Industrial Photography Project for Coastline Rentals
This is an industrial photography project for my client Coastline Rentals. One of their clients was doing flood control work in the hills outside of Los Angeles and they asked if I could make some images and bring a videographer to show off their construction equipment and do interviews.
The client was looking for someone who put together a small content campaign that included a still photographer with industrial photography and drone skills, a videographer, and a video editor. My industrial photography portfolio and industry connections gave me the element of what the client needed, so I was an easy selection for them.
So I brought in the talented Grifin Nex to the job, a very versatile and busy videographer from Los Angeles who could work fairly independently, so I could focus on getting the industrial images that I needed.
We started by making portraits and shooting interviews with a heavy equipment operator followed by still and video photography of their vehicles. Later I followed by shooting the site with a drone while the videographer did his thing.
The client was on-site for some art direction while I figured out how to best execute the images. since the still portion of the shoot was mainly about showing off their John Deere equipment, I focused on creating dynamic images of the machines in the context of the job.
Usually, construction site jobs don’t require an assistant because I am moving too fast and there is a lot of ground to cover quickly. Additionally, this industrial photography job required me to switch between drone photography and still photography several times, and I was shooting an active construction site with little ability to choreograph the shots as I might have on a commercial photography shoot.
The drone was really helpful for getting images of the excavators near the stream where it was too muddy and dangerous to work close to the machines.
Since it was an active site with lots of vehicles operating at the same time, I needed to be extra vigilant; unlike working on the factory floor where things are more predictable and less dynamic.
My equipment for this industrial photography assignment was my core essentials. Two Nikon Z9s, a 24-70mm zoom lens, a 70-200 zoom lens, a large Sun Bounce, C-stands, reflectors, strobes (just in case) and a drone.
