I hope everyone gets to visit Walt Disney World during the Christmas season. The Christmas decorations at the Disney parks and resorts are spectacular, and the Christmas trees and resort audio loops are an attraction unto themselves. In November, we had the opportunity to take a (very!) last minute trip, and one of our stops…
No big write up or explanation needed – this shot captures why I’m ready to go back to Walt Disney World with my family. And the next time I’m asked “Wow, you’re going back, AGAIN?” this shot will be my answer. I’m always ready with my camera, because you never know when you can get…
If you’re a camera company or camera software developer, I’m your dream customer. I love technology, gadgets, and software. Each time a new camera, photo editing software, or photo management system comes out, I take a hard look at it. As if I can afford all this stuff. When I got into photography and…
The EPCOT Imagination Pavilion is often a seen and not visited area of EPCOT. That’s a shame really, because it is such a neat place, and not a bad destination for people looking to get away from the crowds around Soarin’ or Test Track. Our trip pattern just happens to work out where we…
May is one of my favorite times to visit Walt Disney World, especially EPCOT. I’m a big fan of Flower and Garden Festival and enjoy shooting topiaries all over the park. I was really excited to shoot Illuminations. I found a spot, setup my tripod and my faithful Nikon D5300, and waited. The crowd was milling…
During our May trip, I had some time to myself to enjoy the park and continue working on my EPCOT photo bucket list. As I was making my way out of EPCOT, I decided to take a slightly different route, because I wanted to shoot the Imagination Pavilion and the monorail as it passed by….
When it’s time for a trip to Walt Disney World, I’m not sure who acts more like a kid. Me, or our kids. Ok. It’s me. Throw in a visit to Jambo House and Kidani Village, and you’ve got the start to a great trip. I mean, how can you not get excited to revisit a…
A fun thing to do between trips to Walt Disney World is going back through photos from previous trips and adding different effects using software. I’ve previously written about changing color photos to black and white and reducing noise from photos, both good skills to practice on all your photos. But what about adding special…
Earlier this year, I decided to do a combination of self study and online training to learn how to develop iOS apps using Swift, the Apple programming language. I’m working on developing something for our company, and as I learn, I’ve worked on a few apps that use the skills I’ve learned so far….
Besides a Disney trip, there’s nothing like a long anticipated beach getaway. Unfortunately, just like Disney trips, the weather doesn’t cooperate with your beach plans. In our case, a tropical storm decided to show up. Thankfully, we were a long way from the actual storm, but for those of you who’ve been through significant…
During our last trip I got to check out the additions to the Harambe Marketplace at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. I’d like to have tried the food and drinks, but I wanted to make the most of my time and try for some good photographs, especially in the new areas. If you’ve been to Harambe,…
It’s December! Let’s have a little Disney fun and share as much Disney holiday fun as we can. Who doesn’t like Disney photos? Play as many days as you like – use the hashtag #DisDrivenLife so we can like your photos, too! 12/1 Â Disney Christmas ornament 12/2 Â Disney Christmas decoration – stand alone 12/3…
During our trip earlier this year, I wanted to spend a little more time in World Showcase, and go a bit deeper into the pavilions. When mentioning some (or all) of the pavilions in World Showcase, one common park touring theme is “unless we’re visiting a specific shop or dining location, or maybe a…
The last day of your trip. You know the one – exciting at the start, but you know it’ll be bittersweet at the end. The day where you try to come up with a way to sell off most of your belongings, ditch your responsibilities, and come up with a way to talk your…
During our May trip, we scored free tickets to the After Hours event in the Magic Kingdom. Yes. Free. Not a remarkable achievement since I heard many guests got free tickets. But for us, that was huge. And not once, but twice while we were there. I was some kind of fired up because…
During our May trip, I found myself with a little extra time before my solo ride on Expedition Everest. I wanted to get some shots showing the attraction’s scale. The attraction and area design/theming do a fantastic job of creating the illusion that park guests are actually in the Himalayan region, partly because of…
Shooting park icons is pretty irresistible. We don’t get to the parks as often as I like, but even if I lived near the parks, I think there are some shots I’d probably take almost every time. Ok, maybe every time. There’s no doubt the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is a park icon….
This is my first post from our recent trip. I’d intended to process photos and write posts in chronological order, just because I tend towards straight line thinking, and it’s easier to keep track of things that way. And I also wanted to somehow process a ton of photos and write many articles about…
These Wordless Wednesday shots are from our May visit. We were heading to the back of the park to get ready for the park to empty before the After Hours event started. We decided very last minute to watch Wishes, so we had a less than ideal viewing angle. I wasn’t going to shoot anything,…
This week’s Wordless Wednesday shows off a new pair of Minnie ears. I caught this shot while we were waiting to ride Kilimanjaro Safari. I’d love to know what she was thinking right at that moment. She may not remember this moment, but I sure will. Do you have photos to share? Send them…
