Comments on: Location Scouting: Google Earth

By: JotPix

JotPix — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:13:25 +0000

You may use JotPix.com, post a request, and have local people take photos/videos of the places that you are planning to visit.

By: Jackson

Jackson — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:04:22 +0000

I think it’s pretty cool is a very good tool. It might also be good to couple it with
http://www.panoramio.com/

which does allow geo tags and has some photos not all are great but you get an idea of the area and possible areas of interest.

Thanks for sharing.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:33:17 +0000

We’ve found our house on google earth. That was fun.

By: grungemann

grungemann — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:19:21 +0000

Well, I’d been relying in the Internet as the main method of scouting a place for quite a few years already.

Google, the search engine, itself in fact is a very powerful tool. I remember my trip to Milpitas, CA in 2000. I, effordlessly, able to pinpoint exactly where I’ll be working and then choose a suitable hotel (with suitable restaurant – I’m a muslim) within an hour.

By: Devan

Devan — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:34:55 +0000

Google earth is fantastic!!!!

By: trevor meier

trevor meier — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:10:27 +0000

I find I have the most success by having an adventurous local with me. They may not know what is best photographically, but they’ll know where people tend to congregate or where popular places are. Along with some good preparation and flexibility to go off the plan, it creates some great photographic opportunities.

By: Willy

Willy — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:31:48 +0000

Its a great application. Now all you need to do is add GPS tracking to your images and we can all come along!