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Theme Park Vacations: A Memorable Family Experience

Tips For Taking Pictures At Theme Parks

Making It Big With Oversized Proofs

Summer Sale: Just 40¢ Each For 6" x 9" Prints!

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QUICK LINKS FOR ONLINE ORDERS
Amateur Enlargements

Professional Enlargements

Shooting Film? Get Mailers!

Cameras and Photo Equipment

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Lighting Can Make A Real Difference!

Snow White's Castle Shot At Various Times of the Day:
Morning Light - Moat View

Moat View At Night
Mid-Afternoon - Shot From
the Crystal Palace
Castle At Dusk
Castle & Statues - Dusk/Sunset
At Sunset With Lights
After Sunset With Vendors
Night Shot Lit By Fireworks

Dear Subscriber,

Theme parks are a great destination for muli-generational family vacations. Beyond bringing everyone together, these parks offer you, as a photographer, some great shooting opportunities.

My family visited Disney World to celebrate our granddaughter's birthday. My son, David, is an excellent photographer. So, the two of us worked together taking pictures.

I thought I'd share our observations, some tips and suggestions on what we learned during our Disney photo adventure.

At the end of this newsletter I'll give you a special offer for your summer vacation pictures! (Hint: Bigger is better.)



Best regards,
Dale

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Show the Excitement In Your Child's Eyes

Our family visited Disney World for one primary purpose; to provide a wonderful experience for Sophia on her fourth birthday. 


Illustrate your story from the child's perspective and you'll capture the spirit that makes a theme park vacation so memorable.


Hello, Mr. Bear
Tip: When photographing your children with park characters follow the eyes.

There's bound to be a lot of extraneous motion from crowds around you. But, a direct visual connection between your child and the character will add a lot of power to your picture.

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Pretend You're Visiting a Foreign Country

Theme parks go to extraordinary lengths to recreate scenes from towns and cities around the world.
Chinese Temple - China Pavilion at Epcot

  • Be selective in your cropping to keep out the extraneous.
  • Take close-ups of details, just as you would on a foreign trip.
  • Shoot cooperative cast members in exotic dress.
  • Use lighting for a dramatic impact.
    • Late afternoon pictures
    • Silhouettes of buildings against a sunset or blue sky
    • Evening pictures

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Theme Park Photo Tips:

1. Shoot A Lot...Delete Photos Later


There's so much happening during parades and other events that it pays to play a numbers game. Just fire away to catch the perfect pose. You can always edit your pictures later.


2. Use Your Flash Inside Pavilions
Take Flash Pictures As You
"Fly" Over 1890 London

Most people erroneously assume that flash photography isn't permitted. If there's no sign posted, consider it OK to use your flash. You'll light up the dark and get really nice shots.

Flash & A Telephoto Zoom Make a Small World Big

3. Shoot By Available Light When Flash Isn't Allowed

By raising your ISO setting you can capture most indoor shows. Try propping your elbows against a solid object and selectively shoot pictures you can properly expose.


4. Incorporate Light From Floats

Theme parks put a lot of effort into their lighting. There's more than enough light for good exposures.

Disney World Night Parade

5. Take Advantage of Your Camera's Zoom Lens

Wide Angle Shots give you excellent depth of field and a greater sense of distance.
Main Street Taken With A Wide Angle Setting


Telephoto Pictures flatten perspective for strong compositions.

Telephoto Makes Objects Appear Closer Together

6. Pack a Compact, Folding Tripod

Some of your best night and fireworks pictures might require long exposures. This is where a tripod can really help. Prop your tripod against a horizontal surface (like a trash can) or a vertical wall for sharper pictures.

7. Plan Shooting Locations in Advance

My Son, David, With Mini-Tripod
 Is Set For the Evening Fireworks
The only constant about theme parks is the crowds. So, look at the schedule of the day's events and scout out the perfect shooting positions. Then, arrive early to stake out your turf.



8. Use Pictures From Park Photographers
Two Princesses

Sometimes you're not going to be in a position to get as good an angle of your young prince or princess as the park photographer.

My suggestion: Buy their picture. A photo like this is priceless!
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Summer Sale!

6"x 9" Proof Prints. Just 40¢ Each!

Our standard 4" x 6" proofs are really nice. But...if you want to have prints with even greater impact...consider getting super-sized 6 x 9s. 

Relative Size of a 4" x 6" Print
See the size difference for yourself:

Draw a 4" x 6" and a 6" x 9" box on a sheet of paper. Cut them out. Compare the two...and imagine the difference this can make to your prints.


Relative Size of a 6" x 9" Print













We're offering this special sale for the whole summer. It will be in effect from Memorial Day until just after Labor Day!

How to order:

Amateur Photographers:
  • Order on www.iPrints.com
  • Proofs are available on Matte/Lustre or Glossy paper
  • Online prices have been reduced to 40¢
  • Sale ends at midnight on Sunday, September 11th
Professional & Advanced Amateur Photographers:
  • Order on iPrintsPro.com with our ROES software.
  • Rich Lustre Kodak Endure (E) paper
  • Studio corrected prints only (where you color correct the images)
  • Please order on the Proofing (Studio Adjusted Color) catalog.
  • Online prices have been reduced to 40¢ in our Studio Corrected Proofing catalog.
  • Minimum order: 100 prints
  • Sale ends at midnight on Sunday, September 11th.
JPEG Images Submitted on a CD-R:
  • Orders for all of the JPEG images submitted on a CD-R may be ordered by mail or at the counter in our Hollywood store.
  • All images on the CD-R must be printed to the 6" x 9" size.
  • Individual color corrections will be made in our laboratory on all printed images.
  • Available on Matte/Lustre or Glossy paper
  • Minimum order: 100 prints

Summer is one of the nicest times of the year to take pictures. We hope that this special sale will help you enjoy those pictures even more.

You snap the pictures ... we'll do the rest!
Best wishes,
Dale
Dale Farkas
President, iPrints.com & iPrintsPro.com
(Online printing services of Dale Laboratories)

Questions? Call (800) 327-1776.
We're here to help!
 
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About Our Cameras: All photos in this newsletter (except the princess picture) were taken by me using a Leica V-Lux 2 "point-and-shoot" camera. The V-Lux has an equivalent zoom range of from 25mm - 600mm with a single lens. Price: $849. David was shooting with a Leica M-9 ($6995 body) with a Summilux 50mm f/1.4 lens ($3695).

*Many of our pros have found our Monitor Calibration Chart to be very useful in calibrating their monitors for our studio corrected prints. Please click here to download our chart. It's free.
    
  

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