Deciding What To Shoot

[scanne]

How do you get yourself organized for picture taking in WDW? I want to take SO many pictures but only realize it once I'm home. Do any of you make a list of categories/images you want to capture? How do you stay true to your "plan?"

I think my DH is getting me my own digital camera so this way I will have better control over the pictures that get taken.

Thanks in advance!

 

[YEKCIM]

If you are getting a digital, just be sure you have plenty of memory, or the ability to dump your day's photos to a laptop at the end of the day, and just go shoot anything that appeals to you. I've been watching this thread for a few days, to get some ideas:

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=836587&page=1&pp=15

We're going to WDW in a couple of weeks and I have a new digital cam, and two 512MB cards, plus laptop. I want to get some "different" shots this time, and am going to try to keep an eye out for things that would make nice closeups...signs, statuettes, intricately carved/designed details...in short, some closeups; not just the usual snapshot type of pix of the castle, rides, etc.

One of the very nicest things about digital is what I call "the freedom to shoot". Go ahead...shoot a couple hundred photos a day. Won't cost you anything, and you can always delete the ones that are not keepers, after you get home, or on the fly, which of course is not possible with film. Memory is pretty cheap now, so be sure to have enough; also remember to bring extra batteries. My cam uses AA's and I have two sets of NiMH's; I start out the day with a fully charged set in the cam and another fully charged set in reserve.

My only limitation, photography-wise, will likely be when Mrs. YEKCIM goes into Commando Mode and will not allow stops for photos (and she is a freelance pro!)

~YEKCIM

 

[handicap18]

I got some of my ideas from seeing pictures posted on this board and also from looking at books. Most of them I used my own eye to actually capture the image and I see it. But definately looking at other peoples pictures is always a big help, especially when you say, WOW cool picture, I'll have to remember that idea.

Its always nice to see Disney from a different angle. Everyone has thier own.

 

[boBQuincy]

I sometimes make a short list of photos I would like to get but most of the time it is all about learning to see. On a family trip there often isn't time to stop and just look around but on one of my photo trips that's the key thing.

Just stop at anyplace in WDW (or anywhere) and think about what you see. Look around corners, stand on tiptoe, crouch down, look for details, framing, patterns, anything...

I carry a small laminated card that has tips from an old Kodak book on photography, of things to remember and to look for:

Simplify
Get Closer
Format
Place Your Horizon
Rule of Thirds
Lines
Frames
Patterns
Textures
Angles
Silhouettes
Scale

When I actually look at the card and remember these it usually makes for more interesting photographs.


boB