Destin
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photo guy said:Destin, My dept is a city dept with hydrants. Only have 2 investigators who are on shifts like most of the dept except for the fire inspector. The shift chiefs were the ones origianlly telling me some photos were too dark and I explained why. Then the Chief got involved by askeing why some photos were too dark. Again I explained why and what could be done about it. That was in years 1-2 of my 3 years. Now they turn on the lights on the trucks prior to my arrival so I have the lighting needed. Since then my photos have dramatically improved on night scenes and they are happier. I have know the chief and one of the shift chiefs my whole life and most of the dept members for 12+ years. It takes a lot of team work. Now I am being called on my days off of work to come do photos of events. I consider myself a photographer and not a photojournalist.
So you're saying that before they complained about your photos being dark, they weren't turning on the scene lights on the trucks for night time calls? I have a hard time believing that. The first thing we do in my dept is pull up, get the scene lit up (our safety is the #1 priority, dark fire scenes aren't safe), and then get to work.