The Copper Carousel | Mining Industrial Photographer James Hodgins
Maybe my last image of Vale Copper Carousel glowing with heat and production.
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Shooting The Shotcrete Sprayer | Mining Industrial Photographer James Hodgins
My second favorite underground equipment to photograph is the Shotcrete Sprayer. Along the same lines as the Jumbo I think it has to do with all the different angles we can position the machine to create interesting images with leading lines and with different compositions. “It can be a messy job at times.” David laughed as I was photographing his portrait, “but I love it” he said.
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How Dirty Is It? | Mining Industrial Photographer James Hodgins
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0 Comment / March 23, 2017
I often get asked how dirty is it working underground. It’s Dirty. Very Dirty. In fact, it’s the dirtiest environment I work in. I mean, you are surrounded by dirt, all around you, above and below. You touch something, you get dirt on you. Dust particles are flying around everywhere, water could be dripping and sometimes the air is so humid you sweat just thinking about it. The camera gear takes a beating (never remove a lens from the camera when underground), my light stands get caked with gunk, my ThinkTank Bag has gone through multiple wheels and let’s not mention what happens if something falls into what I like to call “The pancake batter puddle” LOL. In the end though you learn to deal with the situations that arise while on the job and while 200ft below the surface is no different than 2000 ft, each shoot is exciting and challenging at the same time.
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Mar
Quiet Times Underground When Going Electric | Mining Industrial Photographer James Hodgins
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0 Comment / March 16, 2017
Yesterday I had a quick chance to photograph Sandvik’s LH514E Electric Loader at Goldcorps Hoyle Pond Mine in Timmins Ontario. Noise levels are significantly reduced when comparing Electric to Diesel.
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13
Mar
Underground! My Mining Adventure Childrens Book | Mining Industrial Photographer
While I was at #pdac2017 I got the chance to meet up with Theresa Nyabeze who created a new Childrens Book about Maiya’s Mining Adventure. It’s a great book with beautiful illustrations and images (a few of my own) throughout. I personally believe Theresa’s book will do great things on educating our children about the Mining Industry and bring more diversity into the field. You can read more about it in this Sudbury Star article published last week. Keep a close eye on Theresa Nyabeze and her business www.diversitystem.ca as I am sure we will see more great things from them both in the near future. Congratulations again Theresa.
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Mar
From Print To PDAC | Mining Industrial Photographer
High quality photography is a key component to any visual marketing material. I often do not get to see my images in the final products used by my clients so as I was walking the trade show at #PDAC2017 I made sure to grab some snapshots of some of my clients marketing materials that featured images I created for them. There were some amazing booths at the show with some that were very eye catching, especially when the images were large, professional and had visual impact. I look forward to creating more images for new clients this Summer so that they will have a unique booth at PDAC2018.
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I Have Mined A Lot Of Clients Over The Years | Mining Industrial Photographer James Hodgins
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0 Comment / March 1, 2017
As I was looking over the guest lists for the upcoming PDAC Tradeshow I noticed a lot of familiar names that have now become my clients. I would like to take this opportunity with this post to thank all of you for your business and support. I have had a plan all along when I made the transition to Mining/Industrial/Commercial photography but it would not have been a success without all of you and your continued support and promotion of Mining Industrial Photographer. It has taken me across oceans, above the ground, below the surface and in some unique and challenging environments. It is never a dull moment. Thank You!
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Feb
In The Shop | Mining Industrial Photographer James Hodgins
You have read my posts before about “shop people” and you know I love photographing individuals at their stations. No matter what you do in life you should take pride in your work, and the shop people I have met around the world certainly do. Whether it’s a big project or a small fabrication when you are good at your trade and take pride in your work the finished project will speak for itself.
I get asked the same question almost every time I am out on the job site (or when I mention I am a Mining/Industrial Photographer). “What do the companies use the images for?” I try to explain to them the many different forms of media that my images may be used for and why it is important for these companies to have high impact, visually pleasing images. Some companies hire me per project while other companies have me on hand for 1 to 3 years to capture all the below photography requests. These are the main reasons why I get hired for mining industrial photography. Companies are now learning that stock photography and iphone images are not ideal for portraying the professionalism of their company. When trying to market their service or product they require images that draw your attention, show a lot of detail and don’t look like every other generic photo on the market. For more reasons why you should hire a Professional Photographer to create images for your company see my top 10 reasons page here. Last week I was at Lopes LTD in Coniston Ontario photographing their latest project. This piece is HUGE and you can’t really gauge just how big it is so I thought I would add myself to an image for scale to show the enormity of this fabrication. I had to add some lighting to the environment to draw your attention to the subject which could be lost with just the ambient lighting. PDAC is just around the corner and you should be looking at getting your marketing materials, trade show booths, and photo archives updated for this 2017 season. It is proven that “High Impact” images attract more viewers to your social media than cellphone pics, stock photography or amateur photos. @miningphotog
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Another Day, Another Mine, Another Machine | Mining Industrial Photographer James Hodgins
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Making The Mundane Look Impressive | Mining Industrial Photographer James Hodgins
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