How do you find interesting locations for portrait photography?
I live in Kearney, NE and there isn't much to this area in terms of compelling locations for portraiture, however that may simply be because I never really looked.
What do you seasoned guys do? Do you just drive around your area? Do you go on photography road trips? Do you ask other photographers?
I used to leaf through portrait galleries on line, not necessarily to get exact locations, but to get an idea of different places that look good in photos. I live in a rather rural area in Michigan, so access to barns and fields is easy. Cityscape type pictures can be a little harder to come by, anything that doesn't look like redneckville, USA but if one wants to bad enough, you can drive 45 minutes and get to somewhere a little more urban and populated.
I don't drive around specifically to find shooting locations, but I have to drive around quite a bit for my "real" job so I make mental notes about different places, how they look in general and also during different times of the day. When I get a request to do a specific type of portrait with a specific type of backdrop, whether it be in front of a barn or a pond or a fence, I can come up with something in a day or so. You really need a place that looks unique, is safe, with a suitable area to shoot portraits. Typically something without too much distracting background or things that don't fit in with the rest of the background.
Best of Luck to you!
"Kearney, Nebraska" Leonardgrill's photos around Kearney, United States (kearney nebraska blog)
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