Creating an "Iconic Photo Op"

99er said:
That whole operation down there blows my mind as to how advanced their technology is and how serious they take photography.

Yeah, they actually changed their lenses to get a better picture. I also like how they just print out a card and then you can check your pictures online. Really cool stuff.

Actually at CP in recent years Kaman's handled the man power but Kodak provided the equipment (including camera's and processing)

Nothing beats all the bracelets floating around the renegade river in soak city! I wonder who came up with that bright idea as a prime spot to take pictures. Just being told to smile, then click, and then telling their spiel for where and what time the picture would be available. Evidence of not wanting their picture taken is floating in the water and jammed up against the filter intakes.

Skippy said:
Yeah, they actually changed their lenses to get a better picture. I also like how they just print out a card and then you can check your pictures online. Really cool stuff.

That is just a small portion of it. They have a whole team that actually looks at every picture that is taken at all the parks and they will edit the photos and get rid of those that are no good. I was blown away when I learned everything about Disney Photo Imaging, I simply thought they took your picture and that was it.

^I thought I heard the guy say they did that but I assumed I was just misunderstanding him, since English wasn't his first language. Disney really does have some of the best customer service.

stky6 said:
I found out last year from someone who worked at KI that the one reason they are so agressive is they have a certain quota to meet before they can take a break.

I've known about the quota thing for a while. The same thing applies at CP, or at least it did as of a couple years ago. I will sometimes stop just to help them out, but not if they're acting like jerks.

^ Is the quota based on how many pictures they take or how many of thoes pictures are sold. If it based on how many are sold takeing a pic without the intent of buying one could hurt them. Make it look like that are takeing bad pictures no one wants to buy... Just a though, I would a job where I get comission based on invoices not appointments, so I understand.

If it goes by how many sold then they wouldn't be taking their breaks till around dinner time. It has to be by how many taken.

I thought I would do some resurrection instead of creating a new thread...with perhaps a related but tangent-type question.

The new thread would have been entitled "Iconic Shots". The point? With Gatekeeper, the park has clearly also created what is sure to be the newest iconic CP photo; that is, Gatekeeper's keyholes through the entrance. Another obvious iconic shot at CP is the Corkscrew's midway overpass.

The question is, what other "shots" at the current park do you consider to be iconic? Or has the park gotten rid of any iconic shots that you miss over the years (the twin boat drops on WWL comes to mind perhaps)?

Does a shot of the skyline from Battery Park count?

The absence of SS from the skyline is something I miss, but not the ride itself.

Starting last year you could add standing next to Luminosity and looking at Millennium's lift hill with the train station in view.

There used to be a Kodak Photo Spot, or something like that, at Gemini that had a great shot as the trains dropped down the first hill.

That's a good one. A double-train-Gemini drop would certainly qualify as an iconic shot to me. And yes, Bret...I think the skyline itself will always be an ever-changing icon in and of itself. I was thinking more "in the park" type places, but of course.

Soak City entrance looking up at Magnum's hill.

Not sure if this will work through a link from Facebook, but here's a nice shot I snapped of Maverick a few years ago.

As a former Kamans employee I can tell you a few things. 1. The is no quota!!! Breaks are prescheduled at the start of the day. 2. We stopped using Kodak 2 years ago. 3. All our cameras were Nikon DSLRs. 4. The park decides where the pictures are taken.(Front Gate and Resort Gate for an hour when the park opens) 5. Our speels and methods were set up by Hq and you can be fired for not doing it right. It was the most terrible job ever and I would NEVER recommend buying anything from them or working for them. And this is coming from a former Lead (Blue Tag).