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I wanted to take a second and talk a little bit about how I created a particular industrial image the other day while out on the water.
The final shot
For some reason, I am really drawn to heavy industry. I love to photograph it. I love the colors, I love the scale, and I love the environment. It might be getting to go on huge ships, or hang out of helicopters, or maybe just getting to feel like a little kid around huge toys. I have no idea. All I know is I cant get enough! Industrial photography has taken me around the world, and I am thankful for every moment I’ve had doing it, and giddy with excitement at the prospect of every new job.
There is no better excuse for getting out out on the water than under the guise of shooting some personal work.
Loading the truck at 03:00... Way way too early!!!!
Chris at the helm. Thank GOD for coffee!!!
Today, I decided to get out into Boston Harbor in search of some new possibilities for my portfolio. We launched the boat in Hingham Harbor at 04:00 and ran the 8 miles out to the Graves in the dark. The water was perfectly smooth and the ride was great fun.
I wasn’t exactly sure of the image I was after, but I had some idea as I had been out to the lighthouse two days prior scouting. My objective for the day was to come back with two basic images. First, I wanted to shoot some cool panoramics incorporating the sunrise and the lighthouse. Secondly, I was after an industrial image inside the harbor by the airport. I will talk about that image in another post. Read the rest of this entry »
Silvia Express comming into Boston Harbor
Shot some cool new “industrial” photos today out in Boston Harbor.
We saw the pilot boat, and then the tugs head out of the harbor, so we knew a ship was soon to follow.
It was worth the wait, because when the Silvia Express steamed into the harbor, we were able to capture some of my favorite stuff… Gritty, contrasty, BW industrial photography.
There is just something amazing about shooting large objects to me. I just cant get enough. Especially when it involves being in cool crazy places like out on the water or hanging out of a helicopter.
This shot is my favorite from the selects. I did a tiny bit of dodging on the stern of the ship, but overall, the mood was pretty contrasty on its own. Just goes to show that you dont need beautiful light to get cool stuff.
I have been revisiting a lot of my older hi-ISO BW shots (3200) and have been messing around with the film grain setting in CS3. For the new web site, I have been scanning and adding a lot of the shots from my drive to Alaska. My intent was to try to recapture some of the grit I found when working with that medium.
The crazy part was that a squall was just about to blow in and drench us. About 10 min after this shot was taken, lightning started striking the city and we had to make a brake to the south so we wouldnt get fried.
Friend and mentor Lou Goodman on the Whaler
I Finally got my old studio mate out on the water for some fishing and a beer. Lou Goodman was one of my early mentors when I was moving from assisting into the photography business. I rented a 200sq foot office in his photo studio on Summer St. in Boston.
Lou and I collaborated on the Savage Arms film found on my site. Lou is probably most well known for his fantastic Light Painting. I believe he has some of his vintage stuff on his site http://www.lougoodmanphotography.com. After a decade of doing other art, Lou is finally shooting commercial work again!
Thanks for the sandwiches!
Friend and Weymouth Designer Robert Krivicich
Well I finally got Robert (above) from Weymouth Design out of the office and out on the water!!!
We snuck away from our respective Macintosh’s and headed north to Joppa Flats at the mouth of the Merrimack. I wish I could say I caught the larger fish, but alas, Robert is the better Angler and kicked my ass on both the fish count, and the size contest.
Robert is an amazing designer. This September, he and I will have been working together for nine years. We have worked on some interesting projects together.
My absolute favorite shot for Weymouth Design has to have been the Annual Report for US Shipping (as seen in the “campaign” section of the web site.) Robert was the creative director, and Aaron Haesaert (now at Catapult Thinking) was the designer. We agreed to shoot the job with Fuji Velvia film, and use a lot of panoramics. We shot that job with the Nikon F5 as well as both the Widelux and the Hasselblad X-Pan.
This is one of my favorite shots from the job. We were just off the surface of the ocean, 20 miles off the coast of Puerto Rico standing on the skid of a Jet Ranger. Talk about a fun job! These are my favorites, and I am always thankful to get the opportunity to make these pictures.
Here are some other of my favorites from that Annual Report:
Portrait of the Captain
