Personal Photographer while at the parks

[Dznefreek]

Maybe I am being naive. I know they peruse websites, but my contact with floks will be through e-mail and once in the parks I will be like a member of the family with a camera.

 

[peter11435]

How will you get clients, how will you advertise. The fact is most likely you will not get caught. However it doesn't change the fact that what you propose to do IS illegal.

 

[unixadm]

Dznefreek,

As others have said, it appears like you are trying to get a blessing on this board, or a majority to say, "hey, go for it". That just isn't going to happen.

I think it is a nice idea and would love to have someone do this since I am not in the majority of our vacation photos, but it is against Disney rules, and actually illegal due to copyright issues. You might get away with it one or twice, but if you do it every week, they will notice you. They have some pretty high tech security and the same person coming in every week with different families would eventually be noticed.

I don't know your ethnic background, but if you are white, what if you are photographing a hispanic, black, chinese family and you aren't going on any rides, just taking photos of them? It would be totally obvious that you weren't part of the family vacation.

As the link above shows, someone was giving FREE tours to 9 fans of his books and was hassled. They just saw him jotting notes down and had security all over him. If he charged $.01 for a map, they would have had him kicked out immediately.

Go ahead and do what you want....but don't be surprised if you get kicked out, and worse, get contacted by their legal department. If you really enjoy Disney, is it worth the possible problems and possible banning from the parks?

 

[swilphil]

They give you the film, I want burn everything to a CD and VCD, provide emails of the pics, and several printouts. The family would of course own all the pics and all rights associated with that.
I live close, go all the time, and love taking picture so why not make money from two things I already love doing.

If you are providing them with a CD, VCD, e-mails and printouts, then you are selling them goods. You will eventually get caught as the same CMs will see you with different people all the time. I hope you have a good lawyer. You'll need it. Disney has no problem going after the little people who are trying to make money off of them, especially when it means they are losing money.

P.S. Chances are Disney will find out about your plan before you even start since several CMs read these boards.


P.S.S. If you live close to Disney World and want to take pictures, apply for a job as one of their photographers.

 

[umaangel00]

I agree with the above poster. Many CM's are on this board. By coming on here and displaying what you intended to do (which is illegal in the first place) you have just written your death sentance (per say). Good luck but you have no chance of this getting of the ground.

 

[floridagirrl2]

I live close, go all the time, and love taking picture so why not make money from two things I already love doing.

Sounds like a great idea! As long as you used generic term like "theme parks" in your advertising, rather than any Disney-copyrighted words, I think you would stay under the radar.

 

[SnackyStacky]

Maybe I am being naive. I know they peruse websites, but my contact with floks will be through e-mail and once in the parks I will be like a member of the family with a camera.

Like I said earlier - I hope it all works out for you.

But I also think you're being naive in thinking that Disney won't find out. Not only do they have cast members who work regular hours, and would see you - they have plain clothes security. They just blend in with all the other people - and you don't even know that somebody that works for the mouse is watching you.

Do you honestly believe that a place that can reunite seperated families in a matter of minutes won't notice that same guy who keeps coming in with different families to take pictures?

And do you REALLY think it would be fair to any of your potential clients that a service that violates Disney's contract, that they paid for might be found out, KICKED out - and they'd have nothing to show for it? Remember - in a venture like this, you're not only taking your OWN future at Disney parks into your hands - you're also gambling with your CLIENTS' futures - not to mention what would probably amount to THOUSANDS of dollars.

 

[Pedler]

On a sort of related question has anyone asked a CM to use thier camera to take a family picture? One poster mentioned that they are always not in the vacation pictures. I thought I read somewhere that you could ask the photpass photographers to take a picture with your own camera. Is this correct or am I just being delusional?

 

[SnackyStacky]

On a sort of related question has anyone asked a CM to use thier camera to take a family picture? One poster mentioned that they are always not in the vacation pictures. I thought I read somewhere that you could ask the photpass photographers to take a picture with your own camera. Is this correct or am I just being delusional?

Well, they're not required to (at least I don't think they are) - but if you ask any cast member, I'm sure they'd take your picture. I know the photographers will put down their cameras and use yours to take a picture.