cowanfamily
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I really dont see how filming FotLK could be ruined by you filming it. Half the people in there are usually filming it.
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Recording Vs Enjoying ?
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I really dont see how filming FotLK could be ruined by you filming it. Half the people in there are usually filming it.
disneyeater
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I never take pictures or video during anything that I think will be an important memory for me. My kids events and our Disney trips, let someone else take the pictures. We do take some posed shots, but I would much rather scream on a ride with my daughters than have a video of them screaming.
devoy1701
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I still laugh when I think back to a time we were watching the Citizens of Hollywood put on a skit and there was a guest standing about 2 feet in front of them with his camcorder infront of his face recording the show. Throughout the entire 30 minute skit (last one of the night and the weather was great so I guess they stayed out) one of the Citizens said to the guest "Ya know, you're going to have to look back at that video when when you get home to figure out if you had a good vacation or not!" 
:lol:
My thing is plan on bringing the camera with you on certain days and leaving it in the room on others...yeah there are things that your going to want to take pictures of...but you end up not even realizing your missing it when you don't bring it into the park with you. I also always plan just one night where I bring a tripod into the parks to get my special night shots.
:lol:My thing is plan on bringing the camera with you on certain days and leaving it in the room on others...yeah there are things that your going to want to take pictures of...but you end up not even realizing your missing it when you don't bring it into the park with you. I also always plan just one night where I bring a tripod into the parks to get my special night shots.
WDW_Emily
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I have cut down a lot the past few trips. We will take picture in front of attractions, and the park icons, and then at random moments during the day. But we no longer take 50+ picture of things like the safari, or the fireworks, or the parades because when you do that, you don't get to enjoy the ride.
On Another note, my plan for next trip is to record some of it on my flip, and have my friends take the pictures. My flip only has an hour of footage available so once that hour is up for the day I'm done
On Another note, my plan for next trip is to record some of it on my flip, and have my friends take the pictures. My flip only has an hour of footage available so once that hour is up for the day I'm done
There are actually photos of me watching ROE, after 6 trips, since it was a novelty for me NOT to be shooting it.
Ever since I didn`t shoot so much in 1990 when I could have, and didn`t take a video camera at all in 1993, I swear I`ll try to document as much as I can. But like I said it`s a hobby.
Ever since I didn`t shoot so much in 1990 when I could have, and didn`t take a video camera at all in 1993, I swear I`ll try to document as much as I can. But like I said it`s a hobby.
Yeah.....I am going to need to see those pictures before I can believe that.:lol:
nolatron
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I used to be a film & photo everything traveler to WDW, but lately I've managed to tone it down a bit.
Most photos I take now are of my wife and/or daughter. I'll take a couple scenery shots here and there if the scene looks nice or if it the subject is something new (eg: HM queue changes, a new ride, etc..)
I still bring the video camera but use it mostly for filming the family, or again, new sights & sounds.
One of my post-trip hobbies now is to put together a little vacation blu-ray for those days we feel nostalgic. So during the trip I'm usually just looking out for scenes to film or photograph to use in the video or as menu scene. Stuff like a monorail shot, WDW train passing, fountains, etc.. or I'll film a minute or two of a fireworks.
But over the years its become a combination of "I want to see WDW through my own eyes and with my family" and "I'm tired of pulling the cameras out every 20 seconds". Some days I think of just leaving the gear at the hotel, but there's that one thing that happens at the park where I'm glad I got the camera nearby.
Besides, how many photos of *insert WDW item here* do you need anyway? :hammer:
Most photos I take now are of my wife and/or daughter. I'll take a couple scenery shots here and there if the scene looks nice or if it the subject is something new (eg: HM queue changes, a new ride, etc..)
I still bring the video camera but use it mostly for filming the family, or again, new sights & sounds.
One of my post-trip hobbies now is to put together a little vacation blu-ray for those days we feel nostalgic. So during the trip I'm usually just looking out for scenes to film or photograph to use in the video or as menu scene. Stuff like a monorail shot, WDW train passing, fountains, etc.. or I'll film a minute or two of a fireworks.
But over the years its become a combination of "I want to see WDW through my own eyes and with my family" and "I'm tired of pulling the cameras out every 20 seconds". Some days I think of just leaving the gear at the hotel, but there's that one thing that happens at the park where I'm glad I got the camera nearby.
