Selfie sticks - is this a thing at WDW yet? Disney clarifies policy

[unkadug]

With access to the internet, is there ever really a need for the average tourist to simply take a picture of a place? A one-time event, sure, or something in motion, but unless one fancies herself some kind of amateur photographer, why take a picture of, say, Spaceship Earth when you can instantly access several thousand better photographs through Google?

What Google isn't going to have are pictures of one's friends and oneself in front of Spaceship Earth, so it makes more sense to actually take those.

I agree, but what ever happened to the idea of someone else taking a picture of you. It has been done for years. It's just becoming more on a self-centered society that needs everything right now.

 

[Cesar R M]

With access to the internet, is there ever really a need for the average tourist to simply take a picture of a place? A one-time event, sure, or something in motion, but unless one fancies herself some kind of amateur photographer, why take a picture of, say, Spaceship Earth when you can instantly access several thousand better photographs through Google?

What Google isn't going to have are pictures of one's friends and oneself in front of Spaceship Earth, so it makes more sense to actually take those.

Ahem.. there is a huge difference in a stock picture.. and the one where you are on it.
situations and feelings.
I have no attachment to an stock photos.. but If I have one with me in there.. its going to feel valuable for me.
The issue is. why it is so hard for the current people to ask others to take a photo of them?
why they have to take dumb "selfies" ?
selfies usually show WAY LESS of the thing you want to photograph. And looks and feels very ego driven.

 

[Bairstow]

I agree, but what ever happened to the idea of someone else taking a picture of you. It has been done for years. It's just becoming more on a self-centered society that needs everything right now.

I think the better question is why people used to bother to accost a stranger, trust them with their camera, and ask them to spend time taking a picture of them.
Back when film wasn't free, exposures were limited, and there was no way to check the content of a recent shot, it made sense to spend the time necessary to help ensure that a picture comes out right.
Now, there's simply no need. Point, shoot, check to make sure it came out, and move on.

 

[mousehockey37]

I agree, but what ever happened to the idea of someone else taking a picture of you. It has been done for years. It's just becoming more on a self-centered society that needs everything right now.

It's not like there's a ton of Photopass Photographers that'll take your picture for you with their camera AND your own.

Going down Main St. in the MK towards the Hub, there's at 1 every 20 feet or so.

Any CM is normally willing to help with your quest for a picture, and more times than not, they'll actually tell you to move a certain direction or whatnot and get a better photo for you!

Also, just thinking about this, with a selfie stick, how tightly are those things in there? I mean, crime in Disney isn't a huge problem, but if you have your couple hundred $$ device on the end of a stick, away from your person, it's like a personal hand off to a would-be thief.

 

[Arthur Wellesley]

The issue is. why it is so hard for the current people to ask others to take a photo of them?

This happens to me sometimes. I walk up to a nice couple, ask them if they could kindly take my picture, and then I pose. Rather than being polite and honoring my request, they give me an awkward look and walk away (???)

Maybe it has something to do with the fact I don't hand them a camera, but that's beside the point.

 

[mousehockey37]

This happens to me sometimes. I walk up to a nice couple, ask them if they could kindly take my picture, and then I pose. Rather than being polite and honoring my request, they give me an awkward look and walk away (???)

Maybe it has something to do with the fact I don't hand them a camera, but that's beside the point.

I'm one that if someone asks me, I'll gladly help them out. More or less I get asked because people will see me taking my own pictures and as long as their nice about it and ask politely, I'll be more than happy to do it. Like I said in my post above, I'll also give them a "slide this way or that way" to give them a better picture.

It only takes but a few seconds and we're all on our way, and I've done stuff with cameras and cell phones, it's not rocket science.

ETA: If anything you could consider it a random act of magical kindness from someone other than a CM.

 

[unkadug]

It's not like there's a ton of Photopass Photographers that'll take your picture for you with their camera AND your own.

Going down Main St. in the MK towards the Hub, there's at 1 every 20 feet or so.

