A Sudbury Ontario Commercial Photographer

As my friend and I were on our way to an early morning hunt this morning we had to back up so I could capture this sunrise photo of Totten Mine with my cellphone (yes, I don’t bring my camera when I hunt).

Mining industrial photographer is based out of the mining Province of Sudbury Ontario Canada.

I had the opportunity to photograph another Jumbo last month. Always reminds me of something out of the movie Aliens. I hope in the future I can photograph these badboys on surface to see just how creative we can get.

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James Hodgins is a Mining/Industrial/Commercial photographer based out of Sudbury Ontario Canada.

Everyone wants to have enjoyable holidays with family and friends this holiday season.

James Hodgins is a Mining/Industrial/Commercial photographer based out of Sudbury Ontario Canada.

A few weeks ago Vale had “Take Your Kids To Work Day” so I followed them around for a few hours capturing images of their experience. I thought wedding receptions were fast paced (when I used to photograph them) but shooting on the fly underground can be tricky as the lighting is constantly changing. All in all I thought the kids had a great experience learning the process of underground mining and smelting. First impressions are huge as these kids will be our future in this industry.

It was hard to pick a few images out of hundreds for this post.

James Hodgins is a Mining/Industrial/Commercial photographer based out of Sudbury Ontario Canada.

If you are going to take the time to take a picture why not spend a few extra minutes and create a portrait? Portrait lighting doesn’t have to be complicated. You can even create stunning images with just one light. Once you have the basic fundamentals of portrait lighting, stunning portraits can take no more than 3 minutes to create (Not including equipment setup). I created the below portrait of Mike as a Thank You for helping me out during my shoot yesterday and I also showed him the difference between good lighting and “snapshot” lighting. Can you get a nice image with on camera lighting? Sure you can, but why settle for nice? Create something unique, hone your skills and give your clients something they will enjoy to look at and share with others.

Mining industrial photographer James Hodgins is based out of the mining Province of Ontario Canada.

Just received the latest edition of Mining Life & Exploration News Magazine, another industry magazine that takes pride in the images they put on the cover (yes, that was a shameless plug).

Mining industrial Sudbury photogapher is based out of the mining Province of Ontario Canada.

Last week I had a very successful shoot with the Dumas staff at Hoyle Pond Mine in Timmins Ontario. I want to use this post to personally thank them all again for their professionalism and safety awareness while I was on site. It was also a pleasure to finally meet Angela (pictured below) who orchestrated the shoot and also helped as my assistant when I needed one.

Thanks again to the rest of the Dumas Crew

Mining industrial photographer is based out of the mining Province of Ontario Canada.
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A Nordex Explosives technician pumps in some Normite Underground bulk emulsion a pumpable booster sensitive product for underground mining.

Mining industrial photographer is based out of the mining Province of Ontario Canada.

A few days ago I had the chance to photograph one of my teammates for some upcoming promotional/marketing material for her sponsorships.    Luckily for us it warmed up outside to a nice sunny 24 degrees which made the session much more productive.   She may look mean, but if I posted some of the outtakes you would soon realize that her demeanor is completely different when she’s not in the ring.  Here is one from Friday’s Session.

Recently I was called to action to photograph a different subject matter I normally don’t see on a mine site.  Vale has introduced a few new Bee colonies to help pollinate the already present wildflowers and  push forward the re-greening process on the site.   Learn more  by watching the CTV News Coverage

Over 500,000 bees occupy the 2 hives on site.

Wayne Tonelli (Beekeeper) and Glen Watson (Decommissioning & Reclamation)
hold up jars of honey extracted from the hives.

James Hodgins is a Mining/Industrial/Commercial photographer based out of Sudbury Ontario Canada.