A friend and I took in a house fire today in South Barrington (IL). This was another huge home in an area with fire hydrants, so all water to fight the fire had to be trucked in. The fire was…
Tag: photographing fire scenes
We’ve been taught that the viewer’s eye will be drawn to the brightest portion of an image … which promotes the need for an understanding of lighting, composition, and contrast. But what if you have an image that begs to…
This photo from a shopping center fire in Lagrange, IL depicts a fire chief supervising firemen directing a master stream from a tower ladder during the final stages of the fire. There were all manner of lights shining on the…
More fire scene photography in Detroit as we took in this vacant dwelling fire on Cahalen in the very early morning hours of Wednesday (June 18th). The street was crowded with parked cars which limited my ability to have clear access…
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…