After I finished with the beauty shot, it was time to get some application shots. Since the truck we were using was not in service, we traipsed out to a spot where another Western Star 6900 was getting dirty. Now…
I’m a kid at heart, and as such I enjoy playing with toys. I’ve been extremely fortunate many times to have had the opportunity to play with big trucks … sometimes real big trucks. And, the reason was always because…
Today was the annual muster and rally at the Quinn Fire Academy in Chicago. One of the highlights was a 1923 Ahrens Fox fire engine from the Fire Museum of Greater Chicago. When I photograph an antique rig, I grab…
Here’s a shot of one of the first new KME Severe Service Predator 109′ AerialCat ladders delivered to Boston. Boston Ladder 17 is an example of the type of trucks I really enjoy photographing. I’m not referring to KME or any…
Night fire scene photography is challenging enough, but sometimes I can’t decide when to leave … it may seem to be out, but then it still may get away from them. Now I don’t wish that on anyone, but I…
You don’t have to be a celebrity photographer or a famous, sought after portrait photographer to find yourself photographing famous people. I have had the opportunity to work at many corporate events that have brought in some high profile speakers and entertainers. One…
I’ve mentioned before that there is never just one way of editing photos in Photoshop. And, for that matter, there are many ways of editing images without Photoshop. Several software packages are available as standalone versions as well as plug-ins…
This shot is one of my favorites. It features a 90′, 1971 1000 Series American LaFrance Aero Chief quint from Libertyville, IL. The fire occurred on October 27, 1995 at the Coffee Masters, Inc. facility on Concrete Drive in Lakemoor,…
Here are a few images from a cold winter night when a call was made to the Chicago Fire Department to help out a suburban neighbor with a stubborn fire in a tire warehouse. CFD at O’Hare sent an Oshkosh…
Creating a realistic composite photograph is time consuming and painstaking … when done properly. First, there’s the intricate mask required to separate the truck from the original image file. This not only involves outlining the exterior with all the tools,…