Mining

21
Sep
Morning Warmth Is A Color
Mine Photos / Mining / The People / 0 Comment / September 21, 2020

Warm colors get more attention.

This is an old image, one that I have resurrected from my archives to play with in post editing. I will often look back on older images with a new perception that I have acquired over the years since capturing it. Would I have done things differently? You bet I would. Things that I can create in post production I now try to create at the time of capture to make to make the image authentic. I very rarely do extensive photoshop to the images but once in awhile I like to test my creativity. See comments for original photo.
#miningphotog


16
Sep
What About Your “Snapshots”?
The People / 0 Comment / September 16, 2020

Yup, I do take “snapshots” when I am working. . When I am doing a creative shoot I am always scanning my surroundings to see what is going on and if anything could be a possible “candid” moment, just like B roll with video. These images are on the fly available light and are great for social media and annual reports. I really do mean it when I say I try to capture everyone and everything.

Some turn out and some don’t but I always say:

“You never know until you try, and if you fail you are no worse off than before you tried.”

#miningphotog #candidphotography #photographyformarketing


10
Sep
Set Yourself Up For Success
Mine Photos / Mining / Mining Equipment / 0 Comment / September 10, 2020

Anticipating a moment before it happens is a learned skill in my opinion. With experience comes repetition and with repetition comes opportunity. “Focusing” (yes pun intended) on these opportunities can set yourself up for success, just like it did for this image below. I watched the lighting, I watched road, I got into position and anticipated the moment to capture.


1
Sep
An Image From Tatooine
Photography / 0 Comment / September 1, 2020

Every time I look at this series of images I created for Essroc Italcementi Group (now Lehigh Hanson) I think of the Jawa SandCrawlers from Star Wars.


17
Aug
The Warm Glow Of The Gold Pour
Mine Photos / Mining / Photography / Uncategorized / 0 Comment / August 17, 2020

You can feel the heat on your face as it’s been poured, it’s quick and intense. The ambient light changes as the glow of the pour increases and within a few seconds it’s all over.


5
Aug
Even in total darkness a flicker of light is bright.
Mine Photos / Mining / 0 Comment / August 5, 2020

Even in total darkness a flicker of light is bright. There is a method of madness to the images I try to create and capture in the industry. There are few fundamentals that I always need to address before the capture. If it’s a new scenario that I have not photographed in the past I will ask to see the process 1 or 2 times if possible. I watch where my subjects stand/sit/walk or move to. I look at the light that is already available, what direction it comes from, where it is going and how it casts shadows on the environment. I have created images across the lighting spectrum from the darkest of the dark to the brightest of day and throughout the years there is one simple rule to follow. The viewers attention is always drawn to the brightest part of an image. Anywhere else in the image should be secondary and it should not compete with the main subject but compliment the overall scene.

I love what I do.


4
Aug
Same Scenario In A Different Light | Mining Photographer
Mine Photos / Mining / Photography / The People / underground / 0 Comment / August 4, 2020

Another great opportunity to photograph the Pure Gold Geological Team underground during my last visit. I had a great time with this crew and I tried to create a different series of images since my last visit. This is another aspect of my job that I love, creating something different than the last shoot with the same scenarios.

Using the lighting from the mine truck in the background to highlight the team and add a bit of separation to their faces and clothing did the trick for this capture. A good image should not leave questions, you know who the subject (s) is, what they are doing and where they are doing it. It tells a story and you can “feel” like you are there……………unless you have never been underground………….because there really isn’t any other place like it.

www.puregoldmining.com


31
Jul
The Jackleg | Mining Industrial Photographer
Mining / Mining Equipment / Photography / The People / underground / 0 Comment / July 31, 2020

The first time I was at Pure Gold’s www.puregoldmining.com site I had the opportunity to capture some great underground images like this one below. I don’t get that many opportunities to photograph the jackleg now a days but I wish I did as I have many creative ideas on how to photograph it differently than in the past.

#miningphotog #jacklegminer #undergroundmining #puregold #miningphotographer


27
Jul
Seabee In The Fall
Mining / Photography / The People / 0 Comment / July 27, 2020

I try to capture all the stages of operation when I am on location for a few days to create a stock image library for the client. A few key images of each stage can be used throughout the year in a variety of applications like annual/sustainability reports, blog posts, magazine articles and so forth. Here I managed to get out with the Seabee geology team from SSR Mining to create some images while working in the field. We managed to capture a good variety of images outdoors showcasing the beautiful Saskatchewan Fall colors.


8
Jul
Diesel Progress Magazine
Magazine / Mining Equipment / Mining Magazine / underground / 0 Comment / July 8, 2020

If your going to be in writing have the quality of images worthy of a cover. This months issue of Diesel Progress Magazine (www.dieselprogress.com) features the innovative Relay BEV from Miller Technology with electric drive systems lead developer Paul Summers behind the wheel.

I photographed the Relay in the Miller Industrial shop a few years back and then recently again in it’s working environment underground at the Young Davidson mine here in Northern Ontario. We created a good variety of key marketable images during that session with some of them featured within the issue’s write up.

www.dieselprogress.com
www.millertechnology.com



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