In 2021 I was contacted by a national commercial real estate company and asked if I would be interested in photographing a large aircraft hangar that previously was a service center for corporate jet aircraft, next to Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
My answer was yes, yes! I would love handling the assignment! This would be dream job for me and I would get to experiment with a new technique that I wanted to try; placing my DSLR camera on a 16-foot-high stand and triggering it with my cell phone for an elevated view. I also was quite intrigued by the opening and closing action of the hanger doors. I got the assignment. I tested my idea of an elevated view and I must admit I was nervous about having my camera up 16 feet in the air with just a sand bag holding my light stand down.
My test shot worked out great and I was ready to try my "elevated view" on the assignment.
When I arrived for the assignment I found out that I would need a temporary pass from the Bradley Airport Authority to walk on the runway. This would take several days, so I decided to split the assignment into two days. The first day I worked on photographing the interior of the hanger from several directions on ground level and and with my 16-foot elevated camera as well as the offices, mechanical rooms, meeting rooms and the pilot’s lounge.
A few days later I returned and took the exterior photos of the building from ground level and from an elevated level.
I also took a 360-degree image of the interior of the hanger. Then I set up two video cameras; one outside and one inside the hanger to capture live action of the giant doors opening and closing. You can view the video here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lppl1ncrxo683gn/Hanger_Doors_Opening.mp4?dl=0 It was a nice clear day with a blue sky and low humidity. This project was a joy and I got to try a new way of getting high angle photos. Recently I drove by the building and I was pleased to see that a new company had moved in. Another perfect day.
Tim Becker
Creative Images photography
901 Main St.
Manchester, CT 06040
860-528-7818
tim@2cimages.com
From time to time, one photo assignment leads to a second assignment from the same client. That was the case recently after producing a Google Virtual Tour of Paul Mitchell, the School in North Haven, Connecticut last June. .https://paulmitchell.edu/northhaven?utm_source=gbp_listing&utm_medium=organic
The school in North Haven has been teaching cosmetology, esthetics, and make-up for over 20 years. In 1980 John Paul Dejoria and Paul Mitchell started the brand with $700 and three products. Now John Paul Mitchell Systems
has over 150 brands sold worldwide. The school is in a former bank building with classrooms and areas for hands-on training. There are even workstations called “the quiet room” in what was formerly the bank vault.
has over 150 brands sold worldwide. The school is in a former bank building with classrooms and areas for hands-on training. There are even workstations called “the quiet room” in what was formerly the bank vault.
There is also a products store at the school.
You can take the Google virtual tour here:
I left a business card behind; which led to a call late last year to do headshots of students set to graduate from the esthetics program. It was a joy to photograph the students who had interesting outfits and perfect make-up. No image retouching was needed. I set my glamour lighting up in a small classroom and did a series of poses with each student as their classmates watched and encouraged each other.
Photographing the school interior for the Google virtual tour was interesting, but photographing enthusiastic students was really fun. I never really know what photo assignment is coming my way next . That is why I love being a commercial photographer!
Tim Becker
Creative Images Photography
901 Main St.
Manchester, CT 06040
860-528-7818
tim@2cimages.com
