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.
A few weeks ago I had a session with Signature Group‘s client Schauenburg Industries to create images for their newest marketing materials on their new line of Fiber Glass Ducting. It can be a bit challenging to create images with impact for certain products at times but it’s never as hard as photographing Bricks for a brick catalog (The most boring thing I have ever had the pleasure of photographing lol). Signature Group did a great job with a fast turnaround time for Shauenburg and I just received this email. Always nice to see the finished product.
“Hey James – just wanted to send a quick note of thanks for your outstanding work on the Schauenburg shoot. I know it isn’t the sexiest thing to take photos of, but the client loved how everything turned out.”
| Andrés Rodriguez | Creative Director Signature Group | Showpro | CUBE – Credit Union Brand Engineering |
One Custom Photography session with Mining Industrial Photographer James Hodgins accompanied by a Professional Marketing Firm can give you results that speak volumes above your competitors marketing materials. Can you get photography cheaper? of course you can, you can get everything cheaper…………..but it’s cheap for a reason.
Again I found myself face to face with my favorite piece of mining machinery to date………….the Jumbo. I don’t know what it is about this drill that get’s me excited. I think it’s because out of the countless times I have photographed it I have yet to run out of ideas on how to position it. I would love to have a day of just placing and photographing a jumbo. No shot list, no testing, just me and the Jumbo (and operator) and anything goes.
www.joyglobal.com
The DR-1SB hydraulic jumbo drill, a single-boom hydraulic rig, is designed for drilling vertical, horizontal and angled holes in underground production or development headings. The DR-1SB has boom coverage of 5.46 m by 5.46 m (17’11” by 17’11”) and inner and outer turning radius’ of 4.19 m (13’9”) and 6.48 m (21’3”), respectively.
The DR-1SB features the Intelsense drilling control system, which includes the following features:
The DR-1SB also includes robust drilling and carrier hydraulics that feature variable displacement piston pumps; specifically:
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.
Had a great photo shoot yesterday at the Norcat Facility in Levack photographing some new product shots for Signature Groups client Schauenberg Industries. I always love photographing at the Norcat site as the staff are always welcoming and I feel like Norm from Cheers when I walk into the office. Thanks again everyone for another great shoot.
If you require custom high impact images of your products for your website and marketing materials, hire a professional photographer.
I know that stock photography is readily available and it could be useful when in a tight deadline (unless you create your marketing material a year in a advance) but why would a company want another companies image on their marketing material? On several occasions walking through industry trade shows I have seen the same image on several different booths. Shouldn’t the images in your marketing material be of your company? Your employees? Your products and services? The cost of stock photography to cover the companies branding usually ends up costing more than hiring a professional photographer to create custom images of the company. Your company! I always wondered if the people working the trade show booth get embarrassed when someone asks them who the person is in the picture and they reply “Oh. That’s just a stock photo”. Now I know not all marketing material requires custom images and most of the time advertising companies are on a tight deadline and need something fast, but, if time is available I do encourage to seek out a professional photographer for their photography needs.
Even though we were in a back parking lot within an industrial park yesterday morning Mother Nature gave us a great sunrise to work with. With hues of orange and purples cresting the horizon the 4LD had it’s final session it was transported to it’s final destination.
Here is a quick sneak peak at one of the images I created this Wednesday with the Joy Global 4LD at the Norcat Facility in Onaping. I enjoy photographing equipment when it comes straight off the productive line as it’s still fairly clean and shiny with just a hint of wear and tear from the drive in.
A haul truck dumps another load of coal to be processed in the Activated Carbon Plant. The activated carbon produced will be used as an ingredient in coal-fired power plants to reduce mercury emissions.
James Hodgins is a Sudbury Professional Photographer in the Mining Industrial Industry.@miningphotog
It’s Monday and I am back in the trenches of everyday life. I love Mondays. It’s the start of a brand new week. What happens in the first few hours of waking up on Monday can set the rest of the week in motion. Like the Haul Truck below it get’s dirty and sometimes monotonous but the job needs to get done in order to make progress.
James Hodgins is a professional mining industrial commercial photographer located in Sudbury Ontario. @miningphotog
