How to do a retro camp counselor Halloween costume photo

The ’80s camp counselor costume is easy: a ringer t-shirt, short athletic shorts, striped tube socks pulled high and canvas sneakers. For the photo, you can shoot it yourself at dusk in the woods, or get an AI version from one selfie, in any of 12 scenes.

Full-length retro portrait on a foggy wooden dock: ringer tee, athletic shorts and striped tube socks
A real result of an AI-generated person: the full outfit on the foggy dock.
Scenes12 scenes
Free previews3 free watermarked previews a day
Camp pack$4.99
Full season pack$9.99

The outfit, piece by piece

A ringer t-shirt: a pale shirt with a contrasting collar and sleeve bands, best without lettering. Athletic shorts with piping, short in the leg. Tube socks with two or three stripes, pulled to the knee. Canvas sneakers. Optional: a whistle on a lanyard, a flashlight, a clipboard.

Shooting it yourself

Go out at golden hour or dusk, near trees or water. Use a warm white balance, add grain and fade the blacks a little when you edit. Keep it eerie, not bloody: a blurred figure far behind you is enough.

Or let AI dress you

Upload one selfie to Slasher Camp AI: every scene puts you in the counselor outfit, from the cabin porch to the foggy dock, with a free watermarked preview first.

Skip the prompt: get the scenes made for you

Slasher Camp AI runs a tested prompt for you: upload one selfie and see the camp scenes as a free watermarked preview first. If you like them, the Camp pack is $4.99 and the Full season pack, with all 12 scenes, is $9.99. No subscription: you pay once per pack, nothing renews and there is nothing to cancel.

Step by step

  1. Upload one selfie. A clear, front-facing photo in good light. JPEG, PNG or WebP still photos. Videos cannot be uploaded. Use only a photo of yourself, or of another adult who agreed to it, with one person in the picture: Slasher Camp AI is for adults (18 or older) only.
  2. Get the free preview. You see the 4 scenes of the camp set (cabin porch, final girl, campfire and foggy dock) as one watermarked preview, usually within a few minutes (3 free watermarked previews a day).
  3. Pay once for HD. Click a price: the Camp pack ($4.99) or the Full season pack ($9.99). You pay as a guest and get full-resolution JPEG files without a watermark, one per scene, plus one ZIP with all of them.

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Questions and answers

Do I need to wear the costume for the AI photo?

No. Any clear selfie works: the outfit is drawn for you.

Can I make one for my child’s costume?

No. Slasher Camp AI is for adults (18 or older) only, and only for your own photo or an adult who agreed.