Photo Trip Planning Phase 1

A discussion on how I begin to plan for photography trips. When planning for a photography trip, it is always easier to just let google do all the work. But I find that am able to explore more opportunties for landscape photography by avoiding google upfront, and look through some tried and true resources to understand what is available to the photographer in terms of potential locations, then to reach out to google for more specific information. In a sense, I go from the large areas of interest to specific areas and more detailed information to help me decide what locations I may want to visit during my trips. I often find that my technique allows me more time to explore areas and potential landscape photogrpahy 'targets' that are not commonly known or explored. And this is often what landscape photography is all about, finding those places that are out of the way where we can capture unique images.
About Dave!
Dave Cote has been photographing landscapes for as long as he can remember. Dave works full time as an IT Project Manager, as well as his photography business. He sells prints on line, at art shows, and occasionally you will find his photography in various medical offices and Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach, Virginia as well as medical offices in Phoenix, Arizona. His emphasis is on doing great photography as quickly as possible. He finds ways to make processing photographs easier and quicker, getting you back out to take more photographs!
All photography is about light. All photographers state that they “paint” with light. Dave looks for more than just light, he looks for textures, tones and colors. Dave finds that the quality of light at the moment he clicks the shutter will bring out or reveal a color, tone or texture that wasn’t obvious just minutes before and will disappear minutes after. He revels in the beauty of the world, and sometimes feels like a kid in awe of the simple beauty that he sees around him.
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