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Taking photos at theme parks

Theme parks are the perfect place to capture photos. You'll learn how to take advantage of this totally unique setting.
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» Tell the story of your trip
» Catch all the action
» Use the Landscape shooting mode
» Capturing the breathtaking lights of the park
» Find the hidden photos
» Come prepared
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Tell the story of your trip



Capture the anticipation of the trip by getting photos of packing up the car, buying your tickets, tasting that cotton candy. Stop to catch all the little details that will take you back.

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Catch all the action



Use the Action shooting mode on your camera to make sure things don't come out blurred.
Relive the anticipation and thrill of the rides by bringing your camera along with you. Remember, if you haven't got a wrist strap, this would be the time to get one. You don't want to loose your camera going through the upside-down loop.

Check out sports photography for what you can do to capture detailed action shots.

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Use your camera's Landscape shooting mode



Theme parks are vast places, and some of the rides are monstrous. Show just how big your experience really was by taking sweeping landscape shots. Putting a person in your shot will also really show the scale of your subject!

Learn more about landscape photography.

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Capturing the breathtaking lights of the park



With all those moving lights, you've got the perfect chance for beautiful night shots.
The most important thing to do when taking photos of lights is turn your automatic flash mode to off. But this means you need to hold your camera steady. Since carrying a tripod around a theme park is probably out of the question, you can brace yourself or your camera on a solid object to get a breathtaking slow exposure. For these shots, disable your flash and use the Night Scenery or Night Portrait shooting mode.

If you have to hold your camera, you can increase your camera's ISO to make it more sensitive to light. This means you can have a faster shutter speed and stop action without blurring your photo.

Learn more about night and low-light photography.

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Find the hidden photo



Great photo opportunities are all around when you're at a theme park. Everywhere you look, there is an abundance of colours and shapes unlike anywhere else. Step away from the main attractions for a minute and snap something unexpected.

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Come prepared



Chances are, you won't want to lug around too much stuff, but a few essentials will leave you worry free.

  • Extra Batteries
    Replacement batteries are always a good idea. Time flies when you're having fun and you might not notice how much juice you're using up (especially if you're using your flash often).

  • Extra memory card
    Don't worry about checking each photo to see if it's a keeper, just click away and sort out the good ones later. Bring along an extra memory card so you don't have to keep deleting photos to make room for new ones.

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