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If your like me and treasure your Disney photos and want them to be as aesthetically pleasing as possible then this post is for you! I have a few tricks I’ve learned while trying to get the best Instagram worthy shots in the theme parks. This post will give you the basic outline on 4 Instagram worthy poses, how to over come the “feeling dumb” anxiety, and some must have tools on how to capture those photos at the theme parks!

• You are allowed to bring a tripod into the parks as long as it follows these guidelines.(Tripods or monopod stands that cannot fit inside a standard backpack or that extend over 6’ (182 cm) are not allowed) I highly recommend a small tripod like this one. I love this tripod because it comes with a blue tooth remote so you can set it up and walk away and snap your shots! This is a great tool when traveling alone or with friends, family and you want everyone in a shot together! 
•  Bring your patience pants when trying to get good shots in the theme parks. Crowds are everywhere and come in waves. if you wait long enough in one spot you can snap a few shots without a mass of folks in them. 
•  “Feeling Dumb” anxiety is a real thing and I still experience it, when I’m causally hanging in an area waiting on folks to move or a crowd is walking by and I feel the stares as I’m take pictures. My best advice to overcome this is to remind yourself that you paid your own money to be in this magical place and if you want 50 shots in front of the floating rocks or 100 shots with Cinderella’s castle then take those shots. I have came home from trips before and felt so disappointed that I didn’t take more pictures or I missed photo spots I really wanted out of fear of “feeling dumb” and that is something I don’t want anyone else to experience. The folks passing me in the crowds may roll their eyes or look annoyed but hey I paid just like everyone else to be there and by Mickey I’m going to have a great time and I’m going to take all the pictures!
•  Download a good photoshopping app or editor and mess around with it! I highly recommend these two apps called Lightroom and YouCamPerfect both are free to download with a ton of free editing tools already available, you can pay a fee to unlock all the features for editing photos. I personally thought the $10.99 was worth the purchase to unlock all the features due to how often I use the application and how well it works. Pro-tip take multiple photos of the same pose, I would say 10 at least. Doing this gives you more opportunity to photoshop people out of an image without it looking overly photoshopped. I will show an example below. I removed the people from this picture by using the “cut out method” of taking pictures from the same time frame and using pieces of those picture to cover the people. If you were to see the photo on the right without knowing I had removed anyone would you be able to tell or would you notice? 

4 Easy Poses To Try

Kick the camera!

How to achieve: have your tripod or friend lower then you and point your foot towards the camera lens. This pose is a great way to make you look taller, grab peoples attention and show off your whole outfit head to toe! Examples below.

Movement!

How to achieve: Don’t be stagnant in your photos move around. life is fluid and photography should be to! Examples below. 

Lean In!

How to achieve: Stand from a distance, lean in towards the camera lens, let the camera focus then snap a few photos. This is a great way to capture a good portrait shot. Examples below.

Candid

How to achieve: This pose gives a more natural unposed look to a photo by fiddling with your necklace, shirt ect. Examples below.

Conclusion:

This is your vacation don’t let other peoples opinions ruin it, honest you wont see them ever again anyways right? taking photos is supposed to be fun and create a way to hold onto lasting memories the first few shots wont be perfect and that’s okay! I mean look at a snip of my cameral roll below. its full of some the most awkward snapshots but all great memories. Remember to enjoy yourself , let your hair down and, eat all the snacks!