Aug 14, 2025 | By: Pix Along The Way
This is the third year that we here at Pix Along The Way have taken a group from our Clinton studio and traveled to Mansfield, Ohio, for a photo shoot sponsored by the Professional Photographers of Ohio. This year we were excited to be able to bring two of our own daughters, also with Catia, a senior at West Carroll in Savanna, Illinois.
This wasn't just any photo shoot. We spent the evening at the Ohio State Reformatory, a decommissioned prison where they filmed Shawshank Redemption.
Our first stop in Mansfield was at the Buckeye Express Diner, which is inside of an old train car. Although they boast of Ohio State, the restaurant is quickly becoming a favorite of this Michigan fan. After discovering this gem on our first trip, it is now a tradition to stop here. If you are even in the area, be sure to look them up.
Then we checked into the hotel and got ready for the evening. After a quick safety meeting with the rest of the group from the Professional Photographers of Ohio, we spent the rest of the evening in the prison.
We explored the bull pen, the movie theater, the cell blocks, and everywhere in between. Well, not quite everywhere. That is a huge prison, with plenty of places to photograph year after year! It was exciting to find places that we hadn't been before, as well as some old favorites.
The girls even posed to recreate the parole board from the movie!
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