Photographers on the Fantasy

[Chipmunkmaniac]

I just got of the Fantasy and had an amazing time...but the photographers disappoint.
I travel alone but get the photopackage each time.
I had a fewdifferent type of issues with the team:
- portrait shoots: id be waiting after families who d get a 5 min shoot, it would be mynturn and the most shots I got was 3 innone time
- one photographer her flash didnt go off when visiting formal Minnie. Both me and the greeter pointed it out bur she ignored us. As Iwalked off I asked her if she checked the pics came out. She s like no. So I asked if she still could since the flash didnt go off. She gave me attitude and said oh so you want more pics with Minnie? I was like no if they did come out I dont need new ones but if they didnt then yes, I didnt just wait 20 minnfor nopics. She didnt check and told the greeter to let me back in but her face said it all
- i had been asking all the photographers the whole time to take candids, well i cant count how lany fun molents were ignored dancing with Daisy, dancing with Donald, fun moments with the chiplunks. A lot of the photograohers would just shoot the hugmoment and then 2 or 3 posed photos. Rest of the interaction they d be staring at their camera or just looking around.
At preludes lighting on your camera is a bitodd. Chipmunks did a standard pose for professional camera vut changed to a proposal for mine. The phorographer snapped it as I was looking at my own. So I asked him if he could take it too, he said I already did. I answered yes as I was looking at the other camera, so could you please take it. He sighed and then took it (tuned out i was completely right whennthe pics showed up(
Going back in 3 weeks and so in doubt about raking the photopackage or not...

 

[Quellman]

I've not had much luck with most photopass photographers in the parks, and not really on the ship. The character attendants can use your camera, but the shutters people cannot (since they are contractors working for Disney, not Disney people). I hope if you were experiencing issues you went to guest services and made note of the photographers names.

You could always try and trust the folks behind you in line to take a few pictures as well. We've done that in the past.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

i had been asking all the photographers the whole time to take candids,

As noted, the Shutters photographers will not use your camera for photos. And the probability of getting truly candid photos at a photo location are somewhat slim. They (the characters and photographers) have "standard" poses that they use, and will basically just use those.

 

[Pooh2]

That is very disappointing for what those photos cost!
We've done two cruises and did not buy the photo package because we were concerned that we would have the same issue since we do not have kids.

 

[JWG]

Our folio had about (seriously) 3 pics in it following our 7 day cruise. We laughed. We fully participated in Star Wars Day at Sea, we dressed up for formal night, we went to some character meets, etc. We didn't "seek out" the photographers, but to have 3 felt like we would have had to try to avoid them.

 

[Chipmunkmaniac]

As noted, the Shutters photographers will not use your camera for photos. And the probability of getting truly candid photos at a photo location are somewhat slim. They (the characters and photographers) have "standard" poses that they use, and will basically just use those.

Im talkingabout candids on the usb not my own camera. pzst cruises always had plenty cause im one of those ppl thats alwaysvery interactive with the characters.
I talked to their manager on the second last day when i wzs checking on the computer and they are still supposed to take those shots as long as your face is at least half visible (so no back or hugs when your face is not at the side of the photographer)
She took my details and told me to come see herat the beginning of my Nov cruise...but I honestly dont feel like I should be begging for photos