Night Photography at the Museum with Brian Solomon

Bring your smart phone, digital camera or film camera, and get ready to take some nighttime photos of the Museum’s historic trains! Our latest photography workshop offers students a rare exercise in light and shadow. Brian Solomon will provide technique and practical perspectives on how to make more effective railroad nighttime photos. This includes an hour of hands-on photography in the museum’s main hall without the distraction or complications of daylight. Instead, portable lights will be arranged to enable distinctive photography of the equipment and new perspectives of the Museum’s historic equipment. Bring your film or digital camera or smart phone to take advantage of this rare opportunity. Don’t forget your tripod! “Night Photography at the Museum with Brian Solomon” will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM, at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. The cost is only $25.00 per person. The class size is limited to 25 individuals and is designed for beginning photographers ages 18 and over. About the Instructor: Brian Solomon earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in photographic illustration from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He produces a daily blog about railroad photography and his articles and photography have appeared in many railway magazines including Trains Magazine, Railway Age, Railroad Explorer, Railfan & Railroad, National Railroad Historical Society Bulletin, Germany’s Modelleisenbahner, the Journal of the Irish Railway Record Society and the UK’s Rail Magazine. Brian was presented with the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society’s prestigious Fred A.& Jane R. Stindt Photography Award in 2020 for his lifetime achievements in railroad photography. Brian is the author of more than 70 books and writes a monthly travel column and feature articles for Firecrown Media’s Trains Magazine. He is the marketing manager for New Hampshire’s Conway Scenic Railroad, and lives with his wife Kris in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Many of his books are available for purchase in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s Whistle Stop Shop museum store. About the Host: The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is home to a world-class collection of about 100 historic locomotives and railroad cars, a vast research library and archives, a working restoration shop, an immersive education center and programs, a Museum store and special events and exhibits. A Smithsonian Affiliate, the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is one of 24 historic sites and museums administered by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission as part of the Pennsylvania Trails of History®, with the active support of the nonprofit Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. 300 Gap Road, PA Route 741, P. O. Box 125 Strasburg, Lancaster County, PA 17579 RRMuseumPA.org • (717) 687-8628