Lets start Monday off right with one of my favorite things to photograph – Jumbo Drills: Today’s image The Epiroc Boomer M2 with www.puregoldmining.ca
Mining Photog Experience – https://miningindustrialphotographer.com/experience/
It’s not all about the big equipment and rock movers, Construction, transport and supply delivery is all part of the daily workings of a mine.
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We created a small library of images at the Epiroc Facility here in Sudbury to be used in several Product Brochures. It’s great to see how the images are incorporated within the layouts and accompanying graphics. Initial photography by James Hodgins, graphics and post editing by Epiroc.
Stand there, point the camera and shoot. That’s how simple it is to capture a haul truck when you stand there and wait for them to motor on by.
It truly is a simple enough capture but there are a few factors that can effect the “quality” of the image. Time of day and weather is a key factor. Is the sun out? How high is it in the sky? Is the haul truck moving in a direction that the sun is in front or behind the truck? Where is the best place to position myself? If I am lower than the truck then I get the sky in the background and if it is a clear day then it is just empty space, if it is overcast then the backround is just a dull lifeless haze.
Then you have to think about the end product for the client. Where to position the haul truck for graphic and design layout, how much negative space to include and which orientation would work best (usually both)
Sometimes we can coordinate the right time of day and the best possible location to capture haul trucks, sometimes we have to settle for a specific time and location due to time constraints and weather.
Each environment has all the same challenges to consider before you simply press the shutter button.
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By now we are all familiar with the buzzing sound of drones as they fly above our heads outdoors or deep underground in the drifts. I see more and more drone’s being used in the mining industry and I must say the technology that accompanies the skilled aviationist’s is impressive and fascinating. Watching Matt Mackinnon founder of Unmanned Aerial Services Inc skillfully maneuver his drone through some complex areas and watching his screen where the Emesent software displayed the 3d model in real time was a first for me and I couldn’t take my eyes away.
This was the first time I photographed a drone underground and it was a challenging and exciting opportunity.
The red & white color scheme is easily identifiable with the Sandvik name and I had the opportunity to create a few images of this Sandvik titan while I was on site at Barrick’s Hemlo Mine.
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After driving around in the Relay from www.millertechnology.com this looked like a great spot to capture a few more images before we finished for the day . #miningphotog #relay #millertechnology
Let’s get topside for this post with a salute to regreening, reclamation and sustainability. I have seen and captured some amazing achievements in these divisions from biosolids management to large scale nurseries. I might photograph a lot of hard rock scenarios, but clean and green is also a huge part of the process and captures.
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The Rokion R400 Battery Electric Ramp Truck line-up includes 6, 9 & 12 passenger crew trucks. These vehicles are built from the ground up at their core facility located in the Canadian Prairies. If I manage to take my cross Country Motorcycle trip to the West coast again this summer, I might just have to take a side tour for a facility tour.
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I captured this portrait of Don Toporowski for his profile (and other uses) after we finished with our creative photography session for RockMass Technologies.
Some factors I consider when creating these profile portraits:
– I tend to capture them horizontal to show the surrounding environment if used in other media besides a profile
– I leave enough space so the image can be cropped vertical for profile templates
– use lighting from background equipment (when possible) &drag the shutter for the exposure.
– Capture the smiling, serious and in between facial expressions (all have their uses).
This is what I call my “standard portrait” and after setup will only take a few seconds to capture a few portraits like this.
Thanks Don and the rest of the crew at RockMass for that opportunity to create.
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