Shutters questions

[muntzfab4]

Anyone purchase the photo package from Shutters for the 7 day cruise? What is included? Do you think it was worth it?

 

[mickeyboat]

There were several packages you can choose from depending on how many prints you would like.

The 8 x 10 pictures were 19.95 each

You could get a package of 6 x 8 prints
10 prints for 84.95
15 prints for 119.95
20 prints for 149.95

The individual 6 x 8 prices were 9.95.

(I'm not 100% sure on the prices).

It is really hard to avoid buying Shutters pictures. They are beautiful and they take a lot of them. There is a photographer at every character appearance, at the pool, almost every night at dinner and on CC. You can take the same pictures on your camera, but keep in mind that your pictures will be further away.

Good luck!

Denae

 

[mobetsy]

They also had a package thing with the 8x10's where you could get some assorted size reprints + the 8x10 for $39.95 (I think I have that right). The issue to weigh there is quality vs. price. The pictures on board are of a very nice quality (color balance, skin tones, etc.). When you get home, you can go to www.images.com and download a free copyright release, then take your picture to anyplace that does copies from pictures (w/o the negative) and make copies for much less. However, the quality won't be as good. I'm perfectly happy with the copies we did of the 6x8's, but I'm wishing that for the 8x10 formal night picture we had done, I'd gotten the reprints on board.

 

[BoardwalkBabe]

We did the ten print package and I ended up finding ten prints plus two additional 6x8s (from our Castaway Cay day) and buying three of the formal ones, which were not included in our package.

I had budgeted $100 for photos, but I know we went over that amount plus I had my film developed while onboard. The price was about the same as one hour photo is at home, but no sales tax.

 

[Tera]

How do they keep track of your pictures? They get a room number? Can you wait till the end of the trip to order pictures or do you have to do it by the end of the day?

 

[traycie2201]

HI , i just visited the images.com site and can't find the release form, any idea where it is on the site.

Thanks

 

[MamaGriz]

I bought the 20 print package, and I thought it was worth it. They got pictures of my kids with the characters, and while I took some pictures of these as well, mine didn't always turn out as well. And I am a sucker for pictures of my kids. There was also a picture of my husband and I at Paolo and my daughter by the swimming pool. 20 turned out to be perfect.

 

[talicskai]

go to Barb's site www.castawayclub.com and click on the link to the photo release.

 

[DenverVal]

I was wondering how they keep track too. I read something about "stacking" your photos? And that you have to do it every day? What does that mean?

 

[piglet33]

Here is the link to the online form:

http://www.image.com/guest-postcruiseCopyrightReleaseForm.cfm

It's a fill in the blank form that is valid for thirty (30) days from the time you print it, and is good for only one photo.

The pdf version isn't there anymore. Make sure you download it from Barb's site so you can keep it since there's no limit on the number of pictures you can get copied using that one.

Renee'

 

[mickeyboat]

Shutters lines up photos on racks on the walls and groups them by event - ie embarkation photos, character breakfast photos, photos with characters, formal night, Palo, Castaway Cay, etc.

They have to rotate photos periodically to fit new ones up. By the end of our cruise embarkation photos were outside Shutters and there was a pile of other photos on a table that you had to look through.

When you buy a package, you are given a card with numbers on the bottom representing the number of photos you have bought/left. You can upgrade your package at any time and you can exchange up to three photos.

Stacking photos is a way to keep all of your familys' photos together so you can sort them at the end of your cruise. A few word of warning - there is no guarantee that the photos will still be where you put them when you come back, also Shutters is VERY busy toward the end of the cruise. You are better off buyinf them and taking them to your cabin as you find ones you like - of course that will probably result in you buying more pictures.

Another tip, bring a photo mailer to keep your photos flat on the way home.

We spent a lot of money on photos, even though I said I wasn't going to. They are worth the money as far as I am concerned.

Hope this helps.

Denae

 

[crisi]

They will let you trade photos. So if you buy a package of ten, you can pick up the first ten of your family you see, then as better ones show up, trade.

 

[hughiedeweylouie]

Is it just crazy in there at the end of the day? Especially the last night?

 

[mickeyboat]

Crazy is putting it mildly!

Shutters is located on the way to Animator's Pallet. We had dinner there the last night and we almost lost our kids while going through Shutters.

Denae

 

[muntzfab4]

Thanks everyone for the great information! I will probably purchase a photo package because we haven't had any professional pictures taken of all of us in a long time and I think the cruise will be a great opportunity to do this.

 

[Tera]

I with you muntzfab4, we haven't had any pictures taken of the four of us in some time and there are hardly any pictures of me with my kids, so I'm sure we'll be spending plenty of money on pictures.

 

[MrsPete]

Learn from my mistake:

I looked at the picture of my family on the bananna boat, but I didn't buy it. Later I decided I wanted it, but when I went back it was gone! DUH! Other people were in that picture too! Next time I'll scoop up what I want the first time.

 

[Tera]

So if you buy a package for a 7 day cruise, say of 10 photos and buy all 10 within the first 4 days, you can go back and exchange photos if you find ones you like better?????

 

[mobetsy]

They told me I could exchange up to 3 of the photos in the 10-photo package. You also can upgrade the package size during the week if you want.

I had read about how crazy Shutters was at the end of the 7-day cruise, and I guess I was imagining Filene's Basement during a sale or something; it wasn't nearly like that! Crowded, yes; nightmare, no. I was in there around 5:30 PM on Friday night, 10 PM Friday night (picking up Xmas cards...great deal on those!), and 6:45 AM Saturday AM (Xmas cards were misprinted, and they re-did them overnight). It was busy each time, and I had to wait in line behind several people, but we were all friendly with each other and there was a sense of order, not chaos. Maybe I just got lucky, or maybe I am so used to after-Xmas sales that nothing seems bad anymore

 

[muntzfab4]

mobetsy,
They did your Christmas cards? What did you pay?