It’s Friday, and time for our weekly photography article! I’m so glad that you all are enjoying the tips and such courtesy of Lenise at Kingdom Camera Rentals, she does a great job! This week Lenise is just getting back from a Hawaiian vacation, so I’m writing tonight’s article. When we started this series, Lenise wanted me to use one of her Fun Package cameras and take pics with it, just to show our readers how easy it was to get great pictures, regardless if you’re familiar with photography or not. I’m so glad I decided to do that, because using this camera really IS easy, and the family photos and Disney pics I’ve gotten are amazing.
So, the Fun Package consists of a Canon Rebel SL1. To me, that was a foreign concept, as I wasn’t familiar with cameras at all. However, this Canon camera is really easy to use. Yes, there are manual settings on it for those who understand the ins and outs of photography, but there are also automatic settings that can help beginners get amazing pics too. There are settings for close ups like flowers…..and the flower setting is fun to use, see below:
Also, there is a “sports” setting for taking photos with movement. The photo of one of the new fountains at the Magic Kingdom, below, was taken using the sports setting, and as you can see, it really captures the drops of water as they’re falling. How neat is that? And again, these photos came out great and I’m no where near a photography pro!
I love the flower setting, but my second favorite setting is “portrait” mode. This setting is great for taking family photos. Lenise had spoken about getting pics that are clear in front, with a little blur in the background, and I absolutely love that. You can get beautiful photos of loved ones, but you can also use this setting for fabulous shots of other objects with the same concept.
For wider shots, you can use the “landscape” setting. Landscape is great for scenic shots, especially at Disney. During this years Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot, I got some great photos using this setting!
The last auto setting I’d like to talk about is the one for dark places. I’ve been using this mode for dark rooms and rides like the Haunted Mansion. It’s hard to hold steady for some shots like this, but if you get lucky, you can get some great photos. I also have been using this setting on fireworks at times, that and the sports mode work for Wishes and Illuminations. I’ll admit, I’m not fully happy with my progress yet with dark shots and fireworks, but with the manual for the Canon and a lot of practice, I know it’s only going to get better. It serves a good purpose and the pics are pretty good, it’s the perfectionist in me that’s wanting to someday take Lenise quality fireworks shots!
So there you have it! Anyone can get fabulous photos on their vacation if you have the right equipment. The more pictures I take, the more I want to do more, it’s somewhat addicting, but so much fun! I appreciate Lenise allowing me to use her Fun Package equipment to get these great pictures.
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