How to Take Better Train Travel Photos
For an Internet Rail Travelogue, and for Personal Use.
By Carl Morrison at MoKnowsPhotos.com
- Carl@TrainWeb.com - TrainWeb.org/Carl(The photo examples are best viewed while online, since some references are to photos on other web pages of mine.)
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6. Photograph yourself
on location as a
record of your
clothing, equipment,
weather, surroundings, etc. If no one is handy to give your
camera to for a shot, use a reflection. In the images below, if
there is a camera in my hand, then it is a self-portrait in a
reflective substance, if not, then someone took the picture of me with
my or their camera.
 6.1 This
self-portrait (above) is outside the Chicago Amtrak Station.
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 6.2
This was a quick self-portrait just before boarding the Gold Line in
Los Angeles. I flipped the image horizontally so the Union
Station sign read properly. |
 6.3 The Cafe Car
Attendant, in Glenwood Springs, shot this picture of me and sent it to
my e-mail address. I did the same of an earlier on-train shot of
him at work. Obviously I didn't have a free hand to be dealing
with a camera at the time!
|
 6.4 Another shot by
the same Amtrak employee, pretty great composition ...me, reflection,
station name, Amtrak logo, and the Amtrak car.
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 6.5 Photo Credit: Don Drummer
This was by a
friend using my camera, on the Coast Starlight, in the Parlour Car,
judging from my shirt, it was about wine tasting time! |
 6.6 Across the
street from the Glenwood Springs Depot is an unusual curved
window. It was useful for getting the whole station in a picture,
and I had my silhouette in the corner.
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 6.7 Photo Credit: Sue Morrison
A flash was needed for this shot of me and 'The Train Singer' awaiting the Skunk Train's arrival since we were shaded by a patio cover. Performers love to have their picture taken because it means free advertisement in your travelogue. |
 6.8 Photo Credit: Don "Preacher" Roe |
 6.9 Photo Credit: Sue Morrison Use a flash
inside
the car if the subject is backlighted, be at an angle to the window so
the flash does not flare on the window. Put elements in the photo
to
help you identify the trip: Amtrak Hat, TrainWeb Shirt, Light
controls
of a room (not coach), desert outside...it must be the Southwest Chief.
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 6.10 Photo Credit: Sue Morrison |
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