{"id":41055,"date":"2025-01-28T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=41055"},"modified":"2025-01-24T20:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T01:46:23","slug":"photography-101-my-beginners-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/photography-101-my-beginners-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Railroad Photography 101\u2014My Beginner&#8217;s Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania will be hosting me on Saturday, February 25, 2025 from 10 to noon. Advanced booking is required. The Museum&#8217;s  promotion reads:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Here\u2019s 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.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Bring your smart phone, digital camera or film camera and get ready to take some memorable photos of the Museum\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rrmuseumpa.org\/our-trains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">historic equipment<\/a>, like the Virginia &amp; Truckee Railroad&nbsp;Tahoe, the Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 No. 4935 and the Conrail GP30 No. 2233<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Railroad Photography 101 class will be held on Tuesday, February 25, from 10:00 a.m. to noon, at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rrmuseumpa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania<\/a>.&nbsp;The cost is only $25.00 per person.&nbsp;The class size is limited to 15 individuals and is designed for beginning photographers ages 18 and over.&nbsp;The inclement weather is date Tuesday, March 4.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Brian Solomon earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photographic Illustration from the Rochester Institute of Technology.\u00a0He produces a daily blog about railroad photography and his articles and photography have appeared in many railway magazines including\u00a0Trains Magazine, Railway Age, Railroad Explorer,\u00a0Railfan &amp; Railroad,\u00a0National Railroad Historical Society Bulletin, Germany\u2019s\u00a0Modelleisenbahner,\u00a0the\u00a0Journal of the Irish Railway Record Society and the\u00a0UK\u2019s\u00a0Rail Magazine.\u00a0Brian was presented with the Railway &amp; Locomotive Historical Society\u2019s prestigious Fred A.&amp; Jane R. 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