Can you photograph while production is running?

Yes, that's usually best, since running machines look alive. I follow your safety briefing and only stand where I'm allowed.

How do you handle confidential processes?

We list what can't be shown in the brief, and I check every frame against that list. Often a different angle or a shallow focus solves it.

Do workers have to wear protective gear in the photos?

Yes, exactly as they normally would. A missing pair of safety glasses is the first thing an auditor or a buyer will notice.

Do I get vertical images for LinkedIn and Instagram?

If you mention it in the brief, yes. I shoot the main scenes both ways, so a strong horizontal hall shot also has a vertical version for stories.

Do you travel outside Brussels?

Yes. Travel outside Brussels is charged by distance, which is listed on the price page.

Photography Tips · Brussels

Industrial and Factory Photography for B2B Websites: What Buyers Want to See

By Dmytro Derkach · Brussels-based commercial photographer

A B2B buyer looking at your website wants proof that you can actually make what they need. Photos of the production floor, the machines at work and the people who run them do that better than any paragraph about quality. I plan these shoots around your safety rules and what must stay confidential, then light the hall so it looks like it does on a good working day.

What a buyer is really looking for

Purchasing managers and engineers look at photos with practical eyes. Is the workshop organised, and who will actually handle my order? A wide shot of the hall answers the first question. A close-up of hands checking a part with a calliper answers the second.

Stylist behind a client with freshly coloured red hair — Corporate Photography in Brussels

I'd also include the less glamorous rooms: the quality control bench, or the loading bay with pallets wrapped and labelled. They show capacity and process, and for a B2B client those count.

Safety comes first on the floor

Before I unpack anything, I ask for your safety briefing and follow it like any visitor. Safety shoes and ear protection, as a rule. I work escorted, and only where I've been told I can stand.

Close-up of hands sectioning hair with a comb and scissors — Corporate Photography in Brussels

The people in the photos wear their protective gear as they normally do. That's not just a rule. A buyer or an auditor who sees an operator at a saw without glasses will notice, and the photo ends up saying the opposite of what you wanted.

What stays out of frame

Most factories have things that shouldn't be online. A machine set-up that took years to tune, a client's logo on a part, a screen with production data, a prototype. We go through that list in the brief, and I check the frames against it before delivery.

Sometimes the solution is just an angle. A part shot so that its shape is clear but the client's marking isn't, or a control panel slightly out of focus. You see the work without seeing the secret.

Light in big, dark halls

Production halls usually mix daylight from high windows with old fluorescent tubes. I keep the atmosphere of the place and add portable lights where faces and parts need it, for example an operator leaning over a lathe in the darkest corner. If you send me one or two phone photos of the hall, I can tell you whether studio lighting is worth bringing.

Dust and sparks photograph beautifully, by the way, as long as everyone stands where they should.

People, consent and one practical visit

Everyone recognisable signs a written consent that says where the images will be used, such as the website and LinkedIn. Some staff prefer not to appear, and I'll photograph their hands or simply work around them. For how this kind of photography supports hiring, see employer branding photography.

One visit can cover the production floor and the offices, plus a group photo and LinkedIn portraits if you need them; the scope is agreed before the shoot. Outside Brussels, travel is charged by distance. Details are on the corporate photography page and the rates on the price list.

Planning photos of your workshop or factory?

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