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Disney Pic of the Week: Hollywood Blvd.

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Things change at Walt Disney World over time. Right now a lot of things are changing at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. A few years ago a big change occurred all over Walt Disney World when Kodak, a long time sponsor, was replaced by Nikon. This changed all the Picture Spots and the photography store on Hollywood … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Hollywood Blvd."
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Nikon Picture Spots at Walt Disney World

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Looking for a great place for a picture perfect photo at Walt Disney World? Using all the techniques I have outlined the last few weeks, Disney and Nikon have teamed up to take the guess work out of a good photo location. Look for Nikon Picture Spots throughout the parks. They were chosen to provide … Continue reading "Nikon Picture Spots at Walt Disney World"
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What’s My Aperture

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Going to do something different this week. For those new to the Picture This! blog or to photography, this might be confusing. To those who have been following along, I hope this will be easy for you. I am going to post two photos and I want you to tell me the aperture used and … Continue reading "What’s My Aperture"
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Family Photography at Walt Disney World

Posted on by Scott Thomas
On all my trips to Walt Disney World, my family is with me. They put up with my constant clicking of my camera shutters, are very patient when I bring the tripod to the parks and very supportive of the results. Below are a few photos I took of the family on our latest trip … Continue reading "Family Photography at Walt Disney World"
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Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR at Walt Disney World

Posted on by Scott Thomas
If you have followed Photographic Innoventions long enough, you would know I am a big fan of Super Zoom Lenses. For a cropped sensor camera, the 18-200mm and 18-300mm are the ranges used. For a full frame sensor camera, the 28-300mm is the range. All are image stabilized (IS for Canon, VR for Nikon and … Continue reading "Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR at Walt Disney World"
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Using a Super Zoom Lens at Walt Disney World

Posted on by Scott Thomas
I am a big fan of using Super Zoom lenses on digital SLR cameras. When I travel to places like Walt Disney World, I do not want to be carrying a lot of heavy equipment. A Super Zoom lens lets me go with a small pouch which holds an extra battery, memory cards, lens cleaning … Continue reading "Using a Super Zoom Lens at Walt Disney World"
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New Gear!

Posted on by Scott Thomas
I want to first thank everyone who followed my trip down to Walt Disney World last weekend. I tweeted over 35 photos from my iPhone and many other tweets. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. What I did not tell you last week was I was bringing my new camera … Continue reading "New Gear!"
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Flash Monkey

Posted on by Scott Thomas
The Festival of the Lion King in Disney’s Animal Kingdom has a unique rule which both surprised and pleased me when I first heard it: Flash photography is allowed during the entire performance. The problem though is most Point & Shoot camera’s flash are not very strong. Even when I use my Nikon SB-600 Speedlight … Continue reading "Flash Monkey"
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Vocab Remix

Posted on by Lisa Berton
Wiki, wiki. :slides hand forward and back pretending to scratch vinyl: Wiki, wiki. All you cool kats are in for some fun. I’m throwing down some old school verbage (aka reminding you by reposting 3 previous entries) to increase your know-how, how-to, and to-do. Fo’ Sneezy, Sleepy, Dopey, Bashful, Doc, Grumpy, and Happy. Yo ho, … Continue reading "Vocab Remix"
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Walt Disney World at f/2.8

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Fast lenses for digital SLR cameras have a maximum aperture of f/2.8 or bigger. Except for the Nifty-Fifty which are 50mm prime lenses at f/1.8, fast lenses are expensive. Most of the lenses in this class are considered some of the best ever made. Over the last three years, I have purchased two f/2.8 lenses … Continue reading "Walt Disney World at f/2.8"
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