Triplar Limited are a shopfitting company in the West Midlands. They work for some companies you may well have heard of, like Levi's, Nokia and Nike. They win awards for their work, and they work all over the globe. Their MD, Tim Rodwell, saw some of my work and invited me to spend a day at the company. They were revamping their website and wanted some portraits of the staff, both in the office and on the factory floor, and some 'lifestyle' coverage of what went on in the business.
They were, in many ways, the perfect client. I was shown around, introduced to people, and then allowed to move around photographing whatever caught my eye. The brief for the portraits was that they were to be 'environmental', that is to show people at work, rather than in the studio, and doing typical things they might do during the working day. There was also some talk of using (whisper it!) black and white images on the new website.
The beauty of photographing people in this way, from a business perspective, is that they aren't distracted from work to go and pose in a studio or a setup location. In fact, they are encouraged to get on with their work, and my job is to record them doing it!
A factory floor is a great place for a photographer. Fantastic machines, marvellous shapes, symmetry, order and chaos all in one place!
Shots like these will be used on a website, in a brochure, on advertisements, flyers and so on to give a flavour of the company.
If you're interested in getting some photographs of your business done, whether portraits, or some more general images, please contact me to discuss your requirements. I can be phoned on 01565 777186 or emailed at info@martinhambleton.com
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