DCL Picture of the Day - Part 3

[StarGazer99]

I purchased the photo CD on our last cruise last fall. It was definately worth it to me for that trip. That was likely our last WHOLE family vacation. I have two teens off to college this fall, so now it seems our cruise vacations will be just for our new family of 4 instead of 6 (much more affordable this way anyway )

ALL photos taken by the ships photographers are on it. That includes photos at dinner, on castaway cay, upon boarding and all portrait shoots in the lobby each evening.
Photos on the CD do NOT include the fancy boarders, but DO include any added character graphics. You Cannot combine photos from a B2B cruise on a photo CD, you would have to purchase a separate CD for each part of the cruise.
The CD was $299.00 for our 4 night cruise and I know it's $399.00 for a 7 night cruise.

Thanks tjbaggott... did you have any portrait settings ..seatings? what ever that is Are any boarders available on line? I'm scared we may never take another Disney cruise(even though I plan to) and so I think the CD would be worth it. You know I planned to try for 5 or 6 children and only have one so I try not to take things like "the next cruise" for granted.

 

[TestTrackBoy]

 

[Kurby]

never get tired of seeing those

 

[tjbaggott]

Thanks tjbaggott... did you have any portrait settings ..seatings? what ever that is Are any boarders available on line? I'm scared we may never take another Disney cruise(even though I plan to) and so I think the CD would be worth it. You know I planned to try for 5 or 6 children and only have one so I try not to take things like "the next cruise" for granted.

There are no seatings on board for portraits. You just show up and line up if there is a line to stand in, for the portrait sessions with the backgrounds, and yes those are included on the CD. No they dont' offer backgrounds online, but as I do graphic disigning here anyway, I have done my own boarders on my photos. Still trying to get the pirate one just right. If you get the CD, and get stuck with boarders on them, PM me and I can do some for you. On my own lifestyle portraits and Castaway Cay pictures, I've been able to make boarders pretty close to what Shutters did. I know what you mean by not taking anything for granted. Life never happens the way we plan it, so we develope a huge appreciation for what blessings we do have. I live for today, because who knows if we have a tomorrow!

 

[StarGazer99]

There are no seatings on board for portraits. You just show up and line up if there is a line to stand in, for the portrait sessions with the backgrounds, and yes those are included on the CD. No they dont' offer backgrounds online, but as I do graphic disigning here anyway, I have done my own boarders on my photos. Still trying to get the pirate one just right. If you get the CD, and get stuck with boarders on them, PM me and I can do some for you. On my own lifestyle portraits and Castaway Cay pictures, I've been able to make boarders pretty close to what Shutters did. I know what you mean by not taking anything for granted. Life never happens the way we plan it, so we develope a huge appreciation for what blessings we do have. I live for today, because who knows if we have a tomorrow!

Yes Thank You... I do believe I'm going to do it. You are an angle and I do my best to live well but knowing the wisdoms of life does not always mean you live your life wisely... I do try.

 

[Curtis McCrea]

There's a picture that will get you excited. Beautiful!

 

[maria-fan-22]

There's a picture that will get you excited. Beautiful!

Haha, I was just about to post this pic here!!! you beat me to it!

 

[Curtis McCrea]

Haha, I was just about to post this pic here!!! you beat me to it!

 

[DMMarla07860]

Disney Magic Cruise March 2010
College Club with DJ Mowgli and others from Cruise Staff

 

[Time2go2disney]

 

[tstobb]

There are no seatings on board for portraits. You just show up and line up if there is a line to stand in, for the portrait sessions with the backgrounds, and yes those are included on the CD.QUOTE]

Also, the DCL photographers will take your picture in front of the backgrounds with your own camera.

 

[StarGazer99]

There are no seatings on board for portraits. You just show up and line up if there is a line to stand in, for the portrait sessions with the backgrounds, and yes those are included on the CD.QUOTE]

Also, the DCL photographers will take your picture in front of the backgrounds with your own camera.

Thanks but I don't have that kind of camera... I was suppose to but those funds are long gone... Anybody have a digital SLR I can barrow.

