Taking Railway and Train Photographs For rail and photography enthusiasts, taking railway and trains photographs makes an interesting and entertaining time. Today railway photography is enjoyed by many throughout the world. There are, however, some guidelines should be followed. Before You Reach the Platform As you make your way to the platform to take your railway …
Why is Steam Train Photography so Popular? As the years go by different trends come in and go back out again. Some, however, stay around. In photography, we can definitely find different trends that go in and out of fashion. We can even look at hobbies and see how only some pastimes have stood the …
Railway Photography is more than just Trains When you tell someone that your hobby is railway photography I bet that they think you only photograph trains. Some photographers may only just do that but I expect that most also include photographs from the following list in their collection. Railway Photos without a train Stations Signal Box Depot/Yard …
Colour or Black and White Steam Train Photos? Black and white photography has of course been around a lot longer than colour. Now we live in a time where colour is a possibility, and the default option of a modern camera. But you will still find plenty of people having their steam train photos developed in black …
How to photograph Steam Trains Steam trains on the mainline seem to be very popular today all over the UK. Many people love to have a ride behind the steam loco while others are happy to go out and photograph it. Steam train photographs are my most popular type of railway photography. How to photograph Steam …
Tips for Taking Photos from a Train Trying to take photos from inside a moving train presents some obvious challenges. But the following tips can help you to take great photos during your journey. Find a seat at the back Ideally, you’ll want to be sitting as far back as possible. This just makes it …
My Worst Railway Photo Like most railway photographers, I am usually happy with the photographs that I take. But not this one, why? Have a guess……….go on………OK, it’s because of the weather. Mother nature can also be a disadvantage! Taking steam train photos in heavy rain can be very hard and something that many would rather avoid. For …
Shutter Speed for Moving Train Photos If you’re new to railway photography, then this article will hopefully help you out. To capture your dream train photo you need to know the correct shutter speed. This is very important. If you set the wrong shutter speed, then your photo will either be blurry or too dark. What is Shutter Speed? …