List of methods/things that are critical to
consistently shooting good train photographs:
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IMPORTANCE
- Goals - Photography of Trains Must Matter
- Will & Desire to Improve and Patience &
Persistence to Excel
- A Photographer's Lifestyle
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PHOTOGRAPHY LIGHT
- Understanding Light and the Sun
- Sunset > 4 hours > Sunrise
- Night Shots
- Glorange Shots
- Across the Field/Against the Sun
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COMPOSITION
- See the Image Before it's Developed
- Include Something Else: Railroad/Area
Structures, Foliage & Things in the Sky
- No Growth Into/Out of Engines
- No Garbage
- Detractors/Minimization Techniques
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RATING SYSTEM
- 0 - 10 Scale Based on Use of Sun, Technical
Merit, Composition & Detractors
- Rules for All Railroad Photography Situations
- Difference between a Photograph and a Picture (<8)
- Meticulous Documentation
- Critical Assessment --> Adjustment
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EQUIPMENT
- Nikon 35mm SLR - Digital Not Capable … Yet
- Versatile Lens Selection
- Options/Accessories
- Pods
- Film/Processing/Storage/Display
- Practice, Practice, Practice!!!
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SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE
- Angle of Sun to Tracks/Lens Selection
- Know Your Turf
- Trains Symbols/Routing & Scanner Chatter
- Meteorology & Astrology
- Thinking Like a Photographer (instead of a Foamer)
- Be Where a Photograph is Possible
- Strangetrigger - Knowing When Not to Shoot
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