1. 1.

    Any photo

    A fall walk, a porch, a pumpkin patch. One photo is enough.

  2. 2.

    Under a minute

    No carving, no drying, no heavy pumpkin on your neck.

  3. 3.

    Already shot it?

    Fix a real shoot: black inside, candle glow, no strangers.

Ideas

Pumpkin head photoshoot ideas from one photo

Same woman, same field, seven pumpkin heads. Tap a look to see the instruction, then try it on your own photo.

a woman in her late 20s in a cream knit sweater and jeans on a path through an autumn field, her head replaced by a carved jack-o'-lantern
a woman in her late 20s in a cream knit sweater and jeans on a path through an autumn field
OriginalEdited

“Turn this into a pumpkin head photoshoot: replace her head with a carved jack-o'-lantern pumpkin with a classic triangle-eyes face and a dark inside, keep her sweater, jeans, pose and the autumn field”

  • Original

“Turn this into a pumpkin head photoshoot: replace her head with a carved jack-o'-lantern pumpkin with a classic triangle-eyes face and a dark inside, keep her sweater, jeans, pose and the autumn field”

Every look starts from the same original photo.

Who is in it

Pumpkin head photoshoot with friends, a partner or the dog

A pumpkin head photoshoot is more fun with more heads. The AI gives every person their own carved face and keeps everyone where they stood.

  • The same three friends on the hay bales, each with a different jack-o'-lantern headThree women friends sitting on hay bales at a pumpkin patchEditedOriginal

    “Turn this into a best friend pumpkin head photoshoot: replace all three women's heads with carved jack-o'-lanterns, each with a different carved face, keep their outfits and poses”

    Best friends

    Three heads, three faces. Good for a group chat or a matching post.

  • The same couple walking hand in hand, both with jack-o'-lantern headsA couple in flannel and corduroy walking on a leafy park pathEditedOriginal

    “Turn this into a couple pumpkin head photoshoot: replace both of their heads with carved jack-o'-lanterns with different faces, keep their outfits, their hands held and the path”

    Couple

    Walking hand in hand with two pumpkin heads. Both outfits stay as they were.

  • The same family on the porch steps, each with a jack-o'-lantern headA family of four adults on porch steps decorated with pumpkinsEditedOriginal

    “Turn this into a family pumpkin head photoshoot: replace every person's head with a carved jack-o'-lantern, each with a different face, keep the porch and their sweaters”

    Family

    Everyone on the porch steps at once, which is hard to pull off with real pumpkins.

  • The same man with a jack-o'-lantern head and the golden retriever in a small pumpkin hatA man in a flannel shirt on a garden bench with a golden retrieverEditedOriginal

    “Turn this into a pumpkin head photoshoot with a dog: replace the man's head with a carved jack-o'-lantern and put a small orange pumpkin hat on the dog's head”

    With your dog

    A pumpkin head for you and a small pumpkin hat for the dog, who never has to wear one.

Pumpkin size

How big a pumpkin do you need?

Before a real pumpkin head photoshoot, measure around your head above the ears and eyebrows, enter it here, and take these sizes to the pumpkin patch.

Units
in

Most adults measure 21 to 24 inches (53 to 61 cm).

Hole in the bottom
9inYour head width plus 2 inches of room.
Pumpkin width, at least
12inThe hole plus 1.5 inches of wall on each side.
Pumpkin height, at least
11inChin to crown for this head size, plus 2 inches.

Estimates from your head size and the 2-inch rule photographers give for the opening. Try the pumpkin on before you carve the face.

A woman measuring around her head with a soft tape measure next to a large orange pumpkin

Do it for real

How to do a pumpkin head photoshoot yourself

Prefer a real pumpkin? These are the pumpkin head photoshoot steps people who shot it recommend, from the kitchen table to the last frame.

  1. 1

    Cut it from the bottom, two days early

    Turn the pumpkin over and cut a wide hole in the bottom: it is wider and keeps the top round. Cutting early lets it dry and weigh less.

    Hands cutting a round hole in the bottom of an upside-down pumpkin on a kitchen table
  2. 2

    Scrape the walls thin

    Scoop out the seeds and scrape the walls 2 to 3 inches thinner, so it is lighter on your neck. Try it on before you carve the face.

    A hollowed pumpkin with thin clean walls next to a spoon and a bowl of seeds
  3. 3

    Carve the face, black out the inside

    Line the inside with black cloth or wear a black beanie, so the eyes and mouth read as dark holes and the lining never shows.

    A carved pumpkin lined with black fabric inside, a black beanie beside it
  4. 4

    Dress for the orange, shoot with a helper

    Cream knits, flannel, denim and black make the pumpkin stand out. You will barely see through the eyes, so let a friend guide you and take many frames.

    A friend guiding a woman wearing a real carved pumpkin head along a path in an autumn field

Which way

AI, foam or a real pumpkin on your head

All three give you a pumpkin head photoshoot. They differ in time, weight and what you remember from the day.

a woman in her late 20s in a cream knit sweater and jeans on a path through an autumn field, her head replaced by a carved jack-o'-lantern with AI

AI edit here

Any photo you already have, under a minute per look.

  • Nothing on your head, so groups, dogs and kids are easy
  • Tap another look for a new pumpkin face
  • Your photo, not a day out: no carving memories
A man in a flannel shirt wearing a light foam craft pumpkin with a carved face in a backyard

Foam pumpkin

A craft-store foam pumpkin you carve once and keep for years.

  • Light on your neck for a long shoot
  • One pumpkin per person in the photo
  • One carved face, unless you buy more
A woman lifting a huge real carving pumpkin with both hands in a pumpkin patch

Real pumpkin

The original way: a big carving pumpkin from the patch.

  • Two days with cutting, scraping and drying
  • Heavy, so keep the shoot short
  • A real outing, and carving it together

Already did the shoot?

Edit pumpkin head photos from a real shoot

Photos from a real pumpkin head photoshoot show what is inside the pumpkin: a towel, a beanie, daylight. Upload yours and name every fix in one sentence. This one asked: "Make the inside of the pumpkin completely black so only the carved face shows, add a warm candle glow in the eyes and mouth, remove the man walking and the car in the background, and change the light to golden hour."

A real pumpkin head photo after the edit: black inside the carved face, a candle glow, golden light and an empty park
  1. Inside the pumpkin: OriginalOriginal
    Inside the pumpkin: EditedEdited
    1

    Inside the pumpkin

    The pale lining is gone. The carved eyes and mouth glow.

  2. The background: OriginalOriginal
    The background: EditedEdited
    2

    The background

    The man walking by and the parked car are removed.

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