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PUBLISHED:
Wednesday March 29 |
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FireNews.net Special Series |
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Truck Placement
Use these diagrams as a guide. Make sure
you have the right camera angle and that your lighting is
optimized. Most errors in apparatus photography relate to how the
truck is actually positioned. Fortunately, the trucks are equipped
with big tires and a steering wheel to fix these problems!
If the truck is not in the correct spot, ask to have it moved.
The above diagram shows how to check your sun angles and confirm
your "target." Before asking an apparatus operator to move a
vehicle to a certain spot, figure out your angles ahead of time.
Buy two inexpensive traffic cones and pre-deploy them so that the
driver will know what angle you are trying to achieve with the
truck. It's often hard to communicate this simple information when
the engine is running. Most drivers will understand the simple
request to "line it up with the cones."
The above diagram depicts what you should be
looking at and evaluating before you take the shot. You should be
looking at some of the front and most of the side of the unit.
This is commonly referred to as a 3/4 shot.
The truck should fill 90% of the frame from left to right. Please
leave us some room to crop the picture. The target should be in
the middle of the frame. Make sure the shadows fall behind the
apparatus, and that the front and side are well lit.
Once the truck is parked, make any adjustments by using your feet!
Move closer or further away from the unit.
The final picture. This truck was actually
photographed in a very light rain.
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- Photo: Jeff Harkey, CFP-700
- FireNews.net Staff
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