Photography Shoot Travel 8/19/2022

Travel takes planning and preparation. It starts with deciding what photography equipment you need for planned and spur of the moment photo shoots. This trip was focused on images of bridges and rivers along backroads of the South. That meant drone, extra batteries, blades, and chargers. I always take a travel bad with a dozen lenses, batteries, disks, and filters, plus two camera bodies, and at least two tripods. Next was clothing for the season, medicines, The route gets selected based on weather (hurricanes, flooding), time available, and known construction. We have had to divert planned paths due to hurricanes, and cut short a trip due to COVID. Once we know dates we make room reservations at tge destinations, but leave nights on tge road open for any adventurous adjustments. As a former military planner, and helicopter pilot, I always pack for backups needed. Then it is time to get out there and enjoy the trip and the shoot. We prefer driving in tge US which gives us more equipment allowed to bring. When traveling internationally the amount of gear is significantly reduced, and if necessary plan to buy some items in country or ship ahead of time to place of lodging.