Scout the Shot

Find your perfect shot,
before you ever leave home.

Scout the Shot helps photographers search locations by ZIP or GPS, save the spots worth returning to, and plan a shoot around the light — all before packing the car.

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Built for working photographers. Coming soon to iOS.

How It Works

What it does

Three tools, one shoot day

Everything you need to go from "where should I shoot this" to standing in the right spot at the right time.

Search any spot

Look up a ZIP code or drop a GPS pin, then add a vibe, from graffiti to golden fields. Quick mode is fast, Deep mode is more extensive.

Build your location library

Save the spots you scout, attach reference photos, and keep notes for the next time you shoot there.

Time it and plan it

Check golden hour and light conditions for any saved spot, then line up your shoot on the Planner.

Pricing

Two products. Pick what you need.

Scout Core controls how much you can save. Search Pro controls how much you can search. Buy either one, both, or neither.

One-time purchase
$12.99
paid once, ever
  • Unlimited saved locations
  • Unlimited reference photos
  • Full Planner, no limits
  • Never expires, no renewal
Monthly subscription
$4.99/mo
Search Pro
  • Unlimited search
  • Deep mode included
  • Priority, more specific results
  • Cancel any time

Everyone gets a limited free tier and the golden hour calculator, always free, with no purchase required.

Who's behind this

Built by a working photographer

Scout the Shot is made by Focal Works LLC, based in Maryland. It started from a simple problem: trying to find interesting locations to photograph a client for a particular theme and wasting valuable time seeking help online by searching and posting questions in forums and not getting answers for finding good session locations in a particular area. Every feature that exists within the Scout The Shot app is to solve that same problem and for all portrait, fashion, and landscape photographers.

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