Sampling The Environment | Mining Industrial Photographer
An environmental technician uses a Masterflex Portable Sample unit to test the water quality at and around the site.
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The Joy Of Komatsu | Mining Industrial Photographer James Hodgins
For the past few years I have photographed many Joy Global’s Mining Fleet and production here in Northern Ontario. This past April Joy Global was acquired by Komatsu (read more here) which is another company in which I admire the quality of their products and look forward to hopefully photographing some of their surface equipment as well as the underground. Along with the quality, the people I have met at Joy have all been a pleasure to work with and photograph.
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Sometimes It’s A Glorified Snapshot. | James Hodgins Mining Industrial Photographer
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0 Comment / October 3, 2017
While I am on site creating images that my clients require for their proposals, financial reports, websites or whatever the media is, I will also keep my eyes pealed for those “instagram” type scenarios. These images are not the bread and butter images used to showcase the full potential of the company but instead are used as “fillers” throughout their social media spectrum. To me, the proper photography term for these photos is “snapshot”. They are created on the fly where all you do is lift the camera and capture the moment you see it because after a few seconds the scenario is gone. These scenes are things we photographers see day in and day out and there are hundreds of them happening every day on the site that most people would not even consider a second look or thought. So the next time I am on site for your company, ask me to grab a few dozen of these “snapshots” for you to use in the upcoming months. No they do not have the same impact as my regular concept photography but they do serve a purpose with your companies social media branding.
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Constructing A Relationship With Your Client | Mining Industrial Photographer James Hodgins
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0 Comment / September 20, 2017
I just got back from a little road trip just outside of Haileybury Ontario where I had the chance to have an on site consultation with my new client CXS LTD (Canadian Exploration Services LTD). On site photography consultations give me the chance to look over the operations, talk to the key people in regards to the photography requirements, start a rapport with the companies owners and CEO’s, and discuss upcoming photoshoot opportunities. It also gives the chance for my client to understand the dynamics of the photography and how we work together to create the images they require.
For CXS we will be creating images of their exploration and construction services for their new website, social media, brochures and other marketing materials to showcase their services, fleet and work quality. I am also looking forward to photographing some heavy equipment in the construction industry like the CASE excavator below that I grabbed a quick photo of while I was there.
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Aug
Drilling Forward | Mining Industrial Photographer James Hodgins
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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Aug
I wouldn’t make you look bad | Mining Industrial Photographer
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0 Comment / August 21, 2017
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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Dec
Early Morning Road Trip | Mining Industrial Photographer James Hodgins
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Another image from my shoot last week. We had to wait several hours for the fog to lift for safety reasons. You can see the Coniston stack hiding behind the fog in the background. The lighting hazily warm at this hour.
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Nov
It’s The Captures You Didn’t Know You Got!| Mining Industrial Photographer
Sometimes you need to capture a scenario where you just can’t be behind the camera due to location, confined space, safety or sometimes all of the above. In these instances I simply use my remote triggers to trip the shutter while I stand back out of harms way while waiting for the process to end so I can see what my efforts have captured. It’s similar to the film days when you didn’t know what you really had until you were sitting in your car pawing through the freshly developed prints from the lab.
Professional Mining Industrial images created by James Hodgins @miningphotog
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Jan
It’s Mining Marketing Time For 2016 | Sudbury Mining Industrial Photographer
Now that 2016 is in full swing in the mining industrial sectors it’s time to start thinking about this years marketing materials and online portfolio. Trade show season is only a few months away and you don’t want to leave it until the last minute so you are scrambling for images for your presentations, trade show booths, investor reports and online updates. A full day shoot can yield high quality “wow factor” images that can be used throughout the year without repeating the use of images. I will work directly with your creative marketing team to formulate a shoot schedule and scenario list that would work best for your company.
James Hodgins from Sudbury Ontario is a professional Mining Industrial Commercial photographer with over 20 years experience.
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Dec
Think Of Spring | Mining Photographer
I know it’s the end of the year and photography is not high on the priority list in the Mining Industrial Industry right now so let me use this post to remind you of next month when things start kicking into high gear for the Spring season which is TRADE SHOW SEASON!! Look at your booth, look at your marketing (handout) materials. Is it time for an image upgrade? 1 shoot can yield enough custom images for your whole year of unique marketing materials. Make sure you have high quality impact images on hand that you can send or use at any time. Take a look at my “Showcase” page and see how other companies are utilizing their images for their marketing materials.
James Hodgins is a professional Mining Industrial Photographer based out of Sudbury Ontario Canada
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