Intro to Digital Photography for Model Railroaders

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Just passing along my web site devoted to model railroad photography, aimed at digital cameras: http://arailfan.googlepages.com/

Bob Boudreau

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Bob,

Very nice website, thanks much for posting it here. I’ve been working on my own digital photography, and while I knew quite a bit of what you present in the webstie, but I have picked up more than just a few tips and tricks from the little bit of reading I’ve done so far, and I’ve got more to do yet!.

Thanks again

Noah

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Thanks for the link, Bob. I’ve got it bookmarked for future study. And thanks for taking the time to put it together.

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Wow, thanks very much for posting. Digital photography is definitely a part of the hobby that I want to explore. However, right now even your techniques won’t do much for my plywood prarie. But I’m getting there so I bookmarked your site.

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LOLOL, Bob, I just bought a new Digital Camera so this site of yours is going to be very handy for me.

Thanks, eh.

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Bob, excellent site! I have admired your photos for quite a long time. Thanks for sharing some tips with us. I have recently acquired a Canon Digital Rebel XT and love the results. So far all my shots have been using some of the “auto” modes. I am just starting to play around with the manual settings (f stop, etc.) to see what I can do. I have been in contact with a friend of mine who is a well known local professional photographer (Neil Sjoblom) who uses the same camera line. His advise was almost identical to what you have posted at your site. This is a must read for any of you that are serious about taking photos of your layout.

Neil told me this which might be helpful to people: “… here is a little known physical phenomenon: the field behind your plane of focus is always two thirds greater than the field in front of your subject. Here’s an example: When we photograph a group of people 3 rows deep, the focus should be on the front row of people whereas common sense would dictate the middle row. In that case the front row would be noticeably out of focus, the middle and back row and probably even the background would be sharper. That’s a common fault of photographers and the reason that many backgrounds are sharp and foregrounds are fuzzy”.

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WOW thanks for the site…the wife is the photographer in the house. Its her main hobby. So her and mine cross when I want some photos taken…Iwill share with her this site so we can hopefully get better shots. Currently she still uses a 35mm …we havent found the “right” digicam for her yet…thanks

J.W…pirate for hire

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Thank You Bob…for your time and effort in presenting us with your fine site. Great timing…Thanks again…John

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Thanks Bob for a straightforward easy to follow “tutorial” I just finished reading it (and my manual, after owning it for 12months) and have learned several things to hopefully improve my photograhic results. Only trouble is, if I now can take better pictures will I be showing more of the flaws in my modeleing?

Thanks again, very informative and enlightening. Great pics on there too.

Have fun & be safe
Karl.

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Bob, great site!! It made me feel like I was back in school (photo was my major). ALL of the information is right on. I finally took the digital plunge and it was well worth it. Almost zero setup time once the pics are taken (compared to a darkroom). No smelly chemicals, no sacrificing a bedroom to set up a darkroom. Been there, done that. In fact, the only thing I have left from my film days is my tripod; a medium weight Velbon.

I took one of your suggestions regarding photo software and downloaded Picasa from Google. I plan to take it through its paces and report back on it later.

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Great job … with the examples illustrating your techniques. Thanks.

I’m just about at that point where I would like to take some photos of my very small shelf layout, and I knew nothing about model photography.

I’ve been putting off the purchase of a digital camera, but now’s the time. Anyone want to buy a used Canon film SLR body? I guess I could use it for a paperweight. Lol

I wish I could blow up the photos at the very end of your article … the magazine covers and articles you published … I love to study your stuff.

Greg

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Bob,

Great help. Thanks, Sue

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Some of my published work is in a Yahoo Photos album here: http://tinyurl.com/jwzge Not the largest sized photos though.

Thanks for the comments!

Bob Boudreau