Current Opinions on Photopass Quality

FlyTriPacer

FlyTriPacer

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Posted this in general discussions yesterday and got nothing, maybe it belongs here more...

We're planning a trip to down in September and I'm contemplating prepurchasing Memory Maker; however, I was less than impressed with the overall quality of pictures from our last trip in 2013 (composition, focus, etc seemed subpar). We did have really good pictures, but it didn't seem worth the $$. What are current thoughts on the quality of the photographers/pictures...before I spend $169?

Thanks
 
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dreamfinder

dreamfinder

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FlyTriPacer said:
Thanks y'all. Here's a little background for y'all...I've been shooting with an SLR since the late 90s and typically don't shoot on "Auto". I also get lots on compliments on my pictures. I also get questions from the folks who do photography at work, so I'm fairly critical when I pay for pictures. In 18 years when I retire, I plan to move to FL and attempt to get a job as a Photopass photographer.

Thanks again for the comments/input!
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Well, seeing as how (from my understanding at least) they are given a predetermined setting to use for pictures at a given area at a given time, you may not be overly happy with the pictures. If you look at the little cards attached to the tripods, they used to show the desired shot, and list the F-stop, shutter speed, etc. I personally go in knowing that many of them aren't big photo experts, and take tons and tons of pictures. I've gotten some great poses from photographers who didn't necessarily know the ins and outs of their cameras, but rather had passion for trying new things. Sure, the exposure was a bit off, but it made for a really fun picture of my DW and I that I enjoy much more than a perfectly exposed plain old "Stand side by side and say cheese!" shot. When I hand them my 5DMII to take a few, some of the photographers are scared to hold it, while others (few and far between) ask if it's ok if they change the settings and seem really knowledgeable (I normally switch to AUTO before handing it to them to keep it simple). Between the sheer volume of pictures, creative cropping/edits/use of borders, and magic shots/ride photos I've usually made it worth while, and end up loading a few hundred pictures on the digital photo frame. (Last trip I personally shot about 40GB worth in RAW, and ended up with about 5,000 Photopass pictures once done their online editing to give you an idea of my philosophy)
 
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FlyTriPacer

FlyTriPacer

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dreamfinder said:
Well, seeing as how (from my understanding at least) they are given a predetermined setting to use for pictures at a given area at a given time, you may not be overly happy with the pictures. If you look at the little cards attached to the tripods, they used to show the desired shot, and list the F-stop, shutter speed, etc. I personally go in knowing that many of them aren't big photo experts, and take tons and tons of pictures. I've gotten some great poses from photographers who didn't necessarily know the ins and outs of their cameras, but rather had passion for trying new things. Sure, the exposure was a bit off, but it made for a really fun picture of my DW and I that I enjoy much more than a perfectly exposed plain old "Stand side by side and say cheese!" shot. When I hand them my 5DMII to take a few, some of the photographers are scared to hold it, while others (few and far between) ask if it's ok if they change the settings and seem really knowledgeable (I normally switch to AUTO before handing it to them to keep it simple). Between the sheer volume of pictures, creative cropping/edits/use of borders, and magic shots/ride photos I've usually made it worth while, and end up loading a few hundred pictures on the digital photo frame. (Last trip I personally shot about 40GB worth in RAW, and ended up with about 5,000 Photopass pictures once done their online editing to give you an idea of my philosophy)
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You had to point out how much fun the posed pictures are! I have enjoyed those over the years... May very well give it another try, especially since we probably won't return until after Avatar Land gets finished and Hollywood Studios gets a few more attractions. Thank you for reminding me about the fun...even when the pictures aren't necessarily the best.
 
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@magicdisneypass

@magicdisneypass

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FlyTriPacer said:
Posted this in general discussions yesterday and got nothing, maybe it belongs here more...

We're planning a trip to down in September and I'm contemplating prepurchasing Memory Maker; however, I was less than impressed with the overall quality of pictures from our last trip in 2013 (composition, focus, etc seemed subpar). We did have really good pictures, but it didn't seem worth the $$. What are current thoughts on the quality of the photographers/pictures...before I spend $169?

Thanks
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Don't buy the photo pass you can screen shot everything on your Iphone and crop the shots to keep for your own without spending a penny. It wont work on a laptop or desktop though. I don't even take pics in the park anymore if there is a CM photographer there.
 
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