Lonaconing Silk Mill (optional Woolen mill the day before)

Join us at the Historic Silk Mill for a day of amazing historic photography!

We will be making a weekend out of this, Saturday, join us at the Woolen mill, https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/228821369/

"Abandoned Mill is a Photographer's Dream -- But for How Much Longer?" an article in the Huffington Post recently headlines. Talking with the owner today, Herb said that the roof is in very bad shape. Another article puts the Mill as one of America's top 11 most endangered historic places.

Join Tom and Lisa for awesome details, history, and HDR! We have been here a few times and we can help you with compositions, exposures, creativity, etc.

FYI, almost all of this fee goes directly to the owner for the preservation of the building.

We will be staying at the same hotel (email us for details) Friday night and Saturday night, shooting at the Woolen Mill (https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/228821369/) on Saturday. Our hotel is about 5.5 hours from Hamden CT, ~1 hour from the Woolen Mill and close to the Silk Mill.

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See a few of our photographs from our trips to the Silk mill here (http://www.breaphotosgalleries.com/Locations/Silk-Mill/i-jkZTjJZ)

Lonaconing Silk Mill

small group -- so you can get those wide angle shots without having tons of people in your scene!

The Lonaconing Silk Mill (also called the Klotz Throwing Company) is located in Lonaconing, Maryland along the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad’s mainline. It is the last intact silk mill in the United States and was in operation from 1907-1957. Initially, silk was imported from Japan and China and the factory produced silk thread. During World War II that changed to rayon. The mill shut down operation in 1957 and has fallen into disrepair. The owner of the silk mill is trying to raise money to restore the mill and he allows photographers to enter the dilapidated building for a fee.

How experienced do you need to be? As long as you are willing to learn and experiment then this is a good photo op for you! You should know how to set your ISO and adjust fstop.

If you are brand new to HDR and want to learn email us and let us know and we can meet with you the night before at the hotel 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.

You may choose to shoot completely on your own (some photographers come with us mainly for the access to these fabulous historic places) and/or shoot with us and we can offer compositional advice, show you what we are shooting and thinking. There is minimal instruction on this particular photo tour. Tom and I do shoot, as this is a photo tour, but ask for advice and ask questions, we love to share and teach and inspire.