any ideas?

[spectromagic]

im in school now to be a photographer and my portfolio is coming up. i am also i disneyholic soo im making a special (short trip) down to disney to get some great unusual shots that my classmates wouldnt have. i am only going in mk but anything outside the parks too is open. does anyone have any ideas of what i should shoot. obviously there is a TON of things. but you all seem to have shot all over disney. any favorites spots? would love to hear any thoughts or ideas. thanks

 

[Kelly Grannell]

Well, if I sound harsh, I apologize. To be a good photographer you need to be able to take a picture of everyday object and make it interesting. Therefore pointing which object(s) that needs to be taken is not going to solve your problem.

Not to say that these pictures are great or anything, but I try (although maybe I also failed) to do what I mentioned above.

 

[Dan Murphy]

If you go to the first link in my signature, it will link to another post that has a lot more picture threads. As Kelly has correctly said, it is taking the ordinary and making it not. Good wishes.

 

[Ratpack]

Here are a few of my "odd" photos, at least in my opinion. When you go, just snap photos of things people wouldn't really think to photograph.

 

[Kelly Grannell]

Love the Rainforest Frog !!!

 

[Olaf]

I like the frog too.

I would think that you'd want to focus on the small things at WDW. Zero in on some of the cool art work, focusing on a small section of it. That stuff is sprinkled around everywhere. I'd stay away from anything that screams Disney.

 

[handicap18]

If your in school to be a photographer then its obvious that you have a love for the subject and have been told or think you have an eye for photography.

If thats the case, then put it to work.

There are thousands of Disney pictures you can find on this board. There are threads for them and they are found in peoples signatures. Take some time and look though them. See what everyone takes a picture of and also pay attention to those that only a select few might find and think about what makes it a good photo. Both the subject, composure and lighting.

If you go and search for the perfect subject it might not show up. Many times the great photos are taken bay accident or when you least expect it.

I'd plan on taking hundreds of photos for that 1 day. Take pictures of anything that looks interesting and even things that do not look interesting. Everything from wide angle to macro. Let your eye take the picture.

 

[Dznefreek]

I agree. I try to look for interesting angles and views of ordinary items.

This was done with software but I am sure there is a lense that could give the same effect. I am an amateur in the truest sense.

 

[spectromagic]

hey guys. thanks for all the responses! i guess i should have phrased my question deferently. i was just curious to what other disney photographers love to shoot. do you have stuff you just always have to shoot again and again. i know from lots of school that i have to make my own creations and visions but i always love to hear from other photographers about their thoughts and processes. i know for example i love architecture so i ever time i go i have to shoot the grand floridian. are there particular subjects you just cant overwork? any place you have to shoot each trip. just curious. by the way thank you all so much for posting your pictures on here. it gets me so exciting about my two passions: photography and DISNEY!! Keep up the great pics

 

[manning]

What to shoot? This portfolio should be you. You have an advantage over this old timer. I was limited to the film I could afford and had to wait for the results. You have digital thus you can shoot, examine the results, erase and shoot again.

Walk around and look at everything. You like something, shoot it from every angle and exposure you can think of. Look at it. Keep what you like, then shoot again.

Shoot, shoot, shoot and shoot again. Two things you will start to discover.

What you like to shoot and the style you like. The more you shoot the more you learn.

You are learning rules in school. Don't be afraid to break them.

Let your imagination flow!!!!!

 

[manning]

This was done with software but I am sure there is a lense that could give the same effect. I am an amateur in the truest sense.

What you're thinking of is a vignette filter. they're used a lot for portraits. They are clear in the middle and frosted around the edge.

 

[Kelly Grannell]

I maybe wrong, but I think it's called frost filter. Vignette filter will create darkening gradation toward the outer side (and there is also reverse-vignette filter, usually for large format camera to counter cignetting from their lenses).

 

[Muushka]

One of our favorite places to photograph is Wilderness Lodge and the Villas.

If you go there after midnight, it is even more beautiful-no people! There are so many nooks and crannies that make great pictures. Have fun!

 

[manning]

I maybe wrong, but I think it's called frost filter. Vignette filter will create darkening gradation toward the outer side (and there is also reverse-vignette filter, usually for large format camera to counter cignetting from their lenses).

I have one packed away somewhere and haven't used it for maybe 10-15 years. Used it a lot when I use to do weddings. It attached to the lens and it slid in and out depending on how much vignette you wanted. It was called a vignette filter. Vignetting is softening to the edges. You may be thinking about something on the line of the Cokin system where you slip in different types of filters. If I remember you could get vignette filters in different colors.

A cheap way to vignette or if you are without one is to put a UV filter on your camera and apply a gel around the edge of it.

I would be surprised if you could find one like mine today since all of this can be done on the computer

 

[manning]

If you are taking night pictures with pin point lights, try a cross hair filter.

 

[DebºoºS]

If you are taking night pictures with pin point lights, try a cross hair filter.

That brings back fun filter memories. I have a filter that is called a prism or fractal filter? It has a little lever on the side you can move to change the amount of distortion. That combined with a color filter makes for an interesting shot.

I took a fog, star, vignette & several others on the cruise in Nov. Turn some ordinary traditional shots into fun ones for me. Of course the fog filter wasn't needed when I took my camera out onto the veranda on the ship. If you wait till it starts clearing up it's a natural fog filter.

BWV at night is my fav spot for night shots. I think it's because of the carnival atmosphere & the lighting is just enough.
Daytime is Epcot WS.

 

[spectromagic]

i love all this photography talk. i cant wait to get to disney and start shooting!! i bet the board walk at night is so much fun to shoot. has anyone used an ipod to transfer raw files directly from your camera? i was told by a person at the apple store that it would hold my raw files like a harddrive but i just would not be able to view them obviously. that way i wouldnt need a lot of cards i could just download the pics to my ipod and keep shooting while in the park. anyone tried this or do you all carry several cards?

 

[LordAthens]

Not that I have any recommendations on what you should shoot, but I've always found extreme-wide angles (12mm and down) highly interesting. Especially fish-eye's, you can make a very boring picture very interesting with a fish eye.

 

[LordAthens]

Kelly, that firework shot, where were you positioned?

We just got back a few days ago from a 10 day trip down there and I was really disappointed at my firework shots. Maybe it's because it's "value" season or maybe because I was to close to the castle, but the fireworks just didn't have the height. We saw only maybe half of the fireworks, the other half exploded behind the castle.

 

[Kelly Grannell]

I was standing at the top of the hub-mound with tripod extended all the way up (so the eye-level is approx the same of someone who's about 6'+