Any CM is normally willing to help with your quest for a picture, and more times than not, they'll actually tell you to move a certain direction or whatnot and get a better photo for you!

Also, just thinking about this, with a selfie stick, how tightly are those things in there? I mean, crime in Disney isn't a huge problem, but if you have your couple hundred $$ device on the end of a stick, away from your person, it's like a personal hand off to a would-be thief.

I also wonder how secure the connection is from the phone to the stick. If I swat at it as I pass by is the phone going to fall off?

 

[englanddg]

I also wonder how secure the connection is from the phone to the stick. If I swat at it as I pass by is the phone going to fall off?

Most of them screw on with a camera mount, so...no...

 

[mousehockey37]

I also wonder how secure the connection is from the phone to the stick. If I swat at it as I pass by is the phone going to fall off?

I also wonder, who wants the shaft of the stick in your shot? I mean, it's bad enough that I have to try and photoshop the flag pole out of pictures from the train station, let alone photoshop out a selfie stick, lol.

 

[unkadug]

Most of them screw on with a camera mount, so...no...

well dam

 

[englanddg]

well dam

Sorry. <grin>

 

[mousehockey37]

well dam

If you "bump" it hard enough, you'll more than likely be able to knock the entire thing out of their hand(s)

 

[lazyboy97o]

I think the better question is why people used to bother to accost a stranger, trust them with their camera, and ask them to spend time taking a picture of them.
Back when film wasn't free, exposures were limited, and there was no way to check the content of a recent shot, it made sense to spend the time necessary to help ensure that a picture comes out right.
Now, there's simply no need. Point, shoot, check to make sure it came out, and move on.

Most people were also probably not handing over a $600 camera.

 

[mousehockey37]

Most people were also probably not handing over a $600 camera.

iPhones are more expensive than a good amount of cameras. Look at the cost of replacing an iPhone if you have to pay full price for it... I'll gladly hand over my DSLR to someone before I hand over my iPhone.

 

[Tom]

iPhones are more expensive than a good amount of cameras. Look at the cost of replacing an iPhone if you have to pay full price for it... I'll gladly hand over my DSLR to someone before I hand over my iPhone.

Most people (I hope) insure their smart phone. Cameras....not so much. Phones are more durable than DSLR's too.

 

[mousehockey37]

Most people (I hope) insure their smart phone. Cameras....not so much. Phones are more durable than DSLR's too.

Well, if I want someone (who isn't a CM) to take a picture, I'll find another DSLR user to take the picture as well.

 

[NearTheEars]

Carry a small water pistol. When an inconsiderate person elects to do such boneheaded behavior, simply squirt him/her in the back of the head, neck, or iPad with your water pistol. Such methods have been successful in training household cats.

Fact. I just pick up the bottle and my cats run. Doesn't actually stop them from attempting the bad behavior, though.

So, with an iPad user, aim higher. It might fry it.

 

[Cesar R M]

It's not like there's a ton of Photopass Photographers that'll take your picture for you with their camera AND your own.

Going down Main St. in the MK towards the Hub, there's at 1 every 20 feet or so.

Any CM is normally willing to help with your quest for a picture, and more times than not, they'll actually tell you to move a certain direction or whatnot and get a better photo for you!

Also, just thinking about this, with a selfie stick, how tightly are those things in there? I mean, crime in Disney isn't a huge problem, but if you have your couple hundred $$ device on the end of a stick, away from your person, it's like a personal hand off to a would-be thief.

Agree, but there are many things that you might want a photo of and a photopass guy cannot move from his established spot.

 

[mousehockey37]

Agree, but there are many things that you might want a photo of and a photopass guy cannot move from his established spot.

That was an example, but I get what you're saying. Most people I see trying to take selfies on Main St. are standing right next to or around those same photopass CMs.

For those shots that a CM can't take for whatever reason, that's where, as I said earlier, I look for another DSLR user and politely ask for a moment of their time.

 

[Cesar R M]

Maybe it has something to do with the fact I don't hand them a camera, but that's beside the point.