Breaking NEWS PHOTO SESSIONS!!!!!! :-)

[MikeAidanEoinMom]

Thanks for your response, I appreciate it!

The red shirts look great! I had thought of white initially, but I love the reds... it fits the Poly decor (compliments it)!

The pictures are all good! I do like the waterfall pictures, thank you for sharing! Did you provide the leis, or did they? They are a nice touch!

May I ask what time you scheduled for? I may have to change my booking time to keep from squinting, I had not taken that into account I guess... I was simply trying to find somewhere to fit a session in!

I brought the Leis from home. Our time was 11:15 am ...in July not a very wise time choice but it was the only time we could really do it without messing up everything HTH

 

[DRRluvsWDW]

We did our WL photo shoot on Monday. I felt the pictures turned out pretty good. TS Faye was rolling in when we did the shoot- no rain, it was very cloudy. So, I will end up having to do some work on Photoshop with the pics to adjust the brightness.
The photo session consisted of our family and my BIL's family. The mom's wore yellow shirts, the Dad's wore light green shirts, the young boys wore navy blue shirts and everyone wore khaki shorts. The young girls wore matching outfits that were a plaid print of blue, green and white.

The color combos turned out very good. When I get the CD in the mail, I will post some pics.

I am looking forward to your WL pictures, thanks for sharing!

 

[TheDisneyBunch]

I buy the Photopass...it never hurts to have extra pics just in case. (Plus they have cute borders you can add!) Last year I had two cameras mess up in a 2 day period so I had to go buy a new one while in FL. This was during the PPP so I was happy to have my Photopass in that case. I'm just too picky to do the resort thing. I'll be doing resort photos this time mostly of my kids but like you said, some with the tripod too. What part of NC are you fron? I have a cousin named Amanda in NC...

Oh yes, definitely! We did it last year and I am hooked. It is so nice having those extra shots and not worrying about handing my camera off all the time if I want to get in some of the pics! I think I would die if my camera broke while at Disney! EEK! This year I am getting brave and even taking the big ole tripod to do some night shots which I am totally excited about.

I think we might pass on the resort session and just get a couple of us together using the tripod at Riverside since that is where we will be staying.

I am just south of Raleigh, btw.

 

[DiznEeyore]

This is a huge thread and I admit to not reading it all... I pretty much looked for "picture posts" to see the photos that have been taken. If this has been ask and answered, I missed it... please accept my apology!

My question is this... do you/did you tip the Photopass Photographer and if so, how much? I would think yes, and 20%... but do not know for sure!

Thanks!

This was asked on a different thread, and several people said when they tried to tip, the photographers refused them. HTH!

 

[CEK40]

Hello,
I have been reading all the post here and was wondering if there is a special thread of post that will explain all the "ins and outs" for the Photopass. I have used the Photopass on some of our other visits but only for the photographers that are scattered throughout the parks. You have the photos taken, then you can purchase the whole CD when you get ready to leave. Well, since my last visit you now can pre-order the CD and also make arrangements to get Resort Photo Sessions done. WOW so much has changed.

DH and I are going to WDW 10/25-11/2 staying at WL for our Anniversary and our first ever "no family with us" trip. We are also going to the MNSSHP on 10/28, can't believe I can Trick-a-Treat at 52.

So, if anyone out there would be kind enough to help me or direct me in the right spot I would greatly appreciate it.

I don't care how many visits you make there is always something new and improved out there. Thank goodness for these boards to help inform you. Everyone here is GREAT!

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

CEK40, here is a great site with a ton of info on photopass:

http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disneysphotopass/

Have fun trick or treating!

 

[gabbyrosebud]

Hello,
I have been reading all the post here and was wondering if there is a special thread of post that will explain all the "ins and outs" for the Photopass. I have used the Photopass on some of our other visits but only for the photographers that are scattered throughout the parks. You have the photos taken, then you can purchase the whole CD when you get ready to leave. Well, since my last visit you now can pre-order the CD and also make arrangements to get Resort Photo Sessions done. WOW so much has changed.

Here you go! This will answer all of your questions. It's a fellow Disers website. His name is bradk and he's very helpful to all of us. I love his website!

http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disneysphotopass/

 

[OneTreeHillAddict]

Oh yes, definitely! We did it last year and I am hooked. It is so nice having those extra shots and not worrying about handing my camera off all the time if I want to get in some of the pics! I think I would die if my camera broke while at Disney! EEK! This year I am getting brave and even taking the big ole tripod to do some night shots which I am totally excited about.

I think we might pass on the resort session and just get a couple of us together using the tripod at Riverside since that is where we will be staying.

I am just south of Raleigh, btw.

They all live in Thomasville. I HATE that place. Raleigh's fun though. I have a good friend that lives there. I've never tried to take pro shots while on vaca. I might do some this time. I'm bringing the good lens! My cousins hubby (he's on here somewhere) has some of the best pictures ever taken at Disney. He should do advertising for them! When we go we're going going going the whole time.

 

[TheAdkins']

I am sooooooo excited... I just booked the Poly on September 19th for a Photo session! I was surprised my resort/package reservation number and/or credit card was not needed, she only ask for our name and cell number.

We have not had a family photo is years! I am hoping for one really good family photo... anything else will be a bonus!

She did tell me that I needed to bring the emailed PP CD pre-purchase receipt to show the Photographer, and that the session cost will be "1/2 off, $25.00" (so I take it we beat the price increase)?

Does anyone that has done the Poly shoot have any pointers? What color of clothing works best? Is there any "can't miss" spot there? Do they only photograph your party outside or are there inside shots?

Thank you!

We are also scheduled for 9/19 at Poly. Our time is 9:00am. We are going with red shirts and khaki shorts for our photos. I hope they turn out well. This will be our last day and I'm afraid the kids will be a little tired.

