It ain't Wintterail, but the 1997 edition of the National Press Photographers Assn. "Flying Short Course in Photojornalism" makes it's way from coast-to-coast in late October. For railfans who are serious about photography, this one-day seminar is a great way to learn new techniques, ideas, etc.
It's an all-day series of slide shows, seminars and an equipment trade show aimed at newspaper, magazine and TV photojornalists but is open to everyone with an interest in photography. Tape and slide shows and seminars are presented by some of this country's top names in photojournalism. This is not the place to learn about techniques in wedding photography, portraiture, etc. If you want to improve your approach to shooting (video or still) in a documentary style (like many railfans strive for), then this is the seminar to attend. Further, Canon, Nikon, Mamiya and Olympus have booths there displaying the latest camera gear. And Canon and Nikon users may bring two cameras and lenses for FREE checkout/lube/tuneups by factory technicians...that's a $100 value for Canon users and probably the same for Nikon people. Fuji and Kodak also give away samples of films and have their top reps on hand to hear your kudos and complaints, in person! So, the $55 admission price is a bargain based on the camera service alone! Schedule is as follows: Sat. Oct. 18, Meadowlands Hilton, Meadowlands, NJ. 8:00 am.; Sun. Oct 19, Clarion International-O'Hare, Rosemont, Ill., 8:30 am; Tuesday, Oct. 21, Adams Mark Kansas City, Kansas City, MO., 8:30 am; Thursday, October 23, Holiday Inn-Airport, Portland, OR, 8:30 am; Saturday, Oct. 25, Queen Mary Hotel, Long Beach, Calif., 8:00 am. Interested? Contact me and I'll give you the registration dope for each city. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A PRO PHOTOGRAPHER TO ATTEND. The 1989 Flying Short Course featured yours truly on the speaking program and it was that experience of criss-crossing the USA with the Canon people, that led to, among other things, Canon's interest in railfan photographers and subsequent ads in TRAINS. --Dave Busse --> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects X-Mozilla-Status: 0011 Content-Length: 1744
