November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 02

Up to this point, we have covered the basics of many different subjects, products and places and how to shoot and light them. Corporate and industrial is one of the…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 03

Working in Tight Spaces Occasionally you will need to work in spaces that have no room to place lights. Here is an example of one such location. I was asked to…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 04

This image represents another example of having to light a tight spot. The client asked that we shoot electrical conduit installation and as always, I seek the most dramatic angle…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 05

I chose to place the people for a strong composition with the main guy fully in front and the assistant behind, smaller, yet still prominent. Then the other technician in…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 06

Bad Ambient Light Isn’t Always Bad As I mentioned in the color lesson #7, sometimes it is fun and creative to leave some of the ambient color shift in the…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 07

Making the Star of the Shot Anonymous This corporate assignment required to actually hide the star of the shot or the process. There were reasons for this: they did not…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 08

When do you need LOTSA lights?  There will be some assignments that require you to have a lot of lights to pull off a nice shot. Here is one example.

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 09

This was another tough shot to pull off for the same client. The goal is to take a dark theater and add enough light for detail to make the photo…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 10

The Paper Mill This image was shot in a paper mill. We wanted a strong composition and I chose this angle for the drama of the rollers coming out of…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 11

To start, an umbrella was placed on the left with a green gel. Its job was to light the side of the machine. The next light was a strobe with…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 12

A Really Small Room Here is a location product shot with a little flare. For drama I used some color gels. The client wanted this photo for to show their…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 13

For lighting I used a grid spot at about 7:00 and about a foot lower than the camera to make light hit her face but not much else. Another light…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 14

The Power Plant I had an assignment to go to a power plant for New Mexico Power and shoot cooling towers. My client made castings that were used inside the…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 15

Shooting The Light Within One visual approach I like is to have light coming from within something. Here is a machine that is enclosed when operating and I felt it…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 16

We worked hard on this shot and were quite happy with it. The client later rejected it! I was bummed! Can you guess the problem? The operator is not wearing…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 17

Complex Setups Some setups will require a lot of lights so that you can light for effect. You can always go with the ambient light if you have to shoot…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 18

This is one of our test photos shot with the umbrellas only. Notice the angle of incidence reflection in the machine? We lowered the light causing it.

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 19

Photographing the Industrial Valve and Faking It I have a client that makes valves for the industrial markets. When I visited the company plant they asked me to shoot among…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 20

We wait and we wait, and finally the client gives us the go ahead to travel to this location to photograph the process. We arrive at the location and here…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 21

The image left gives you a rough idea of the light setup as we continued to add them.

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 22

Here is the problem we encountered. When the machine outputs the glowing pipe, it is red hot.

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 02

Up to this point, we have covered the basics of many different subjects, products and places and how to shoot and light them. Corporate and industrial is one of the…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 03

Working in Tight Spaces Occasionally you will need to work in spaces that have no room to place lights. Here is an example of one such location. I was asked to…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 04

This image represents another example of having to light a tight spot. The client asked that we shoot electrical conduit installation and as always, I seek the most dramatic angle…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 05

I chose to place the people for a strong composition with the main guy fully in front and the assistant behind, smaller, yet still prominent. Then the other technician in…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 06

Bad Ambient Light Isn’t Always Bad As I mentioned in the color lesson #7, sometimes it is fun and creative to leave some of the ambient color shift in the…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 07

Making the Star of the Shot Anonymous This corporate assignment required to actually hide the star of the shot or the process. There were reasons for this: they did not…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 08

When do you need LOTSA lights?  There will be some assignments that require you to have a lot of lights to pull off a nice shot. Here is one example.

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 09

This was another tough shot to pull off for the same client. The goal is to take a dark theater and add enough light for detail to make the photo…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 10

The Paper Mill This image was shot in a paper mill. We wanted a strong composition and I chose this angle for the drama of the rollers coming out of…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 11

To start, an umbrella was placed on the left with a green gel. Its job was to light the side of the machine. The next light was a strobe with…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 12

A Really Small Room Here is a location product shot with a little flare. For drama I used some color gels. The client wanted this photo for to show their…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 13

For lighting I used a grid spot at about 7:00 and about a foot lower than the camera to make light hit her face but not much else. Another light…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 14

The Power Plant I had an assignment to go to a power plant for New Mexico Power and shoot cooling towers. My client made castings that were used inside the…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 15

Shooting The Light Within One visual approach I like is to have light coming from within something. Here is a machine that is enclosed when operating and I felt it…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 16

We worked hard on this shot and were quite happy with it. The client later rejected it! I was bummed! Can you guess the problem? The operator is not wearing…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 17

Complex Setups Some setups will require a lot of lights so that you can light for effect. You can always go with the ambient light if you have to shoot…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 18

This is one of our test photos shot with the umbrellas only. Notice the angle of incidence reflection in the machine? We lowered the light causing it.

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 19

Photographing the Industrial Valve and Faking It I have a client that makes valves for the industrial markets. When I visited the company plant they asked me to shoot among…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 20

We wait and we wait, and finally the client gives us the go ahead to travel to this location to photograph the process. We arrive at the location and here…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 21

The image left gives you a rough idea of the light setup as we continued to add them.

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 25: Page 22

Here is the problem we encountered. When the machine outputs the glowing pipe, it is red hot.

Read More