Industrial Images (Large Format)

[guyatou]

Gary -- Such wonderful natural light in these places. I've really enjoyed your work on Instagram, it's great to see it larger on the computer screen!

Terry -- I hope you are able to shoot at the steam engine shop. That sounds like a great project! I love old industrial photos from that era. Will look forward to seeing your images!

[johnmsanderson]

Some favorites from over the years...



RVP 50, Nikon 300mm



Portra 160, Fujinon CM W 210



Provia 100F, Nikon 300mm

[guyatou]

Thanks for the post, John! The factory looming over a normal neighborhood is definitely my favorite. The roof peaks echo the round vents on the factory. Is the car repair area in NYC? I've seen photos from a place like that before, it's ripe with possibilities.

In other industrial photo news, my Nov/Dec 2014 copy of View Camera magazine just came in. There's a nice feature on Darren Clark's work at the Idaho National Laboratory. The images are now housed in the Library of Congress. Great photography, and an interesting subject.

[Vaughn]

Here are a couple that might qualify.

Pulp Mill, Humboldt Bay (16x20 silver gelatin from 4x5)
Round House, Samoa, CA (Silver gelatin contact from 11x14)

Took a tour of a new brewery facility here in Humboldt County on Tuesday. Might ask if I can take the 8x10 or 1114 in to photograph all the stainless steel in the place!

[Old-N-Feeble]

Vaughn... I like both of those but the second one really draws in the viewer with the receding lines/shapes/tones and the smoke going out to the corner is a wonderful anchor. I don't usually like the main subject centered but it definitely works for that image.

Have you considered doing some corner-burning with a bit more emphasis on the top corners and/or some feathered top edge (sky) burning? Perhaps a tiny bit of feathered bottom edge burning too?

[koraks]

Both would make gorgeous carbon transfers....

[johnmsanderson]

Cleveland Ohio

[D-tach]

Cleveland Ohio

I like the lighting and composition very much in this one, reminds me of Burtynsky!

[johnmsanderson]

Thanks Tom. Seeing Burt's Manufactured Landscapes prints in 2005 was a huge to me

[fishbulb]

Cleveland Ohio

Very nice! Great muted tones and colors. What film was this? Portra?

You might try cropping out the stop sign in the lower left, maybe the vertical light pole too, see how it looks.