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They offer this photo pass thing where you can get a tog to take pictures of you all around the parks during your stay and at the end you can pay $150 for the disc of all the images.

Anyone done it? Just wondering what the pics are like, whether they look professional or whether they're nothing more than snapshots? I realise they're obviously not going to be the most creative with fantastic use of dof or anything like that, but I'm not really wanting to lug a D700 with lens around with me for a couple of weeks and if they do a good job it would be nice to actually have some family pictures with me in them for a change :D
 
They'll be generic photos, the same as everyone else's so a google search may pull up some photos :)

Personally, I'd rather take a P&S and a gorillapod :D
 
Harvey_nikon said:
They'll be generic photos, the same as everyone else's so a google search may pull up some photos :)

Personally, I'd rather take a P&S and a gorillapod :D
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Hmmm, didn't think about the google approach, will have a look and see. I guess you're right, although I've seen you can get it for $100 if you pre book a pass, so I guess it won't harm to try it out. I'll try and find out if they shoot Nikon first though :D
 
Hi we did this 4 or 5 years ago, the advantage being that you can visit all the disney parks and buy the CD at the end, should you wish. IIRC when we were there you could choose to review the photo's and print the ones you wanted etc or buy the disk. As I recall the disk was about the same as 3-4 A4 prints. But we paid less than the $150, as I recall it was nearer $75 but can't be certain now.

We found that the photo's are pretty good, generally a decent composition to get the focal point in as well as yourself. The official points around the parks are marked, they're usually at the character meets, and big named rides or big attractions, for example the Disney Castle, The Aerosmith ride and the Epcot globe.

Overall I think it was worth it and after all if you can review before you buy you have nothing to loose, you can still take your own on a point and shoot :thumbs:

On another note, none of the "Official Photo Points" are off limits to the general public, so you could take the same shot yourself from the same location.
 
ding76uk said:
We had a few taken when we went a cpl of years ago. The images were very average, we preferred ones we shot at arms length or asked a passerby to take. Not worth the expensive price tag IMHO
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I wouldn't trust my wife with my camera, let alone a passer by :D

Maybe I'll take the S5 instead if I still have it by then.
 
AndrewA123 said:
Hi we did this 4 or 5 years ago, the advantage being that you can visit all the disney parks and buy the CD at the end, should you wish. IIRC when we were there you could choose to review the photo's and print the ones you wanted etc or buy the disk. As I recall the disk was about the same as 3-4 A4 prints. But we paid less than the $150, as I recall it was nearer $75 but can't be certain now.

We found that the photo's are pretty good, generally a decent composition to get the focal point in as well as yourself. The official points around the parks are marked, they're usually at the character meets, and big named rides or big attractions, for example the Disney Castle, The Aerosmith ride and the Epcot globe.

Overall I think it was worth it and after all if you can review before you buy you have nothing to loose, you can still take your own on a point and shoot :thumbs:

On another note, none of the "Official Photo Points" are off limits to the general public, so you could take the same shot yourself from the same location.
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Cheers, this is helpful, especially with regards to the focal point. I think I'll do the best of both worlds, have the CD done and just take the camera out and about when I feel like it. I guess it does offer value for money if I can get it for $99.
 
We did it last year, i took a compact for all scenic stuff and shots of kids, then used their 'togs' for ones of all of us, i have to say i was disappointed in the quality of their pics, mine were better with a point n shoot.

I'd guess only 1 in 10 of their togs are actual togs, the rest are just there because its their turn to be there, much more bad pics on our disc than good ones, more were blatant 'auto' pics as focus is on nearest thing to them instead of us, i.e hollywood studios, pixars cars photo guy got the front of lightnin mcqueen beautifully sharp, all of us were oof though.
Don't be excpecting too much out of them is all i can say.
 
If its $100 that's £68 today, depends if you are willing to take the risk :)
 
At the entrance to each park (and all over infact), their togs will take your picture and give you a plastic card. At each viewing place, get them to take your picture, they will scan your plastic card first and get the cast member there to use your camera to get a picture!

We have used this for the last four visits we have been to Disney between 2004 and 2009.

Via a reference number on the plastic card, you can view your photos online or at each resorts (not sure if it still is Kodak) picture collection point. Then decide if you want to buy the CD or whatever!

Gary
 
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In my opinion, take whatever camera you are happy to lug around and also make use of the photopass.

Our visit was Dec 08/Jan 09 with our lad who was three at the time. We uploaded our own photos the the Disney photo site and put together a photobook using our pics, the photopass pics and some Disney stock photos. I can't remember how much I paid for the photobook but it was expensive. Having said that, it will remain a treasured familiy possession and was money well spent.
 
Went in Dec 10. Just a point to note is that I got chatting to one of the disney toggers who is a pro togger away from Disney (or at least he stated he was) and he said that most of the photopass peeps are employed firstly becos they are good with people and secondly that they can then demonstrate use of at least the basics with the SLR. I'd say the pics arnt bad, but nothing really special, at least to most who use this forum.
 
Used the photopass togs a couple of trips over there, they're generally ok photo's and you can add some of those Disney magic extra's when you go and review the shots and ask them to save them. Once you get to the end of your trip you can decide wether you want the or not, prints or cd it's your choice.

One thing I did was give the tog my camera and let them take the same shot on my camera (they will do this for you if you ask). Only thing different then is the extra Disney bits that you wont be able to add, but I'm sure you'll have no problem adding your own special touches if you want them.
 
Thanks all, interesting to know that they don't mind taking the same picture with your camera.
 
I was at Disney Florida last October and found that most of the time you could hand your camera to the disney tog and they would take the pic for you as all the family gathered together.

In answer to a question at the beginning of the thread, every tog i saw in all the parks were using Nikon equipment.
 
Hi, new to the forums but a Disney World fanatic, none of the photographers are professional or necessarily have any training, they are just normal staff that like photography. That being said, taking 2000 portraits a day can probably improve your skills somewhat! As others have said, give them your camera and get the best of both worlds.
 
There is a uk based site im a member of called thedibb if you have alook on there you maybe able to get in a photopass share group, Around 10 of you share the cost so it costs next to nothing and makes it well worth doing :thumbs:
 
We did this when we went in 2008. We collected images on the barcode cards. Then when we got home we could review and the buy online. No need to shell out before hand. Also u can add 'extra's to your images such as cartoon characters.

If it still works the same u don't have tonpay before hand so may swell abuse the photographers when ever you get opportunity and then decide at home if you wanna order
 
We did this last year and will not recommend it.You can get a card in any of the parks,they will take as many shots as you want,they even give you more cards.We checked ours when we got home,they quite amateurish to be frank,there were also dozens on the card of some other families,who unfortunately will never see them,steer clear and take your own camera.
 
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