Just like my last post where I mentioned where I just let my subjects be themselves while I circle around in the distance capturing candids while they work. This is much easier with open air facilities like this gas plant I photographed in Cuba.
Safety is not just about yourself, but involves everyone and everything in your working environment. Always take a moment to stop, look around and listen to what is immediately around you and inspect your surroundings top to bottom. For one shoot I had to capture a few images from a tower overlooking the facility at night. As I got to the top of the tower and was looking around I quickly noticed some movement at my feet. Trying to be as stealthy as possible and not causing any more stress to the occupants of the balcony I quickly and silently descended back to the ground to locate another vantage point to shoot from. Happily momma bird arrived back on scene shortly after I reached the bottom. By then it was time to go for the night, but I did manage to capture some images throughout the night and above (on the opposite tower). No matter how big or small be safe for all.
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
Photographing in various Countries has allowed me to compare the different types of manufacturers with heavy equipment. This articulate loader from Palazzani Industrie, a company found in Northern Italy found it’s way just outside of Varadero, Cuba.
Sudbury Born James Hodgins is a Professional Mining Industrial Photographer with over 20 Years of photographic experience.
