Another long response.
Wigpro said:
I quickly realized my desire to make a good living from photography required studio and shooting weddings and portraits which I despised.... Jim
I enjoy working with people so business portraiture and business environmental (location) photography is something I like. One idea is to contact real estate companies, bankers, law firms, medical and dental clinics, etc. letting them know when we will be in their area and arranging a 1/2 day shoot for small groups of people. The employee images would have similar lighting and backgrounds which would provide a cohesive look for the business website. In other words, the business website would not have a selfie of one person, an outdated classic business portrait for another person, and a trendy high key portrait of still another. The individuals would also get edited digital files sized so that they can be used on LinkedIn, Facebook, cell phones, business cards, etc.
Although I have received training as a wedding photographer I am only interested in acting as a second shooter for wedding "details" and providing "hybrid" photography services to primary wedding photographers who might not have the equipment, knowledge, or time to do hybrid photography.
I am fortunate to have my own trained Photographer's Assistant who travels with me. (That would be my DH :-*) I would not take any of this on without his participation.
There are more and more options for lightweight lighting setups. We are in the process of researching Paul C Buff Einsteins, Mini-Vagabond batteries, and Buff lighting modifiers (pop-up softboxes... yeah!) Those coupled with two Canon 600EX-RT speedlites and the right radio transmitter/receiving system so all the lights will work together, will give us lots of portable lighting options.
We play well with other Pro-Photographers. We also like shooting Senior High Students, Tweens, Athletes, Models, Musicians, Dancers, and Actors. We are open to assisting other photographers, and bartering our services for RV sites, lodging, horseback riding, tours, guide services, entertainment, food, ...
Along the way I would like to capture some short landscape and nature video clips to use with my new found fascination with hybrid photography. I attended a Suzette Allen seminar a few months ago and fell in love with idea of adding hybrid photography to our services. Following is a link to one of Suzette's Senior High Shoots where she nicely transitions between stills, short video clips, and incorporates music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z65_yo-Nz60
I would like to use the same concept for campgrounds but incorporate short video clips of moving nature or water scenes, birds, wild flowers, campfires, etc with appropriate sounds or background music.
In summary our goal is to travel, meet new people, experience new things, and to occasionally pick up some freelance photography assignments along the way. I suppose that isn't really "workamping."
Another idea flashed through my head. I wondered if the Kampgrounds of America has a recommended or preferred photography vendor list?