Besides, how many photos of *insert WDW item here* do you need anyway? :hammer:
devoy1701
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the great thing today is that my camera on my DroidX (and many phones today) is "almost" as powerful as my Cybershot that I use... granted at 8.1MP I'm due to upgrade soon (will be moving up to a D-SLR) butat 8.0MP and shooting HD Video, even on those days that I don't plan to bring my camera to the parks I can still capture that spur of the moment shot if I need to with my Droid.
Think it`s in one of my FaceBook albums.
To top it, Jeremy took a photo of Michelle taking a photo of me to prove it wasn`t Photoshopped :lol:
Mickey_777
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Yeah I can't film while at the parks...photos only
britdaw
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I am addicted to my camera and capturing moments. I know I'm going to be taking TONS of pictures when we go, and that's alright; I want to remember every moment of my girls' first time to Disney World.
However, i've already let my husband know that he's gonna have to share the camera duties, 'cause I want to be in some of them too. It never fails when we go somewhere that I end up in about 2% of the pics taken 'cause I'm usually the one behind the camera. Not this time! LOL
However, i've already let my husband know that he's gonna have to share the camera duties, 'cause I want to be in some of them too. It never fails when we go somewhere that I end up in about 2% of the pics taken 'cause I'm usually the one behind the camera. Not this time! LOL
Patrick_Ears
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This is a great Thread!!!!:sohappy:
Yeah i guess i'm the same way. I love to video almost everything in the parks, because we love our memories as a family. I try not to video on certain rides but some we do. As for Pictures... yes lot's of them.
Yeah i guess i'm the same way. I love to video almost everything in the parks, because we love our memories as a family. I try not to video on certain rides but some we do. As for Pictures... yes lot's of them.
TakeMeThere81
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This is a good question! DH got irritated with me on our previous trip because I take so many pictures...not as much because maybe I wasn't just enjoying it but because I was slowing his park touring pace. :lol: From time to time I'll whip out the video function on my camera, but rarely. That's what YouTube is for...I only videotape my family at the world doing their thing. I don't video rides/attractions.
But I do take tons of pictures. I started to wonder on our recent trip what I could be missing by keeping my eye through the lens constantly. I'm torn. Taking pictures gives me such joy, but you make a good point.
One day while at the parks I forgot my memory card...and there have been several times when my battery has died. I never noticed that I enjoyed my time more when my camera was put away necessarily. All I know is that while at the park, when I see something cool, I snap a picture of it, or I won't remember it. I love coming home and opening up my files of photos, most that jog my memory to the moment they were taken...it's like Christmas. In the timeline of life, my trips to WDW become a bit of a blur in the grand scheme of things. My photos bring definition to the blur.
But I do take tons of pictures. I started to wonder on our recent trip what I could be missing by keeping my eye through the lens constantly. I'm torn. Taking pictures gives me such joy, but you make a good point.
One day while at the parks I forgot my memory card...and there have been several times when my battery has died. I never noticed that I enjoyed my time more when my camera was put away necessarily. All I know is that while at the park, when I see something cool, I snap a picture of it, or I won't remember it. I love coming home and opening up my files of photos, most that jog my memory to the moment they were taken...it's like Christmas. In the timeline of life, my trips to WDW become a bit of a blur in the grand scheme of things. My photos bring definition to the blur.
I speak from the other side. As the wife of a guy who lives his life seeing through a lens, it drives me crazy that we must stop every 10 steps in the parks to take photos or video! I try to plan our days to maximize our time, and constantly have to remind him that if we stop every time he wants to snap a photo we'll never see X show or get on Y ride. (And no, I don't over-schedule or rush.) Luckily we go when the parks are not very crowded, but at times I've had to ask him please to stop taking so many photos. I've learned to appreciate having them, but too often we get home and, to my eyes, only 20% are really worth printing or keeping.
To me, too much time is lost/wasted on taking photos or running the video camera, and there's stress between us because I can't get him to just let it go and be part of the activity. He of course thinks I'm impatient and spoiling his enjoyment. Sigh. We manage to have a great time, but this is a HUGE problem between us! Next visit will be our fourth, and I'm hoping I can convince him that he's recorded and snapped photos of the SAME rides before, so why not let the camera rest and be part of what's happening?
To me, too much time is lost/wasted on taking photos or running the video camera, and there's stress between us because I can't get him to just let it go and be part of the activity. He of course thinks I'm impatient and spoiling his enjoyment. Sigh. We manage to have a great time, but this is a HUGE problem between us! Next visit will be our fourth, and I'm hoping I can convince him that he's recorded and snapped photos of the SAME rides before, so why not let the camera rest and be part of what's happening?