Two busy days at Marks Electrical
My annual report shoots for Marks Electrical take me to its headquarters in Leicester for two busy days photographing the business. The coverage takes in warehouse operations, office teams and portraits of the people who work there.
Marks Electrical is a real Leicester success story. Getting to photograph that business from the inside gives me plenty of variety, from the sheer scale of the appliance warehouse to a conversation across an office desk.
Among the appliances
The warehouse has a very different feel from the offices. Tall racks and stacks of appliances give the wider photographs their scale, while the forklifts bring movement into the frame. I particularly like the contrast between the ordered rows of stock and the activity passing through them.
Alongside those working photographs, I made portraits within the warehouse. The forklift cab gives this portrait its setting and puts the person right at the centre of the operation.
The people behind the business
Moving into the offices changes the pace of the photographs. There are colleagues working together at screens, people on headsets and conversations around tables. Those smaller interactions sit alongside the individual portraits, showing another part of the same business.
Keeping the workplace visible in the portraits helps connect each person with their surroundings. The desks, glass partitions and warehouse equipment all have a part to play.
My favourite shade of my favourite colour
I loved working with the Marks Electrical blue. It is literally my favourite shade of my favourite colour, so the delivery vehicles were always going to catch my eye.
That bright blue gives the photographs a strong thread, appearing across the vehicles, branding and finished report. Even a close view of a van bonnet earns its place in the collection.
From the annual report to the Underground
It’s satisfying to see the photographs in the finished report. The warehouse activity and office portraits sit within the pages, bringing the people and operations into the company’s reporting.
Some of my photographs for Marks Electrical have also appeared in advertising. I travel on the London Underground a lot, and it has been amazing to spot my work on adverts along the platforms and escalators. Seeing it on the backs of buses has been another lovely surprise.
For more assignments covering people and businesses at work, take a look at my commercial photography.
Please get in touch if you’re planning annual report photography or would like photographs of your team and operations.
