Railroad Photography 101, Fall Session Three

Bring your smart phone, digital camera or film camera and get ready to take some memorable photos of the Museum’s historic equipment. Here’s your chance to learn some great tips and techniques for photographing your favorite locomotives and railroad cars, in a class led by noted railroad photographer and author Brian Solomon!

Fall Session Three will have more of a "traveling during the holidays" theme to it, since it coincides with our special event, "Home for the Holidays," taking place on the same day. We will continue to photograph locomotives and rail cars, including some interiors of this equipment, during this session. With the museum decorated for the holidays, it's the perfect opportunity to add some festive backdrops to your photos.

The Railroad Photography 101 class will be held on Saturday, December 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. The cost is only $25.00 per person. The class size is limited to 25 individuals and is designed for beginning photographers ages 18 and over. (Museum admission is included in the program fee.)

About the Instructor:

Brian Solomon earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in photographic illustration from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He produces a daily blog about railroad photography and his articles and photography have appeared in many railway magazines including Trains Magazine, Railway Age, Railroad Explorer, Railfan & Railroad, National Railroad Historical Society Bulletin, Germany’s Modelleisenbahner, the Journal of the Irish Railway Record Society and the UK’s Rail Magazine. Brian was presented with the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society’s prestigious Fred A.& Jane R. Stindt Photography Award in 2020 for his lifetime achievements in railroad photography.

Brian is the author of more than 70 books and writes a monthly travel column and feature articles for Firecrown Media’s Trains Magazine. He is the marketing manager for New Hampshire’s Conway Scenic Railroad, and lives with his wife Kris in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Many of his books are available for purchase in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s Whistle Stop Shop museum store.

About the Host:

The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is home to a world-class collection of about 100 historic locomotives and railroad cars, a vast research library and archives, a working restoration shop, an immersive education center and programs, a Museum store and special events and exhibits.

A Smithsonian Affiliate, the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is one of 24 historic sites and museums administered by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission as part of the Pennsylvania Trails of History®, with the active support of the nonprofit Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

300 Gap Road, PA Route 741, P. O. Box 125

Strasburg, Lancaster County, PA 17579

RRMuseumPA.org • (717) 687-8628