A Rockport road trip is just what I needed. With two knees surgeries and horrible weather patterns, last year just didn’t work for a photography road trip. I love photo road trips; they’re good for the soul. It’s getting away from home, your routine, and your cell phone. More importantly, just spending time doing photography…
A photo road trip can be a lot of fun. This is especially true if you travelling with photographer friends who share similar interests. Finding unexpected photo opps is always a joy. However, there is another joy to be found. Taking photos means you get out of your car and walk around. It also means…
On my recent road trip, I went old school. That is, I visited two old schools. Old, as in one-room schoolhouses. The kind only of few of us actually experienced. The two schools are only 20 miles apart. Likewise, both are well preserved. There is, however, one significant difference. Often, some governmental agency or a…
The first photo stop on my recent road trip was an old farmhouse. Although in very poor condition, the early morning sun highlighted its character. I bet that “back in the day” it was a very nice house; the kind of house that was a welcome sight when you returned home. It’s the kind of…
Death and dying surround the Immanuel Lutheran Church. Across the road, you have the old cemetery with burials starting in 1882 and continuing until as recently as 2018. The old church and school are still standing but are slowly decaying. Next to the church and school is a row of large dead trees. Even in…
What made my recent road trip especially enjoyable was being able to shoot three old churches that have been on my “bucket list” for a long time. On the list of photo ops that I mentioned I also rank them on how good they might be. This comes in handy when you have more opportunities…
I haven’t posted in quite a while as my wife and I were on a 12 day, 3,800 mile road trip. The road trip took us from Houston up to Minnesota then over to stops in Wisconsin before going to Ohio and then back home to Texas. It was a long road trip to visit…
