Generally, having fun with fire scene photography may seem like it goes against the seriousness of the event. … and in some cases … many cases probably, that’s be accurate. After all, generally someone is losing their home, business, or…
Let’s face it. These days it’s getting harder and harder to get to a fire scene to witness flames and billowing black smoke. There are several factors that come into play here. There are way too many people on the…
Here are a few fire scene photos … no lengthy discussion about the fire or the image creation … just a few images to look at. The captions detail some of the points that are relevant. Talking points are focal…
Photographing a fire scene at night poses several challenges, chief among them being lighting, but smoke, water mist, and rain are a few of the obstacles waiting to trip up a photographer. Realizing also that a fire scene is not a posed…
I had an assignment to create a location portrait of an industrial fire engine inside a private refinery, for the E-ONE calendar several years ago. The final images came out great, but there was quite a bit of advance work necessary…
While on assignment in old Montreal, I had the opportunity to photograph a bridge expanse at dusk. I was fortunate to be on a shipping dock with a large open area that afforded me a great view of the bridge, the…
Here’s a quick shot of a great sunset from the window seat on a Southwest Airlines flight returning from a commercial shoot. I was careful to avoid the reflections into the plane and the ever present scratches on the plexiglass window.…
Here’s another example of fire scene photography that produces a dramatic image from a fire at night. Pictured is a fire chief working closely with two firefighters in the bucket of a tower ladder. Smoke and water mist combine with…
Here’s a busy image of an industrial fire engine at a refinery in Ft. McMurray, Canada. This 4×4 E-ONE custom fire engine was photographed on-location for inclusion in one of the E-ONE fire truck calendars. I probably should have pulled…
Fire scene photography isn’t just about smoke and flames. There’s not always going to be big fire and billowing smoke, or firemen covered in soot, or a dramatic rescue. Sometimes you get there and … we’ll it’s just a fire…