I could feel the heat from the flames even after they started to die down as I captured a few frames of this process.
I have photographed many welders over the years and although the images tend to be similar in fashion I still enjoy the look of the process. Sometimes its tricky to obtain an overall exposure of the entire image due to the arc flash and if you expose for this specific light source the rest of the image will be extremely dark. The flash does throw some great light and dynamic shadows and it is easily enhanced with a little extra lighting illuminating the rest of the subject and shop environment like I did with this image I recently photographed for Provincial Doors in Sudbury www.provincialdoors.com
This Industrial Shop Welder works on a frame of an Atlas Copco Mine Truck. The Mine Truck was stripped down and will be refurbished back to original condition.
An ontario Welder works on securing the final peices for this steel shaft to be used in the mining industry.
One thing I love about my job is that I always find myself shooting in different environments………..at different heights.
Exploration Drilling is some of my favorite on location shoots to cover. Always in a new area outdoors, on the side of mountains, in the bush, or on a rocky plateau. Sometimes on the job site for Exploration Drilling all you need is the right angle and the right lighting. In this case it was all about using the British Columbia sunshine.
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Mining Photos by James Hodgins
Exploration Drilling – Mine Photographer
On my recent assignment I had the opportunity to photograph all sorts of Industrial Mining operations including this forklift operator. I wanted to focus on the person and not necesarily on the forklift where as by zooming out to get the whole vehicle you would lose sight of who was operating it.
Mining Photos by James Hodgins
Here is one from a recent shoot from up North.
Mining Photos by James Hodgins
What's the best way to photograph an Industrial CNC Machine? From the inside out! Of course, I wasn't actually inside, but my camera was strategically placed there.
Mining Photos by James Hodgins
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