 

[seashellmom]

We are also scheduled for 9/19 at Poly. Our time is 9:00am. We are going with red shirts and khaki shorts for our photos. I hope they turn out well. This will be our last day and I'm afraid the kids will be a little tired.

We did the photo shoot on Aug 14 at 9:30 am and it went very well. The day was overcast and it worked out b/c we were not squinting and it was not so hot.The photographer was very patient and took 50-70 shots. Some were inside, some were outside, my 2 dd together and alone and some of just me and my dh. We all wore aqua/turquoise color tops and white shorts. I've ordered the cd but do not have the pics to post yet. I hope to be able to use one or more of these shots for our Christmas cards so I don't have to do anymore pics this year. I think it is well worth the money!

 

[stepdisney]

DH and I are going to WDW 10/25-11/2 staying at WL for our Anniversary and our first ever "no family with us" trip. We are also going to the MNSSHP on 10/28, can't believe I can Trick-a-Treat at 52.

WL is a beautiful place. They didn't have photo sessions last year when we stayed there so don't forget to take advantage of that. Have a great time Trick-OR-Treating (it's all about the CANDY not matter what age!!)

 

[DoOverDreams]

We did our WL photo shoot on Monday. I felt the pictures turned out pretty good. TS Faye was rolling in when we did the shoot- no rain, it was very cloudy. So, I will end up having to do some work on Photoshop with the pics to adjust the brightness.
The photo session consisted of our family and my BIL's family. The mom's wore yellow shirts, the Dad's wore light green shirts, the young boys wore navy blue shirts and everyone wore khaki shorts. The young girls wore matching outfits that were a plaid print of blue, green and white.

The color combos turned out very good. When I get the CD in the mail, I will post some pics.

Hey, we saw you guys on Monday at the WL! You all looked fantastic in your matching/coordinating outfits. The girls were adorable! I can't wait to see how the pictures turn out.

 

[jewelshouse]

I am so excited I just booked a photo session at the GF for 6 p.m. we have never done it before

 

[Olivia'sMom]

Is this another change or an uninformed CM?

I called this morning and made our appt. for Sept 21 at the Poly. I asked about price staying at 25.00 and she said that it may be a set price and put me on hold. When she came back she said we were fine, but it was going to go to a set price. She couldn't tell when the change would take place, but said it would be 150.00 for the shoot to include a package of printed photos and and 199.00 for the shoot and photopass CD. She did sound new. Has anyone else heard this or is this one of those times when a CM just doesn't know?

I want to do this again in Jan. but for 150.00 I will be rethinking it.

 

[DiznEeyore]

Is this another change or an uninformed CM?

I called this morning and made our appt. for Sept 21 at the Poly. I asked about price staying at 25.00 and she said that it may be a set price and put me on hold. When she came back she said we were fine, but it was going to go to a set price. She couldn't tell when the change would take place, but said it would be 150.00 for the shoot to include a package of printed photos and and 199.00 for the shoot and photopass CD. She did sound new. Has anyone else heard this or is this one of those times when a CM just doesn't know?

Oh my gosh. That's a new one!!

What I wouldn't give for some consistency with the CMs! How is anyone supposed to know what the actual deal is if they keep giving out different stories? Have they not heard of training or mass-distribution of employee memos at WDW?

 

[macheath]

Hey, we saw you guys on Monday at the WL! You all looked fantastic in your matching/coordinating outfits. The girls were adorable! I can't wait to see how the pictures turn out.

Thank You! My SIL and I spent half a day yesterday reviewing our pics on Photopass website. I have to say I am pleasantly surprised. I hate all the photos that include myself! but that's nothing new. Our photographer took around 70 pics. The coloring is way too bright, but I can probably fix that on Photoshop.

I thought the colors did rather well with the landscape (we'd never been to WL before, so we didn't know when we picked out the clothes). Soon as I get the CD in the mail, I will share with everyone! (the wait is almost as bad as waiting for the trip!)

 

[ADAMANDLISA]

I thought the colors did rather well with the landscape (we'd never been to WL before, so we didn't know when we picked out the clothes). Soon as I get the CD in the mail, I will share with everyone! (the wait is almost as bad as waiting for the trip!)

Sorry if you already posted this, but I was wondering what colors you wore in your photo shoot?

 

[macheath]

Sorry if you already posted this, but I was wondering what colors you wore in your photo shoot?

Hi, AdamandLisa:

The dads wore light green polos, the moms wore yellow shirts and the young boys wore navy blue polos. Everyone wore khaki shorts or capris. The little girls had on matching outfits of blue, green and white plaid.

I will say, the yellow stood out against the browns/greens of WL very well. The navy blue and white did too.

Heather

 

[ADAMANDLISA]

Hi, AdamandLisa:

The dads wore light green polos, the moms wore yellow shirts and the young boys wore navy blue polos. Everyone wore khaki shorts or capris. The little girls had on matching outfits of blue, green and white plaid.

I will say, the yellow stood out against the browns/greens of WL very well. The navy blue and white did too.

Heather

Thank you so much! We are scheduled for Sept. 2nd! So excited to explore the WL!

Lisa

 

[Ellajoan]

We did the photoshoot at the GF on Monday night. I was underwhelmed with the photographer and the poses. We did not get a good shot of the whole family, I'm afraid. We did get a good shot of my hubby and me, and me the the kids together, but overall I just felt like it was "kamikaze" photography (taking multiple pictures of the same pose without any regard for our expressions or how we were posed). I am sure if I photoshop some I could get an ok one. I wasn't expecting fabulous, but I think I was expecting better. I'll post pictures when I can.