Sunday, April 20, 2014

Cool Photo Ops Road Trip Checklist

Here's a Photography Checklist of things to bring along on a Photography Road Trip....


  1. Cameras
  2. Batteries and charger
  3. Memory Cards, card reader and card holders
  4. Tripods
  5. Flash
  6. Filters - Polarizer, ND Filters, Split ND filters, filter holders
  7. Camera Bags or belt packs
  8. Lenses - all lenses from wide angle to telephoto, macro, fisheye
  9. Remote cable release
  10. Flashlight
  11. Rain gear - poncho, rain pants, rain cover for your camera
  12. Hiking boots
  13. Hat and jacket or sweatshirt
  14. Computer, external Hard Drive, cables, power cords
  15. Rocket Blower, Lens Pen, microfiber cloth, sensor cleaning kit
  16. GPS, for the car, handheld for hiking, one for the camera if you like geotagging your photos
  17. Sunscreen, Bug spray, sunglasses
  18. Binoculars for spotting wildlife
  19. Spare set of car keys
  20. Water Bottle or for some people I know a flask!!!
  21. Notebook, pen
  22. Snacks
Well that's the list for now if anyone has anything to add let me know!

Now that you have your gear packed and ready to go, you may need ideas of fun places to take photos, a great resource is the Cool Photo Ops group on Facebook where we list fun places to take photos in Ohio and beyond. We also go on Photography Road Trips from time to time, the next big road trip is a trip to Blackwater Falls in WV on May 18 - May 22nd, everyone is welcome!  

Join in on the fun here:  Cool Photo Ops