photographer

9
Jul
Photographing New Grounds With Normet
Industrial / Magazine / Photography / underground / 0 Comment / July 9, 2020

New Grounds With Normet

I found myself underground again but this time within a different scenario, one of Canada’s largest transit expansion. This was the first time I have been introduced to the tunneling environment and I felt right at home from the get go. I had a few hours to capture the equipment and processes for my client Normet www.normet.com and I was eager to capture as much as I could while I had this opportunity.

Concrete sprayers, transmixers and dumper trucks where busy pushing forward with the expansion and as I looked around I discovered a whole new “city” alive with the hustle and bustle of people and machines.

I have been photographing industry for over 20 years and each time I discover something new it’s like the first time all over again. Even though it’s very similar to the underground mining environment I frequent, new challenges always emerge to overcome when trying to create those images that stand out and that’s the challenge I love to accept and tackle.

Thanks to Jason Huck for bringing me on board to capture the story images.

You can read more on Normet & the Toronto transit expansion at https://lnkd.in/eapeBZW

www.normet.com
www.miningphotog.com


24
Jun
Clean, Crisp & Clinical
Commercial / Industrial / Magazine / Sudbury Ontario / The People / 0 Comment / June 24, 2020

There is something about the clinical cleanliness that I like in a medical photograph. It’s bright, lighter tones, lots of white, crisp and clean. Everything about the image creating process is still the same with me no matter what the environment is. Find the scene, create the frame, showcase the main subject, and tell a story. When looking at an image there should be a distinct subject that the eyes are drawn to first, as well, the background and environment should compliment the subject.

Too many competing subjects can make the image “busy” and if the viewer has to guess what the main subject is, then the image is not doing it’s intended job. Yes each image we create should have a purpose.

Image created last Fall for Health Sciences North Foundation here in Sudbury On.


16
Jun
Things Are Heating Up | Industrial Photography
Industrial / Photography / Shop People / 0 Comment / June 16, 2020

I warmed things up getting back into the grind and creating new images.

Salto Heat Treating (www.saltoheattreating.ca) is open for business and I got a first hand look at the facilities, processes and the people that are making it happen. Chris Mehanna (pictured here) the Operational Lead Hand for Salto took the time to explain to me the different services that this facility can offer using state of the art equipment and robotics.

It felt good to be back in the image creating saddle again and sharing the images we recently created.


29
May
The Style In Mining
Magazine / Marketing / Mining / Photography / The People / 0 Comment / May 29, 2020

This style of mining/industrial portrait has become one of my signature looks. I have referred to it in the past as my “Thank You” portrait for taking the time to allow me to photograph them in their environment. This was taken last year at the end of “The Drift” shoot. Thanks Cindy and Vale Creighton Mine for making this happen.


29
May
Industrial Repairs With Rahnmet
Industrial / Photography / 0 Comment / May 29, 2020

Rahnmet (www.rahnmet.ca) has been repairing steel, cast iron and bronze parts for over 90 years and I got to see the process first hand while I visited their shop located in North Bay Ontario back in late 2018.


6
May
P&H 4100 XPC Mining Shovel
Mining / Mining Equipment / 0 Comment / May 6, 2020

I photographed this P&H 4100 XPC Shovel at the Marigold Open pit mine in Nevada this past October. With a skilled operator the movement of this machine is poetry.


9
Jan
Capturing Your Attention
Mine Photos / Mining / Mining Equipment / Photography / 0 Comment / January 9, 2020

That’s my goal when I create my images. I want to capture your attention for a split second at most. I want you to look at the image and have your brain say to you “well this is nice, let’s look at it a bit longer and appreciate the quality of it.”

There are so many factors that go into the images that need to be addressed in order to pull it off, especially underground.   Is the shutter speed slow enough to capture ambient light? If so, is it fast enough so that the people are not blurred if they move slightly? Is the light direction at the proper angle to properly light the subjects?  Composition so that the subjects are defined within the image.  These are just a few out of a dozen factors I need to address in order to create the image………..usually within minutes. The end goal is to create an image that still looks natural, even though the natural image could never be captured. 


17
Dec
Cover Of The Community Report: Mining Photographer
Marketing / Mine Photos / Mining / Sudbury Ontario / The People / 0 Comment / December 17, 2019

Images I created for Vale Canada LTD have been showcased throughout their 2018/2019 Integrated Community Report.

http://www.vale.com/canada/en/aboutvale/communities/pages/community-reports.aspx

The Front/Back images were photographed at Totten Mine in the Summer month of July.  In addition a feedback card was mailed out to the community which I just received in the post.  

I rarely get to capture images of surveyors underground so it was a pleasure to job shadow Kayla and photograph while she was working.

www.miningphotog.com

#mining #surveyor #vale #photography


14
Aug
Humidity In Honduras
Mine Photos / Mining / Mining Equipment / Uncategorized / 0 Comment / August 14, 2019

Deep underground at the El Mochito Mine, the humidity hung in the air softening the lighting from the jumbo drill and our cap lamps which added some great backlit illumination to the overall scene.


29
Jul
Your People, Your Message.
Marketing / Mine Photos / Mining / Mining Magazine / Photography / Shop People / The People / 0 Comment / July 29, 2019

I get energized when I walk into a site and see images I have created over the years still being used in the companies personal marketing and branding materials.

Stock images usually don’t have the same look or feel that employees are familiar with and so the message of the poster can get lost or skipped without a second look or thought.

Personalized images have that immediate attention grabbing impression that holds the viewers interest so that your message gets noticed, read and reflected which is the main goal of any marketing material.

Note: Always go with the smiling image for the poster. 🙂



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