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Hands-On Digital Photography Workshop At Danbury Railway Museum

DANBURY — Professional photographer Ken Wilder and fine artist Lois Wilder, of Wilderimages in Southbury, will hold an on-location digital photography workshop Saturday, May 22, at Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White Street. The workshop is for anyone who is new to digital photography, regardless of age, and would like to learn how to use it more effectively in everyday situations.

The morning session will concentrate on the focus and exposure features of each person’s digital camera and how to photograph inside. Participants will learn how to use their digital cameras in normal room light situations, how to isolate a subject, capture motion as it happens, tell a story with their images, and minimize reflections, all in a unique historic setting. Of special interest will be the current presentation at the museum of a Connecticut and Vermont Railroad Lego® working model train cityscape display, built entirely of Legos by the New England Lego Users Group.

The afternoon session will be held outside in the museum’s six-acre rail yard full of locomotives in all conditions, a variety of restored railcars and a host of equipment and parts that don’t fit inside the museum building. Students will learn how to adjust to a variety of outdoor shooting conditions from direct sun to low light and in close quarters. They will also learn how to observe and look for details to photograph where one would not expect to find them.

“Our workshops are very hands-on and are a great way for people to learn more about the rich cultural history of Connecticut and at the same time become familiar with their digital cameras so that when they are on vacation and in a similar situation, they will know how to respond,” says Ken Wilder. The photography studio has already hosted similar workshops this year at The Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury and The New England Carousel Museum in New Britain.

No matter how basic the digital camera may be, each one has a lot of features to help users get a great shot in nearly any condition. The hands-on workshop environment is one way to learn how to be more aware of the surroundings and how to be ready to capture that spontaneous candid moment as it happens.

“We want to turn the fear and mystery of taking digital pictures into the joy it was meant to be by sharing our knowledge and experience with you. It really is fun, and today’s technology makes it so easy to enjoy. Take a walk with us and learn,” says Lois Wilder.

For fee information and to register, call Wilderimages  at 203-267-1090 or send email to Class@WilderimagesOnline.com.