Hey here is a business for someone to go into. Renting really good cameras just for a vacation. You think there's an insurance co. out there who would cover that.

 

[tjbaggott]

There are no seatings on board for portraits. You just show up and line up if there is a line to stand in, for the portrait sessions with the backgrounds, and yes those are included on the CD.QUOTE]

Also, the DCL photographers will take your picture in front of the backgrounds with your own camera.

If I asked those photographers to help me set my SLR camera settings just perfectly, for that particular picture, do you think they would help me? I have one, and it cost a pretty penny, but I'm still a novice at using it.

 

[StarGazer99]

If I asked those photographers to help me set my SLR camera settings just perfectly, for that particular picture, do you think they would help me? I have one, and it cost a pretty penny, but I'm still a novice at using it.

I bet they would... Do you have a camera shop in your area, a lot of those places will give you free advice... Especially if they think you're looking to buy.

 

[Disneyfalcon]

Thanks but I don't have that kind of camera... I was suppose to but those funds are long gone... Anybody have a digital SLR I can barrow.

Hey here is a business for someone to go into. Renting really good cameras just for a vacation. You think there's an insurance co. out there who would cover that.

There are companies that rent cameras. I rent a new lens I can't afford every time we go on vacation. There's several, but I rent from borrow lenses.com or lensrentals.com. The problem is, if you don't know how to use an slr, I mean really use it, you are still not going to get the kind of quality photos you're talking about. Trust me, the really incredible pictures on this thread have much more to do with the photographers than the cameras.

 

[StarGazer99]

There are companies that rent cameras. I rent a new lens I can't afford every time we go on vacation. There's several, but I rent from borrow lenses.com or lensrentals.com. The problem is, if you don't know how to use an slr, I mean really use it, you are still not going to get the kind of quality photos you're talking about. Trust me, the really incredible pictures on this thread have much more to do with the photographers than the cameras.

Are these companies on-line?? I know what you mean by really knowing how to use them. I've always wanted to take a class but have never gotten around to it. I have gotten some "one in a million" shots though and know that if you keep snapping pics, eventually you end up with one. It's really nice with digital you can take as many pics as you like and should have a better chance but, I don't know, I still like film better. With film I think I could learn the camera better but with digital you have to understand the particular computer that's in your camera and I hate trying to understand computers. Though I have had some rough shots that with a film camera would have turned out bad yet the digital compensated.

 

[Disneyfalcon]

Are these companies on-line?? I know what you mean by really knowing how to use them. I've always wanted to take a class but have never gotten around to it. I have gotten some "one in a million" shots though and know that if you keep snapping pics, eventually you end up with one. It's really nice with digital you can take as many pics as you like and should have a better chance but, I don't know, I still like film better. With film I think I could learn the camera better but with digital you have to understand the particular computer that's in your camera and I hate trying to understand computers. Though I have had some rough shots that with a film camera would have turned out bad yet the digital compensated.

They are online! borrowlenses.com and lensrentals.com. My ipad put a space in there last time.

You are absolutely right, sometimes the camera will get it right even with no help from you.

I found digital much easier to learn on. You get instant results and you can try to figure out what you're doing wrong. With film I forgot what I did by the time I got the picture back.

You can certainly do some great enhancements with the computer, but if you learn to get it right when you take the picture, you don't have to do much at all! Minimal computer time and there are some really user friendly programs out there.

 

[biggdawg67]

the travelocity gnome on the wonder.....7-25-10 double dip......

 

[biggdawg67]

the 7-25-10 double dip..........
smooth sailing.....

serenity bay

waiting too get the cruise started

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I wouldn't count on the actual photographers helping you with the camera/taking a picture with it. I asked one of the them to take a picture of me with a character on my camera and they wouldn't do it, a guest in line had to help me out instead. That being said, if there is an actual Disney CM/character attendant there in addition to the Shutters photographer then they will definitely take a picture for you on your camera. Perhaps it was just my bad experience but the Shutters photographers were not too welcoming when it came to personal photos.