Unusual shots - think outside the box

[Carolc]

A few years ago, my brother sent me a link to some photos he took at Hong Kong Disneyland. The ones below really caught my eye, as I thought they made ordinary objects look so artistic. As I paid more attention his other photos, I noticed I was drawn toward ordinary (and often overlooked) objects captured from unusual angles. I felt inspired to try this as well. While his equipment is far superior than mine, I feel very pleased with some images I have captured (though I'm still learning what 'works' and doesn't work). With digital, it's cheap and fun to experiment.

I think a few of you know that I started a thread on DIS entitled "Show me: photos an avg tourist may not take". I started that thread in the summer of 2006, and it still seems to still be going strong with 2500+ replies and counting. Pop over and get some inspiration from all the people who have posted their images.

Anyway, in addition to getting all the 'typical' tourist shots of family and familiar buildings, try to take more shots of all the little details that add to the atmosphere/surroundings... it can help tell the story in your layouts. If you try to think outside the box, you will notice that you will never run out of new things to photograph at Disney!

Here is a link to photos my brother took from the Disney parks in California and Asia: http://homepage.mac.com/imagetechphoto/disney/ If you only have a few minutes to spare, take a look at the photos from Japan and Hong Kong (since the family wasn't with him, he focused a lot on objects).

Feel free to post links to other photogs whom you find inspirational.