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Composing Photographs at Walt Disney World

Posted on by Scott Thomas
This week I am going to show you three photos taken at Walt Disney World and discuss them. I will share the equipment used, how I did it and why. The “why” here in the first photo is easy to explain. I was waiting for my family to check-in at the Port Orleans-Riverside Resort. I … Continue reading "Composing Photographs at Walt Disney World"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Disney’s Hollywood Studios Landscape

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Of all the parks at Walt Disney World, Disney’s Hollywood Studios is the hardest to find a location for landscape photography. Now, if you want to consider cityscapes an off shoot of landscape photography then this photo of Sunset Blvd. with the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror looming over it works. People walking on Sunset … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Disney’s Hollywood Studios Landscape"
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Leading Lines at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Posted on by Scott Thomas
When the talk leans towards leading at Disney’s Hollywood Studies, it is usually about leading men or women. Today, however, it is about leading lines. Photographers use leading lines to give a photo depth and/or to “lead” a viewer’s eyes to something of interest. My first example is the hallway you leave from after riding … Continue reading "Leading Lines at Disney’s Hollywood Studios"
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Sleeping with the Lion King at Walt Disney World

Posted on by Scott Thomas
I know I go on and on about photographing details while at Walt Disney World. Even the resorts are full of such details. Some are subtle. Some are not. While staying in the Lion King area of Disney’s Art of Animation resort, I walked under the scene you see below taken directly from the animated … Continue reading "Sleeping with the Lion King at Walt Disney World"
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Looking Up at Spaceship Earth

Posted on by Scott Thomas
This week we visit Epcot and its “castle”, Spaceship Earth. You will often hear Walt Disney World fans say to Look Up when walking around the parks. I took the saying to heart when I walked up to one of the pillars which hold up Spaceship Earth and looked straight up its edge. I leaned … Continue reading "Looking Up at Spaceship Earth"
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Main Street Station Leading Lines

Posted on by Lisa Berton
It sits high above the Mickey Mouse floral display at the entrance to Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Characters welcome guests upon park opening while singers and dancers perform. The place? Walt Disney World Railroad Main Street Station. As you enter and exit Magic Kingdom through archway tunnels, you are literally underneath the … Continue reading "Main Street Station Leading Lines"
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Saratoga Springs Leading Lines

Posted on by Lisa Berton
There are a variety of factors that go into a well-composed photograph. Today we’ll look at leading lines in the form of a walkway. A leading line takes the person viewing the photograph from one point to another even if one point is the edge of the frame. As usual, I have some examples for … Continue reading "Saratoga Springs Leading Lines"
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Woosh!

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 18-200VR lens, 1/200 sec, f/7.1 Generally, leading lines are designed to lead your viewer into your image. But sometimes, you just have to break the rules. This photo of the Mission Space sign is composed to deliberately lead the viewer’s eyes out of the frame, giving them the … Continue reading "Woosh!"
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Lead on, I Follow

Posted on by Lisa Berton
Happy New Year! Happy New Year! Happy, Happy New Year to you! For those of you familiar with Disneyland, sing that to the tune played during My Disneyland Birthday Party at Plaza Inn. You’ll be singing it all day long. Alrighty, let’s get on to our Disney Pic of the Week theme, leading lines. More … Continue reading "Lead on, I Follow"
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