Scott Thomas

Scott's "Photographic Innoventions" blog focuses on intermediate to advanced photography concepts and techniques relevant for Point and Shoot and Digital SLR cameras.

My Flickr Project Part II

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Last week I showed you how I used flickr, the popular Internet photo sharing community website, to try and recreate photos of a Disney flickr photographer. This week, I will introduce you to a flickr photographer who specializes in one kind of Disney theme park photography: Disney characters. Specifically, face characters like princesses, princes, and … Continue reading "My Flickr Project Part II"
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My flickr Project Part I

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I had read a few articles on how flickr, the popular Internet photo sharing community website, was being used by people to become better photographers. Besides the obvious inspirational elements of seeing great photos, I wondered if I could go a step farther and replicate the photos I admired from other flickr photographers who were … Continue reading "My flickr Project Part I"
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Old Key West

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Old Key West DVC Resort is beautifully landscaped. A few years ago, generous friends of my family lent us their DVC points. The first couple of days, we enjoyed staying at the first DVC resort, Old Key West and it’s beautiful landscaping which makes for my Disney Pic of Week on DVC Resorts.
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Princess Ariel

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Princess Ariel waving to guests during the Make A Dream Come True Parade.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/60s, f/5.3, ISO 450, EV +0.7, 95mm Focal Length, Fill Flash Many people don’t think of Ariel as a Disney Princess but she is and makes for a beautiful Disney Pic of Week on Princesses.
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Zeroing Out

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Ever get to the Magic Kingdom and your family rushes up to get their photo taken in front of the Main Street Train Station. You snap a few shots and head into the park. You are half-way down Main Street USA when you take a peek at the photos and they are all overexposed. We … Continue reading "Zeroing Out"
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Cloudy Sky

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Cloudy days at Walt Disney World can be a disappointment. I mean, we go there for the Florida sunshine, right? On my last trip, I was lucky enough to get a few cloudy days. Lucky? Yes, lucky. For when the sun is above a large cloud bank overhead, it creates a huge softbox. A softbox … Continue reading "Cloudy Sky"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Water Fountains

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Walt Disney World imagineers use water throughout the resort. While most of the water is used for transportation purposes, water is also used for entertainment in shows like Fantasmic and for decoration like the Imagination fountain in Epcot. If you are designing a themepark about movies, why not use an old movie prop for some … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Water Fountains"
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Creative White Balance

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Most digital photographers I know try to get the white balance correct in all their photos. I know I fight with it for stage shows at Walt Disney World. If you need a refresher on white balance for digital cameras, visit Lisa’s excellent post, Understanding White Balance. It’s easy to forget you can use white … Continue reading "Creative White Balance"
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Spinning Globe

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The Mission: Space globe spinning in Epcot’s Futureworld.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/2s, f/8, ISO 200, EV +0.3, 18mm Focal Length, Rear-sync Flash at Full Power Using a slow shutter speed and rear-sync flash, you can see the Mission: Space sign’s globe in motion for my Disney Pic of Week on Mission: Space.
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