Comments on: How to Photograph Industrial Deserts

By: Bluefly

Bluefly — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:39:52 +0000

Nice shots. I will say that in the USA if you are taking photo’s of these areas be cautious, they may think your scouting the area for terrorism. I got stopped and asked what I was doing a few months ago. I have also been stopped when photographing trains, for the same reasons. It’s a good Idea to talk to someone and let them know what you are doing.

By: Tim Collier

Tim Collier — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:43:56 +0000

It’s a shame that the excessive use of angles has been used. The images are fine and classic played on the horizontal and don’t require any shift. Not sure why you would do this as there’s enough dramatic impact in the images themselves.

By: Carlo C

Carlo C — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:03:14 +0000

One of my shots from the Warehouse District in DT Los Angeles. New to “industrial photography” but love the genre.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1831846&l=8c9a7516b7&id=657257374

By: John McCulloch

John McCulloch — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:16:10 +0000

This is a hard subject because I usually search for compositions where the beauty of the subject fills the viewfinder. I have tried a study of grim industrial scenes, as I live around a busy working harbour & my favourite pic is the one listed below

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172197@N08/3617952553/

By: Grlafraid

Grlafraid — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:05:57 +0000

I have always wanted to photograph places like this. There is a strange beauty to them. I thought I was the only one!

By: Patrick Mitchell

Patrick Mitchell — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:28:41 +0000

Well my hyperlink didn’t work. How about just the website:

http://www.pbase.com/praetoriv/oilfield

By: Patrick Mitchell

Patrick Mitchell — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:25:35 +0000

Oops

By: Patrick Mitchell

Patrick Mitchell — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:22:53 +0000

Industrial? Sort of; Oilfield.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:00:16 +0000

BE VERY CAREFUL when shooting industrial areas. Some industrial areas are regarded as national infrastructure assets and are subject to SEVERE photography restrictions.

Take, for instance, ‘harbours’. I’m not talking about picturesque fishing villages or harbours, but the big, heavy duty kind.

When the International Ship and Port Security Code came into force back in 2004, ports worldwide banned photography. I’ve just been doing a bit of background research and, although i can’t verify it, I was once told that the ISPS bans port photography.

In any event, I was once detained and had my details passed over to CID (criminal intelligence dept) because I took a picture of a port. Now, this was damnfool of me because (a) I live and work in an Arab country (b) I just know better.

It’s ok to insist on your first amendment rights in the USA, but don’t pull that sh%t elsewhere in the world. You will be detained.

Jim

By: JMarkLabbe

JMarkLabbe — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:17:49 +0000

the tilting of the pictures is only annoying when view together such as this,… However,.. if they were viewed separately in a gallery or portfolio type setting,.. each picture would be very dynamic instead of straight and boring,.. I love the angles!,.. besides you never know,.. they could of been taken while the photographer was being tackled by security! LOL