Yeah, much overall to talk about.... It felt like just another day.
worked at mk, parade changes
mickey issues- blah
closed the view-new system
worked at mk, parade changes
mickey issues- blah
closed the view-new system
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Do you Photopass?
Yes I do!
I think I have one of the best jobs ever.
What's better than taking pictures and getting paid for it?
Getting to use a higher end camera and getting paid for it?
What's better than sharing in a families precious memories.... and getting paid for it?
I can't think of much at all.
So where should I get started?
First we started training with icon shooting.
Since I work at Epcot, this meant taking pictures with families with Spaceship Earth (yes, the big ball) in the background.
Training was pretty easy for me, since I do have camera experience. How to focus lock, how to format, change settings.... All I had to do is learn where to do that on a Nikon D90- and the kickass D800 flash. It was more of what settings they want things set to. And what type of pictures they want us to take as Disney Photopass Photographers.
With icons it's as follows:
Primary: the whole icons with the family from the knees up.
Secondary: a close up of the family, no icon.
Creative: the family in a different pose from the original. Almost anything can be considered a creative shot.
Magic shots: super awesome shots that aren't always required. Aka: "special" shots.
At first I was working in the mornings.... night training was next. And since I'm a college program participant, I receive all the hours no one else wants. Therefore, I get to work nights.
There's actually a few things that are great about working nights: it's not so hot outside, for one.
Also, when I received night training, we were also trained work in the kiosk. Now I get to print your pictures too!
Finally, there's character training. With most characters, there's a Photopass Photographer with them (but not for all). We try to keep a certain flow with the meet and greets.
Definitely more to come on how awesome being a Photopass Photographer is!
Originally posted on WDW Summer 2011 Blog.
Magical Moments!
Walt Disney World (which from here on in will be WDW) is known for magical moments. There are thousands that happen with your own families, and some that are planned by the cast members (Disney employees).
Tonight I got to photograph an official Disney planned Magical Moment. See, at the end of the night, at Character Spot (in Epcot), the last family through may get to see all five characters (Mickey, Pluto, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy) at the same time. Normally, you wait in line just to see each of them separately. Tonight the last family was a newly wed couple. They were just so excited and they told me it had made their entire trip!
Even though I didn't get to see it, I was told about a Magical Moment that happened at Magic Kingdom at the Town Square Theater with Mickey and Minnie. A father just got home from Iraq. His wife and children did not know he had returned to the States..... I'm sure you can see where this is heading.... The theme in the Mickey room at Town Square Theater is Mickey the Magician. "Do you guys want to see some magic?" Oh to be in that room!!!
Last night, though it was not an official planned magical moment, I thoroughly enjoyed myself with little girl who was deathly afraid of Pluto.
You tend to get many kids that are afraid of the characters- some parents let them be and just pass on. Others force them to get closer.
Last night, I was the one that talked this little girl into getting closer to Pluto. At first she would barely get close enough to touch his nose. I asked her to stand right there so I could get a picture of her with Pluto. Slowly I got her to actually touch his nose. Scratch his muzzle. He's such a good dog, isn't he? Yeah! He likes that. Finally we worked our way- all the way- to a hug! She was such a cutie!
That's it for this post! Have a Magical Day!!!
Originally posted on WDW Summer 2011 Blog.
Tonight I got to photograph an official Disney planned Magical Moment. See, at the end of the night, at Character Spot (in Epcot), the last family through may get to see all five characters (Mickey, Pluto, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy) at the same time. Normally, you wait in line just to see each of them separately. Tonight the last family was a newly wed couple. They were just so excited and they told me it had made their entire trip!
Even though I didn't get to see it, I was told about a Magical Moment that happened at Magic Kingdom at the Town Square Theater with Mickey and Minnie. A father just got home from Iraq. His wife and children did not know he had returned to the States..... I'm sure you can see where this is heading.... The theme in the Mickey room at Town Square Theater is Mickey the Magician. "Do you guys want to see some magic?" Oh to be in that room!!!
Last night, though it was not an official planned magical moment, I thoroughly enjoyed myself with little girl who was deathly afraid of Pluto.
You tend to get many kids that are afraid of the characters- some parents let them be and just pass on. Others force them to get closer.
Last night, I was the one that talked this little girl into getting closer to Pluto. At first she would barely get close enough to touch his nose. I asked her to stand right there so I could get a picture of her with Pluto. Slowly I got her to actually touch his nose. Scratch his muzzle. He's such a good dog, isn't he? Yeah! He likes that. Finally we worked our way- all the way- to a hug! She was such a cutie!
That's it for this post! Have a Magical Day!!!
Originally posted on WDW Summer 2011 Blog.
It's Never Too Late To Start
TWO MONTHS.
Two frickin' months.
I have now worked for Disney for two months.
But it's never to late to start telling the world about my adventures here.
But where to start?
Originally posted on WDW Summer 2011 Blog.
Two frickin' months.
I have now worked for Disney for two months.
But it's never to late to start telling the world about my adventures here.
But where to start?
Originally posted on WDW Summer 2011 Blog.
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