This is fascinating. Very adventurous. We don’t really have any very old buildings where I live, and I doubt any of them are abandoned. I am curious and will have to look up this Google scour technique, if indeed it is look-up-able. Really enjoyed this post.
Have you ever thought of doing it as a video? My daughter did a video walk through of an old prison in Estonia and it was very powerful viewing. Not that I don't also enjoy a good photo essay. Just an idea. Of course, did I check your site? Maybe you have 400 videos and I am a fool. Ha! Wouldn't be the first time.
Its something I had to learn for myself, though there are some vague tutorials on the internet.
There are plenty of others who do them. I tried once.. it was double the work, with lots of editing pre-authoring. I also don't like the sound of my own voice which does not help.
That's fair. Honestly, I prefer reading to watching videos. It just felt like the sort of content that might be conducive to it. Btw, you probably already know this, but most people hate the sound of their own voice. I used to be a counsellor and it came up frequently and had no correlation with actual vocal quality. In fact I have a friend whose voice actually is not great who does quite well on YouTube. He is oblivious to his weird voice. I think it might be helping him out, actually. Lol. But, that's beside the point. We each have what we enjoy and our own comfort zone.
As well as my own image.. that's even worse!
I used to run an online business. My shipper was a beautiful young lady. Stunning. However, she had such bad body dysmorphia that she literally covered the mirrors when she showered. It's strange how there are conventionally attractive people who hate their looks and unconventional-looking people who are quite comfortable with themselves.
I definitely fall in the unconventional category. I decided a long time ago that confidence was more important than looks. And kindness, to my way of thinking, anyhow, is more important than confidence. So, I flat out refuse to allow anyone to make me feel less than attractive, especially me. On a good day, of course.
After all, we are stuck with ourselves for life. We might as well be nice to those selves. That's how I see it, anyhow.