Tag: Photographic Innoventions – Scott’s Blog

Toontown Dominance

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If you want to make something you are photographing stand out in a photo, make it dominant. Dominance is easy to see in a photo. It is an offshoot of filling the frame as the dominant subject shares the photo with something else. The placement of the dominant subject helps to tell the story. My … Continue reading "Toontown Dominance"
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Illuminating the Yeti Shrine

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After I found out I was going to be attending Extra Magic Hours at night in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. I had this photo idea in my head. The Yeti Shrine at night with Expedition Everest beautifully lighted in the background. I knew I would need a tripod, remote shutter release and a lens that could … Continue reading "Illuminating the Yeti Shrine"
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Burst Mode

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When photographing an event or show which features fast action, I use what photographers refer to as Burst mode. Camera companies call it Continuous mode. Refer to your camera’s manual on how to set it. This mode will continuously fire your shutter as fast as the camera is able. The Nikon D70 I use is … Continue reading "Burst Mode"
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How to Photograph a Pirate

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Rim Light is a strong light that hits the edge of the main subject of a photo. In a studio, photographers will use lights behind their subject which is brighter by one or two stops to create the rim light effect. Outdoors, the best way to create rim lighting is putting the Sun behind or … Continue reading "How to Photograph a Pirate"
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Color Theory and Walt Disney World

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Complementary colors are pairs of colors that are of “opposite” hue in some color model. The most popular color model is the artist color wheel where complementary colors are seen opposite of each other. Analogous colors are found next to each other on the same color model. Disney uses this knowledge when designing its themeparks … Continue reading "Color Theory and Walt Disney World"
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Blimp over the Magic Kingdom

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The Goodyear Blimp over the Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland Indy Speedway.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/250s, f/8, ISO 200, EV +0.7, 20mm Focal Length The Goodyear blimp provided aerial coverage of the racing action on Tomorrowland Speedway at the Magic Kingdom on Thursday, December 3, 2009. Or so it seemed to me. Actually, the blimp was there for the … Continue reading "Blimp over the Magic Kingdom"
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HDR Creation

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Three weeks ago I introduced you to HDR (High Dynamic Range) processing to increase the range of light when you are faced with a scene which shows a range from dark to light most digital cameras have trouble capturing. I discussed how you take a set of photos I referred to as an HDR set … Continue reading "HDR Creation"
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Happy New Year!

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Welcome to the second decade of the 21st Century! If you missed it last week, I told you I would be taking my annual end of year break from the Picture This! blog. I’ll be back next week and throughout 2010 with even more Disney photography tips, techniques, reviews and maybe even a laugh or … Continue reading "Happy New Year!"
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Christmas Wish 2009

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Rainbow colors light up Cinderella Castle during the Christmas holidays.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/15s, f/3.5, ISO 1250, EV +0.3, 18mm Focal Length From Barrie, Lisa and myself, have a Merry Christmas! I’ll be taking next week off but will be back for another year of Disney photography here on the Picture This! blog.
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Walt Disney World in HDR

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High Dynamic Range imaging which is referred to simply as HDR is a process to increase the amount of luminance between the lightest and darkest areas of an image. Digital cameras can handle from 4 to 7 stops of light. In contrast, the human eye can see 20 stops of light. People “see” in HDR. … Continue reading "Walt Disney World in HDR"
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