Can anyone offer castle poses? - The DIS Discussion Forums

princessap · 01-29-2013, 06:26 PM

I am sooooo excited to get in the park before opening and want to get some great family shots and shots of my three girls......does anyone have any good poses in front of the castle?

wbeem · 01-29-2013, 06:46 PM

I often see people flashing gang signs for photos in front of the castle.

Gianna'sPapa · 01-29-2013, 09:41 PM

Everyone gets poses from in front of the castle, some with the Partners statue in the foreground. I like to get images from all around the castle. The garden area on the right, the bridges on the sides and the backside. In some I will have the castle in full focus and others I will blur the castle background with a large aperture to shorten the depth of field. At night I will sometimes use rear curtain synch on my flash to get another effect. I just try to get variety. The biggest problem I have is with my family. They don't like to pose. I have ended up with lots of pictures of the castle without my family or someone else's family!

princessap · 01-29-2013, 10:21 PM

I have just started playing around with my camera and am good with the blur effect with aperture....just wondering what setting people use to get fireworks.

Gianna'sPapa · 01-29-2013, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by princessap

I have just started playing around with my camera and am good with the blur effect with aperture....just wondering what setting people use to get fireworks.

If your goal is to get the flowery effect, you will need some way to stabilize your camera. The obvious choice is a tripod. I would use your widest lens set at your lowest ISO with a F-stop f8-f11. I prefer f11. I use the bulb mode with a two-five second exposure using a remote. For focus, I use manual focus set to infinity and then ever so slightly back it off. If you want multiple explosions you will need a neutral density filter. The downside is you will get a low number of images. This is an example:

MK Castle Orange FW by Terry McGraw Photography, on Flickr

BBQMonster · 01-30-2013, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by wbeem

I often see people flashing gang signs for photos in front of the castle.

Disboards needs to add a "Like" button.
BBQMonster

jeepwreck · 01-30-2013, 01:12 AM

you cant go wrong with a good old hand stand

KAT4DISNEY · 01-30-2013, 02:58 AM

^^^^^ Nice one!

eliza61 · 01-30-2013, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by wbeem

I often see people flashing gang signs for photos in front of the castle.

Some times we just really need a good laugh. thanks.

DSLRuser · 01-30-2013, 01:02 PM

get in close, on the walk ways to the left or right. use a wide angle lens, inprtrait position. get low. takes awesome shots.

sorry no examples on me right now.

01-29-2013, 06:26 PM	#1
princessap DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,355	Can anyone offer castle poses? I am sooooo excited to get in the park before opening and want to get some great family shots and shots of my three girls......does anyone have any good poses in front of the castle?

01-30-2013, 01:12 AM	#7
jeepwreck DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 4,510	you cant go wrong with a good old hand stand __________________ WDW visits: 5 and counting 3 x POFQ, 1 x PORS, 1 x OKWR DL visits: 13 and counting Hello my name is Jeff….. and I am a disoholic!

01-30-2013, 02:58 AM	#8
KAT4DISNEY Glad to be a test subject 1st trip Disneyland 1969 1st Trip DisneyWorld 1972 Only trip Disneyland Paris 2002 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nevada Posts: 6,996	^^^^^ Nice one! __________________ Kathy

01-30-2013, 01:02 PM	#10
DSLRuser Age is a state of mind Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: midwest Posts: 868	get in close, on the walk ways to the left or right. use a wide angle lens, inprtrait position. get low. takes awesome shots. sorry no examples on me right now. __________________ ***30+ trips since 1993* Port Orleans x3 Caribbean Beach Club Contemporary Resort Wilderness Lodge x 5 Animal Kingdom Lodge Yacht Club Beach Club x 4 Polynesian Resort <<Disney Wonder>>** Bonnet Creek x 3 Marriot Sable Palms x 4 Marriot Royal Palms x 4 Marriot Cypress Harbor x 2 Marriot Grande Vista

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01-29-2013, 06:46 PM	#2
wbeem DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,396	I often see people flashing gang signs for photos in front of the castle.

01-29-2013, 09:41 PM	#3
Gianna'sPapa DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Elgin, Il. Posts: 3,178	Everyone gets poses from in front of the castle, some with the Partners statue in the foreground. I like to get images from all around the castle. The garden area on the right, the bridges on the sides and the backside. In some I will have the castle in full focus and others I will blur the castle background with a large aperture to shorten the depth of field. At night I will sometimes use rear curtain synch on my flash to get another effect. I just try to get variety. The biggest problem I have is with my family. They don't like to pose. I have ended up with lots of pictures of the castle without my family or someone else's family!

01-29-2013, 10:21 PM	#4
princessap DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,355	I have just started playing around with my camera and am good with the blur effect with aperture....just wondering what setting people use to get fireworks.