Photographing abandoned places often puts us in some incredibly difficult environments for capturing images. We’re often presented with scenes where there is a huge contrast between light and dark values, which can make a scene incredibly challenging to capture. This guide will hopefully help answer some burning questions you may have about the proper way to capture photos in abandoned

The Dayton Grand Hotel was originally opened as the Algonquin Hotel in 1898. The luxurious hotel featured 400 rooms, which at the time was such a big thing for Dayton, that it led to the city no longer being pointed to as a one-street city. Over the course of its life, this 124-year-old hotel underwent not only many name changes,