Railway Track Photography

 

As a photographer, I often use Leading Lines to better compose my pictures. ( Leading lines means that some kind of lines, i.e. roadside tracks, railway tracks or simply to say a line to make the composition of the picture better). Every photographer or photography enthusiast has seen that Railway track pictures come out so well and they wonder - "How to do it?" Keep your wondering aside as I'm gonna tell you how to click such shots!

NOTE - Go to any non-functional Railway Track and not any Active Railway track. Life matters more!

NOW, LET'S DIVE INTO THE TIPS AND TRICKS!

1. Close-Up - As the Tracks aren't in use, you can go down and get a close-up shot of various objects down the Track. change your perspective and you would find a lot of stationery objects for your perfect picture. 

2. Down the Wheels - If Trains are standing at the station, you can get close to the wheels and get a shot. This gives your shot a wider and better perspective than the Normal front-engine shots and such a shot will make it look as if the Train is active. Also, try taking Monochrome shots to make the picture look aesthetic!

3. Leading Lines - Use Leading Lines. Just don't take out your camera and shoot a picture; see the Leading Lines and try to keep the picture aligned to the Lines. This gives your picture a better composition.

4. Moving Subject - If you have a person as your helper, you can take a picture of him/her walking down the Railway Track. Remember to keep the angle Low and Focus on the tracks. 

5. Low-angle - Keep a Low-Angle. While shooting Railway track shots, it's often better to keep a Low-Angle so that it seems as if the photograph was taken from a Train. 

> I hope that you would have benefited from this blog and you're ready to shoot photographs that would make people go "WOW!"

> Remember, such shots should only be taken under superior guidance and only when Trains aren't actively working. Do not get down an Active Railway Track to take pictures; it may cost your Life!

> All the photos used are clicked by me using a Smartphone (Samsung Galaxy On5). So don't worry if you don't have a camera; it's your vision that matters, not the camera!

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