Here Comes The Boom
As she crawls her way along the rocky path illuminating the surroundings that briefly go by her presence is always one of wonder and awe.
As she crawls her way along the rocky path illuminating the surroundings that briefly go by her presence is always one of wonder and awe.
With all the years I have been photographing sites across North America it’s the Surveyors and Geologists that get the least amount of camera time. I plan on changing that.
Surveyors for Cementation setup their precision equipment at Gowest Golds Bradshaw site. During a site visit I strategically plan out the operations that are happening that day so the photography can overlap each of the different departments that make up the companies team. By the end of the day the company will have a variety of custom images of the project along with social media “fillers” of the day to day operations. Photography on your website gallery or corporate presentations should be eye catching, slightly dramatic and though provoking. Specific images are created for the marketing materials needed while background components, composition and lighting are pre-planned depending on the final media output. Contact www.miningindustrialphotographer.com to start your custom photography portfolio. The struggling to find high impact images for your marketing materials is a real thing.
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If you have been following my posts for a few years now you know one of my favorite things to photograph is the Jumbo Drill, especially when it’s a make/model that I have not yet photographed like this Terex CS-8328 I came across while on location a few weeks ago. I think it’s because there are so many different combinations of scenarios you can setup with the Jumbo and watching the articulating arms dance around the face with a skilled operator at the controls can be impressive. Even though most Jumbos are equipped with numerous LED lights I always like to highlight a few key areas in the scene to draw your attention to other elements of the photo that tell a story. A quality image should be used to showcase a procedure, company, equipment, personnel or message all at the same time depending on the final marketing output and presentation the client chooses.
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After creating some portrait and machine work underground last week I headed up to the mouth of the portal to finish off the session with a few more scoop images. While Ron (the scoop operator) was waiting for me to direct the next image I looked over to see him standing/leaning against his scoop where I quickly asked him to simply move a bit more forward so I could get a better composition with the scene. It’s a very simple image I will admit, but it works on a few different levels which makes it one of my favorites to date.
Last week I had the opportunity of starting the photo archive for my new client Gowest Gold along with the pleasure of having Chief Mine Geologist Rochelle as my tour guide. As usual I always like to create an image of the people on site and especially those who are taking the time to show me around. I hear a lot of the same responses when I ask if they would like their portrait taken and the most popular are “I hope you have a good camera”, “I have never taken a good picture” and my favorite “ugh”. Over the years I have heard them all and I have learned to quickly squash any doubts or nervousness about the portrait. I have my ways, but the key ingredients are professionalism and personality. I always tell them “I will never keep a bad image of you and I guarantee you will like your photo or YOU can hit the delete button on the back of the camera.” In the end, they love their images.
If your company is looking to start a Professional Photo Archive of images to be used to promote, market, record, archive and showcase your company, then contact me, James Hodgins, Professional Mining Industrial Photographer
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