Safety First: Photographing Near Tracks & Trains
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Transcript of Safety First: Photographing Near Tracks & Trains
Safety First: Photographing Near Tracks & Trains
with Helen Sramek, President
and Wende Corcoran, Director of Education Operation Lifesaver Inc.
Webinar with Professional Photographers of AmericaMay 17, 2012
Did you know?
• About every 3 hours in the United States, a person or vehicle is hit by a train.
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Photo: Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
What is Operation Lifesaver?
• Nonprofit 501(c)3, founded in 1972
• Mission: ending collisions, deaths and injuries where roadways cross train tracks, and on railroad rights-of-way.
Google image searchFlickr images search “creative edge senior portraits” + train tracks
A current trend
Photo credit: Dave Ball Photography
What’s wrong with this picture?
Six Must-Know Things About Photographing Around Tracks and Trains
1. Trains can’t stop quickly to avoid people or vehicles on the tracks.
2. An optical illusion makes it hard to determine a train's distance from you - and its speed.
Photo credit: BNSF Railway
3. The average train overhangs the track by at least three feet.
Railroad tracks, trestles, yards and rights-ofwayare private property.
Photo Credit: Capital Metro Rail, Austin TX
4. Railroad tracks, trestles, yards and rights-of-way are private property.
5. No tracks should be assumed to be abandoned or inactive.
Photo Credit: Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
6. People in your community mimic your behavior.
What You Can Do
• Contact the railroad company to request permission to photograph.
• Respect private property rights. Would you want another photographer using your studio without permission?
• When taking portraits of high school students and other children, be responsible, and stay safe.
Questions?
www.oli.org www.facebook.com/operation.lifesaver Twitter: @olinational
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