ProPortraits Photo Ops?

[mygollie]

I was looking at the Fun Times newsletter to get an idea of what I'd like to do during my cruise and noticed there are scheduled times for ProPortraits Photo Ops.

I understand that there are professional photographers throughout all times of the day snapping photos for you, but are the scheduled photo ops a paid service with specialized backgrounds? I vaguely remember these being called something else, so I'm just confused.

Any clarification would be appreciated!

[LibertyBella]

I have not cruised on Carnival recently, but I am a cruise ship photo fanatic!

 

I have been on approximately ten different cruise lines, and photo opportunities go like this:

 

--Roaming photographers who take candids at various events (dinner, parties, casino) and around the ship (single shots/cheapest)

--Posted photographers at embarkation and ports who take candids (single shots/cheapest)

--Photographers at diverse stations (bottom of stairs, near flowers, etc.), at specific times, especially on formal nights, with different backgrounds (colors, scenery, ship), who will pose you and take multiple shots (more costly per photo).

--Photography appointments In the ships's studio, or photographers who will follow you to locations of your choice, and take multiple posed and candid shots (more costly per photo)

 

You are not required to purchase any photos!  You can look at all of the photos in advance and choose which to purchase.  You used to look at all the photos in hard copy, but many cruise lines are switching to online collections.  Some cruise lines offer special prices if you buy multiple different photos.  Many cruise lines will offer a USB flash drive with all your photos for sale as well.

 

Some cruise lines used to create a video film of people on the cruise and sell it as well.

 

Usually once you leave the ship all the photographs are destroyed/erased, so make sure you do not regret purchasing any favorite shots!