Jun 13
10
Electrical product photography
335 Electrical product shots kept us busy earlier in the year. Challenging reflective packaging, transparent covers, needing to be used on white backgrounds and black backgrounds, all products not available at the same time… just like any other regular job.
I had photographed products and packaging for this client before, always with deadlines and always we meet them. Juggling setups and having multiple setups on the go at the same time ensures a consistency in throughout.
Electrical products are no new territory for me having worked for the likes of Volex, MEM, Ashley, Ferranti, GEC and BICC in the past, you could say that from experience I know what to do whatever the challenges are to be faced with this type of product. Ultimately, these products were going to the Ministry of Sound, so they needed to be a high standard.
Heres a sample shot of three products I put together to illustrate the type of ranges we shot. there were different ‘pop’ coloured products which were pretty straight forward which presented no problems for the ‘on black’ ‘on white’ requirement, only the ‘black on black’ or ‘white/silver on white’ would normally cause issues.
With controlled lighting to emphasize the shape and edges, highlights to separate black from black elements and shadows falling to help the 3D effect these worked pretty well.
Electrical Product Photography, Headphones
Typical product pack shot
May 13
9
Traffic Officer Training
Working on our motorways as our traffic officers do, leaves little opportunity for any sort of photography amidst speeding traffic and the dangers of the highway.
The most was made of a training day for these traffic officers from the Milnrow Outstation on the busy M62 motorway between Manchester and Leeds, by photographing the training for inclusion in future publications.
Traffic officer radios details of an incident to the control depot requesting recovery and emergency services
Taking advantage of any available opportunity pays dividends. It is always the case that when deadlines loom suitable images are never available, particularly in circumstances involving manpower and equipment. Moreso, when operating in dangerous situations where accidents can be fatal if mistakes are made.
Traffic Officer places cones around RTA road traffic accident
Creating the photographs between training sessions, or even introducing a ‘second placement’ of equipment for the benefit of the camera whilst not interfering with the flow of the day where up to a dozen people are taking part and equally need their share of up time is no mean feat. The briefing at the beginning of the day and cooperation throught ensures that all the individual objectives are achieved by all parties and the client gets delivered his expectations as well as those ‘extras’ that make the whole excercise so worthwhile.
Traffic Officer unpacks equipment from his vehicle whilst keeping a watchful eye on the oncoming traffic
Apr 13
17
Before and after…
Images to inspire from the mundane and ordinary. This is what I see. You take me on a walk around your site and I will find them, explain them and produce them. Then you use them to impress.
Before:
Before shot of the location
And after…
Industrial photograph of pipe lathe and engineering machine shop
Sometimes words seem pointless. Just see what I do.
Before:
Storage industrial building, the everyday scene. BTS.
Making the most of very limited resources…. before even the resources arrive. It’s still possible to create the image to portray your point.
After:
Industrial Storage the interesting view
Constructing an offshore drilling platform at sea must be a really difficult task compared to the convenience of buildingit on land. The sheer scale of the project and the size of the components would make this a logistical nightmare.
Here, OGN had booked a session to update their records and get some action shots of their build in progress for future marketing use. Convenient as it might be, constructing in parts and moving 300 ton structures to marry together is still no mean feat.
Preparing pipe surfaces for welding on a platform deck
Checking the lift area is clear from obstructions
In the massive sheds, further parts of the structure are taking shape and getting ready to be moved down to take their place on the growing platform in the yard. View the samples below for various aspects of the construction.
From outside the sheds, the scale of the structure can easily be seen.
Construction sheds at dusk