Taking photos of STeam Engines

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My bro is part of a Narrow Gauge Steam Engine preservation society and he's asked me to do some shots for him. He needs some promo shots plus some technical shots for a servicing manual (close ups etc).

I'm not too worried about the latter cos they just need to be clear and detailed, but the former will require some artistic flair, and that's not something I'm great at.

Any suggestions or hints?

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Good lighting, lots of steam, guys/gals in suitable clothes good clean surroundings, small apertures for lots of d.o.f. Apart from that, take loads of shots, can't think of anything else just now.
 
Maybe try and include something in the shot to give it some scale. IE people etc (just a thought)
 
Try and position yourself at either the point where the engine starts it's journey , or on any incline. This is when the nice billowing white steam clouds happen.

Skies are difficult, because the engine is usually dark coloured, so can difficult to avoid washed out skies, perhaps try to get a non-sky background (embankment)
Don't forget the tracks, on a wideish shot they can provide excellent lead in lines.
 
All good sound advice. A sunny day will help (although not too many of them at the minute!), although some shots later in the evening with artificial lighting can give good effects with any escaping steam on a slightly longer exposure.

And whatever you do, show us your results! :)
 
do a search on flickr for steam train and switch to the most interesting link for some great pics (and therefore, hopefully, some inspiration)

This link should do the job: http://SPAM/2l4eju
 
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