I use a SureFire Fury Flashlight when light painting scenes and they work amazing! They’re beyond bright and sometimes can almost be too bright for light painting scenes. Even the tripod wouldn’t be all that needed and you could easily get away with one of the Gorillapods.
#Abandoned detroit full
Next time I’d simply bring two full frame camera bodies, one with a super-wide angle lens, one with a medium angle zoom, a tripod and a good flashlight. Knowing what I know now, I would have streamlined the gear I brought rather than carrying a fully loaded backpack with multiple lenses, flashes and accessories. The group of people on the tour ranged from people who didn’t even bring cameras, but just wanted to see the sights safely, to people only using their cellphones to multiple photographers who like me, brought a host of gear. Jesse knows his history of the buildings he brings you too, and for a very fair fee, you park out at his shop, well outside the Downtown Detroit area, board a short bus with about a dozen other photographers and comfortably ride down into the heart of the city. For an artist, these areas can be turned into masterpieces of art as long as you show them in the proper light.įiguring Detroit is a very big area, and there are hundreds of abandoned places, I thought it wise to go with someone who knew their way around. URBEX is short for Urban Exploring, which means people go out and explore abandoned buildings or areas the general public overlooks due to how grungy or forgotten they look. Motor City Photography Workshops is run by fellow photographer, Michigan native Jesse Welter.
Rather than go snooping around on my own, a good friend, William Trinkle who had done one of the URBEX Photography Tours recommended a company out of Royal Oak. While recently up in Michigan visiting family, I decided to check out some of the abandoned buildings in downtown Detroit….there are lots of them in case you haven’t followed the last few decades demise of Detroit.
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