Scouting

How to Scout a Photo Location Before You Go

Scout a photography location from home: photos, light, weather, parking and a backup — then reopen the plan in the app.

Open the spot, not just the city

Search the place name in LensScape. Open the exact spot page. Read photos from more than one season if they are there. You are checking composition and access, not collecting pretty thumbnails.

Check light for the day you will stand there

Read today’s golden and blue hour. If the trip is later, use Light Tracker (any date on Pro) so you are not arriving at noon on the only day you have. Drag time to see how shadows move on buildings and ridges.

Read weather and nearby pins

Weather lives on the spot. Nearby spots on that page are your backups if a trail is closed. Save the primary and one backup to a trip list.

Set the route the night before

Put lodging as start and the spot as destination. Add the backup as a second stop if it is on the way. Save the trip. In the morning you only open My trips.