Industrial Photography Detail Pictures
Commercial Industrial Photography Detail Photos
I have been shooting industrial photography assignments in San Diego for over 15 years. They are not so different from the photojournalism assignments I used to shoot for major magazines in the past. There is always a story to shoot with a beginning, middle, and end, as well as Wide, medium, and detail shots of the industry I am covering.
I learned from the photography of photojournalist Eugene Smith, colorist Ernst Hass, and Lews Hines, who taught me to look for details as well as the big picture.
I no longer look for pictures on industrial photography assignments because I just recognize them on sight. That is what some people call the zone. I am open to seeing images that show what I am shooting in fine detail. The seeking happens in the background while I am doing the job.
If you are just starting out, look for small things that say something about what you are doing and are graphically compelling, or just beautiful. The possibilities are endless.
The image can be a handful of nuts or a drop of solution exiting a pipette, but it is always emblematic of the client’s products or processes.
I often have to shoot detail pictures on the fly if I see something or my client asks me to shoot something. Sometimes the detail shots are an available-light picture, like the very last image of tracks of earth moving equipment, and at others, the image requires lighting production, like the first image where I had to light an Ion cyclotron for an industrial aerospace client.
Either way, the detail photographs always add to the story and are useful to designers and marketers because the photographs have a long lifespan and can’t be dated very easily. As a collection, the common denominator of the images here is that they have visual impact and a narrative value.
The funny thing is that creatives never ask me for these kinds of shots, and they are always happily surprised when I shoot them. I suspect that is because we have diverse backgrounds, and detail images are not part of their framework.
In industrial photography, visual details are emblematic of what the company does by illustrating an aspect of a product or process, and they have a strong graphic component to them. That is what makes them useful.
I you need industrial photography in San Diego, I am your guy. The industries I cover include Shipping, mining, warehousing, manufacturing, construction, aerospace, and pharmaceutical enterprises.
I have a part 107 drone license and can fly just about anywhere in San Diego with enough time to get FAA clearance. Additionally, I fly inside buildings for a unique perspective on our client’s industrial processes.
We cover all of Southern California, including Los Angeles, Riverside, Ontario, and Santa Barbara Counties.
