Upload one photo of one person or the whole group. Every head becomes a carved, glowing jack-o'-lantern while clothes, hands and poses stay as they were.
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One photo with everyone in it, clothes fully in frame, standing a little apart. Faces end up covered, so family photos work.
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No prompt needed. Only upload photos of yourself or people who agreed to be featured; celebrity photos and film stills aren't allowed.
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Try itEach example starts from a casual snapshot, the kind already on your phone, and comes back with every head swapped for a glowing jack-o'-lantern.
Friends · a fall trend since 2020
Friends have worn carved pumpkins over their heads for fall photos since at least 2020, the Daily Dot reports, and the trend returns every October. These four friends got the Colored smoke setting: the same flannel, cardigan and sneakers, the same string lights, with orange and teal smoke drifting behind them.
Couples · TikTok, Sep 30, 2026
Couple posts led this year's wave: on September 30, @nataliireynoldss posted the two of them in black under pumpkin heads, captioned "Pumpkin head photoshoot". One photo of the two of you on the sidewalk is enough; Spooky porch moves you to a candlelit porch with cobwebs and low fog.
Families · TikTok, Sep 24, 2026
A family pumpkin head video opened the 2026 season on TikTok (@the_life_of_aivax, September 24: "Been wanting to do this for years"). Getting everyone and five pumpkins to one field is the hard part. This front-steps photo of five adults got Cute pumpkins: friendly carved faces, fairy lights and small pumpkins at their feet.
The template swaps heads and sets the scene; the people, clothes and framing come from your photo.
Upload one picture of the whole group and every person gets a jack-o'-lantern of their own. You don't need a separate photo for each person.
Only the heads change. Flannel, knitwear, jeans and boots, arms around shoulders and where everyone stands all come from your photo, so friends can still tell who is who.
Real shoots mean measuring heads, padding a hollowed pumpkin with foam and keeping smoke bombs away from kids and pets. Here the carving, the glow inside and the colored smoke are part of the picture.
Classic pumpkin head posts are short clips set to "Oh Klahoma" by Jack Stauber. Tap Animate it under your result to turn the photo into a 5-second video (60 credits), then add the song when you post.
Every pumpkin sits on the shoulders the template can see, so the clearer everyone stands, the cleaner the result. For groups, keep Match photo or 4:3 so nobody gets squeezed out.
Everyone in frame, shoulders included
Full length or waist up. Cut-off heads and shoulders leave the pumpkin nowhere to sit.
A little space between heads
Leaning in is fine; heads pressed cheek to cheek can merge into one pumpkin.
Dressed for the final picture
Pick outfits before the photo: flannel, chunky knits, denim or all black.
Heads hidden behind someone
A half-covered head may not get its own pumpkin. Make sure every face shows.
Selfies cropped at the chin
With no shoulders, the pumpkin floats. For a solo close-up, the Transformation video has a Pumpkin head look.
People who didn't agree to it
It's still their likeness under a pumpkin. Ask before you upload or share.
Upload one photo of the people you want in it, pick a setting and press Generate. Each head is replaced by a carved jack-o'-lantern glowing from inside, so there's nothing to carve, wear or haul to a field. It isn't a filter laid on top: the heads and light are redrawn, and Colored smoke or Cute pumpkins keep your own background.
Yes. One photo of the two of you is enough, and each of you gets your own pumpkin. Leave a little space between your heads so the pumpkins don't merge. If you'd rather wear matching costumes than pumpkins, Couple Costume works from two separate photos.
There's no set number: the template works on everyone it can see. It does best when each head is clearly visible and not tiny, so a family on the front steps or four friends side by side come out cleaner than a crowd shot from across the yard.
Yes. Every face, kids' included, ends up under a pumpkin, and Pumpkin Head results never appear in the public gallery on any plan. No child has to wear a heavy real pumpkin either. Use photos of your own family, or ask the parents first.
No. The pumpkin head illusion, third on New Engen's October 2026 TikTok trend list, is a video trick: someone holds a real pumpkin close to the lens so it covers a friend's head while the friend dances. This template makes the photoshoot version, where everyone appears to wear a carved pumpkin.
Whatever you want in the final picture, because outfits come through unchanged. Flannel, chunky knits, denim and all black are the classic looks; mustard, rust and cream sit well in Pumpkin patch, and dark outfits stand out against Colored smoke.
3 credits at 1K, 4 at 2K and 5 at 4K, one photo per run. New accounts get 10 credits, enough for 3 photos at 1K. The Generate button shows the price before you start, and failed runs are refunded.
Colored smoke keeps your background and adds orange and teal smoke at dusk. Pumpkin patch and Spooky porch replace the background, which helps when the original is a kitchen or a parking lot. Cute pumpkins carves friendly faces and adds fairy lights, the gentlest pick for family photos.
One photo of everyone, four settings, nothing to carve.
