Photography at the Waterside Woolen Mill

Photograph inside and outside at the Waterside Woolen Mill -- lot of photo opportunities! We will have a small group and we will have the place to ourselves (owner and docent only plus us) and we will have the run of the mill during our allotted time period!

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The Waterside Woolen Mill was built in 1860's and is still operating on the original equipment. The mill is located 21 miles NW of Breezewood PA. We will likely combine this trip with another photo op, more details on that portion to follow.

The Waterside Woolen Mill is one of the oldest operating woolen mills is the USA. The mill was built on land deeded by the heirs of William Penn to Abraham Oberholtzer in 1785. In 1806 John Snider purchased the land and erected a mill on the banks of Yellow Creek.

The mill shut down in the 1960s but was reactivated in 1990 to manufacture traditional Pennsylvania wool blankets. The equipment used in the mill dates from the latter 1800s to the early 1900s. It includes several Compton& Knowles Looms dating from the 1870s. The mill consists of a large three story building with attic.

Check out some of our photos from last time: http://www.breaphotosgalleries.com/Locations/Waterside-Woolen-mill/

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Check out Dave Hammaker's photographs of the mill: http://www.davehammaker.com/#!/portfolio/C0000FH7afcoAupA/G0000Ke_KVoHzHTI (http://www.davehammaker.com/#%21/portfolio/C0000FH7afcoAupA/G0000Ke_KVoHzHTI)

Check out Eric Gaston's page for images from the Mill too: http://www.ericgaston.com/p224841808

Please note that all of our workshops require the participants sign a liability waiver. Download it here; then print, read and sign it and bring it with you, Thanks! (http://files.meetup.com/1777223/Acknowledgment%20and%20Assumption%20of%20Risk%2C%20Liability%20Release%20and%20Arb.pdf) You must sign an event liability waiver for this photo tour as well.

You should know how to change your ISO and fstop. If you are brand new to HDR email us and let us know and we can meet you at 7:30 and we can review your camera capture settings. You should come with your histogram and "blinkies" displayed after you take a photo. Bring your camera manual (pdf on your phone/device or paper). Tom and I will also assist you with compositions. Tom loves setting up shots and then sharing them with our participants.

The next day we are at the JW Cooper School. https://www.meetup.com/Image-Enhancement/events/219085619/

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