Industrial Photography of Heavy Mining Components for UGL

Client: UGL Pty Ltd
Project: Heavy equipment documentation, workshop photography, aerial imaging, and team portraits
Location: Broadmeadow, NSW

Technical Documentation of Large-Scale Mining Equipment

UGL commissioned Matt Shearer Creative to produce a comprehensive visual library documenting heavy mining truck components and workshop operations at their Broadmeadow facility.

The project required the photography of approximately 20 large-scale components, some weighing up to 25 tonnes, captured across multiple angles for technical reference, reporting, and communication use.

Work was planned to be carried out entirely on site to ensure consistency, efficiency, and minimal disruption to operations, with photography completed over two full production days and a follow-up visit.

Controlled White-Background and In-Workshop Imaging

Component photography was conducted indoors using controlled lighting and white-background setups suitable for large, immovable assets. This approach allowed UGL to produce clean, repeatable imagery without the need to transport components off site.

In addition to white-background assets, components were also photographed within the live workshop environment, providing contextual imagery showing scale, tooling, and operational conditions.

The controlled indoor workflow ensured consistent lighting, efficient use of overhead cranes, and reliable scheduling independent of weather conditions.

Workshop, Aerial, and Team Photography

General workshop imagery was captured to document workflow, tooling, and team interaction, with lighting managed to correct colour cast from industrial environments while maintaining a natural, unobtrusive look.

Internal aerial photography and video were also produced using drone systems operated safely within the workshop environment, offering elevated perspectives of facility layout and production scale.

A follow-up visit was completed to photograph group and individual team portraits on site, timed to coincide with senior leadership availability. This ensured alignment between technical documentation and people-focused imagery within a single, cohesive asset library.

The result was a complete set of visual assets covering equipment, environment, and personnel — planned, executed, and delivered to meet operational, technical, and communication requirements.