No matter what the task at hand is there is always a way to capture it besides the obvious and the core shack is a great place to change things up.
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“Just grab a quick shot of them looking at the core.” is a common request I get while on site. In theory it’s a simple request, but in my head, there are a couple of calculations that are going on. Where is the light coming from, where where and how will they be standing, where is the best camera angle to utilize the environment as well as create definitive subject for the viewer to focus on.
It’s a simple shot, but I have never aimed for “simple”
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The Core Shack
Images from the core shack have been seen and used in publications for years throughout every media form available. People looking at core samples, logging core samples, closeups of core samples as well as visible gold are key images from the shack. I LOVE photographing these types of images. I know I know I say I love everything I shoot and I do, but with the core shack comes an added challenge because these types of images have been seen and used everywhere, so the challenge for me is “how do you make these types of images better?” For me it’s quality of sharpness and readability. Visible gold should be visible and stand out using shadow placement. Geologists should not blend in with the background and closeups of visible gold should be crisp and clutter free.
It does take a little bit more time and effort to capture these images but in the end the effort and time is worth it. These were a few images we created at Alamos gold Mulatos & Island Gold Sites
Have a great Friday & weekend everyone. ~ James
