Eastern State Penitentiary Photo Tour
Apr 4, 2019 14:31:01 #
Isn’t that one of the prisons that was featured on Ghost Hunters?
Apr 4, 2019 14:56:53 #
I have been in and out of jail many times (times more than once a day) and I don't pictures of the place. This is one of the benefits of serving as a police chaplain.
Apr 4, 2019 15:01:38 #
I have been a member of Eastern State Penitentiary. The staff is extremely photographer friendly. They appreciate when you post and tag your photos on Social Media.
I strongly recommend bringing a Tripod. You will need to pay an additional $10, or become a member to get a "equipment pass" which allows you to use a tripod.
The advantages of having a tripod include, being able to take photos in low light locations AND being able to take very long exposures, so that people walking in your field of view "disappear" due to the long exposure and them not being in one place for a long time. I once captured "ghosts" because I had a long (10 second) exposure and there were people standing for the entire 10 seconds in my frame of view. But they were not stationary, so they came out as ghosts.
Have fun!
I strongly recommend bringing a Tripod. You will need to pay an additional $10, or become a member to get a "equipment pass" which allows you to use a tripod.
The advantages of having a tripod include, being able to take photos in low light locations AND being able to take very long exposures, so that people walking in your field of view "disappear" due to the long exposure and them not being in one place for a long time. I once captured "ghosts" because I had a long (10 second) exposure and there were people standing for the entire 10 seconds in my frame of view. But they were not stationary, so they came out as ghosts.
Have fun!
Apr 4, 2019 16:44:42 #
kevindunne wrote:
Has anyone photographed this place? Any tips?
Planning on doing it April12th.
Thanks,
Kevin
Planning on doing it April12th.
Thanks,
Kevin
I photographed this place last year. Bring a wide angle lens and a flash. it's pretty dark in the cells and corridors. go early or late to get the sunlight, want there is of it, steaming through the cell blocks. the bars on the cell doors make an eerie shadow on the walls.
When you are finished, check out the colorful boat houses near the art museum on the Schuylkill river. much happier scenery.
Apr 4, 2019 19:00:33 #
AZNikon
Loc: Mesa, AZ
Here's my take on Missouri State Prison from 2017.
https://bobbennett.smugmug.com/organize/2017-Road-Trip/Missouri-State-Penitentiary
https://bobbennett.smugmug.com/organize/2017-Road-Trip/Missouri-State-Penitentiary
Apr 4, 2019 20:50:44 #
Al C moved on to San Francisco, Alcatraz without the fancy trimmings.
Apr 5, 2019 01:57:53 #
HardworkingGal wrote:
If penitentiaries/prisons where still designed lik... (show quote)
Actually if we weren’t throwing people in prison for minor, questionable crimes then we wouldn’t have so much overcrowding. And if we did away with for-profit prisons. The reason they have gyms and libraries and computer labs is because so many of them come from circumstances where they never had a real chance at an education and developing life skills. It gives them a chance to develop so there’s less chance they’ll end up returning.
Apr 5, 2019 08:40:25 #
Apr 5, 2019 11:40:05 #
Kevin - The Eastern State Penitentiary is a reasonably important one relative to the history of incarceration in the US. I'm currently working on a book--a professional biography of a person who trains prison staff members around the world--and in the chance that we might have to self-publish this one, I'm always looking for potential cover images. So if you're at all willing to be a possible contributor in that regard, let me know via personal message on UHH. I'll send you an e-mail contact. Thanks! JJ
Apr 5, 2019 14:59:03 #
Apr 6, 2019 18:55:42 #
Ront53
Loc: Maryland
kevindunne wrote:
Has anyone photographed this place? Any tips?
Planning on doing it April12th.
Thanks,
Kevin
Planning on doing it April12th.
Thanks,
Kevin
My son and his wife are up there at this time. They are spending the night in this haunted penitentiary.
He has been sending pictures back this afternoon.
Apr 6, 2019 19:17:38 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
Travel_pics wrote:
I photographed this place last year. Bring a wide angle lens and a flash. it's pretty dark in the cells and corridors. go early or late to get the sunlight, want there is of it, steaming through the cell blocks. the bars on the cell doors make an eerie shadow on the walls.
When you are finished, check out the colorful boat houses near the art museum on the Schuylkill river. much happier scenery.
When you are finished, check out the colorful boat houses near the art museum on the Schuylkill river. much happier scenery.
For those that may not know, the art museum to which you are referring is the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which is among the finest museums in the United States.
Apr 7, 2019 00:33:22 #
kevindunne wrote:
Thanks all...will go self guided with tripod as I have all day...am excited about the opportunity.
Thanks again for all the help.
Thanks again for all the help.
When I visited ESP, I thought I'd be there a few hours. Instead, I got there when they opened and didn't leave until they closed. It was so interesting and lots of fun to shoot.
Smiles,
Nancy
Apr 7, 2019 08:00:41 #
I have a quick tip. Sometimes carrying a tripod is cumbersome. I also forget it in my closet at times.
When taking a photograph that the camera should be steady, I turn the camera upside down. I look through the viewfinder. Capture the photograph. The screen will rest on my forehead. You don't get nose smudgies. You get forehead smudges.
When taking a photograph that the camera should be steady, I turn the camera upside down. I look through the viewfinder. Capture the photograph. The screen will rest on my forehead. You don't get nose smudgies. You get forehead smudges.
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