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…
I visited the Streamwood Fire Department (IL) today to photograph their entire fleet for uploading to chicagoareafire.com. One of the highlights was having the opportunity to photograph their brand new Seagrave Marauder II fire engine. Delivered in the classic Chicago-style…
The concept of an environmental portrait goes beyond the staged and posed setup. Here’s an example of an environmental portrait of a fire chief while on-scene at a fire. This was not posed or planned. It was an exercise in photojournalism…
Try as we may, photojournalism does not always allow us as photographers to maintain total control over image capture. In the hectic process of both following the action and keeping control of all aspects of the exposure … sometimes we…
It’s not always a beautiful sunny day when I am out photographing fire trucks. Sometimes, like this visit to Harrisburg, PA, it’s overcast when I’m there and I don’t know when I’ll have the opportunity to visit again. It was…