What is Industrial Photography? ‘What is Industrial Photography’ is a question I’ve been asked a lot recently. When you work in a particular field you’re fully immersed in the terminology. It’s easy to forget that the phrases used don’t necessarily make sense to others. That’s certainly true of photography where we’re using terms like ‘depth of field’, ‘aperture’, ‘exposure’ etc. on a regular basis. The same is true for the various niches that photographers work in. When I tell people I’m an ‘industrial photographer’, what does that actually mean? Well, it may mean different things to people. I’m not here to say ‘this is exactly what it means’. This is my take on it and what I think the term ‘industrial photography’ means. Industrial Photography is a photography niche focussed on serving businesses within the industrial sector. This may include engineering companies, manufacturers, factories, high-tech start-ups etc. It covers quite a broad range of sectors. The common thread is that it usually involves companies who produce products requiring large scale machinery and/or facilities. It can involve being in quite dirty and hazardous conditions, such as a saw-mill for example. Equally, it could involve being in very clean environments such as […]