by Jim Bass | May 30, 2019 | Architectural photography, On Assignment
When I was hired to photograph a newly constructed subsidized housing development in Oxnard, I expected something plain and simple. Something the government would build.I was delighted when I did my first of three shoots at the site. It looked like a very nice...
by Jim Bass | Oct 3, 2018 | On Assignment, Product photography
How do you photograph an essentially square object so that it looks good on a vertical magazine cover? Let’s reflect on that. The challenge came from Amy Brown, director of communications for Birns Inc, a longtime client that manufactures high-tech products for...
by Jim Bass | Sep 14, 2018 | Architectural photography, On Assignment
In 2013, I began the longest photo assignment of my career: five years chronicling the construction of a new hospital wing at Ventura County Medical Center. From the shovel ceremony to the ribbon cutting, I was there to capture how things looked. I was even there to...
by Jim Bass | Aug 31, 2018 | On Assignment
One term you don’t hear much anymore is “exploratory surgery.” Advances make it possible for doctors to look inside the human body without cutting it open. I was on hand at the Ventura County Medical Center to photograph its first EBUS (Endobronchial...
by Jim Bass | Aug 21, 2018 | On Assignment
Some assignments take an hour, others may last several weeks. For about six weeks I traveled most of Ventura County chronicling all things pertaining to transportation in the county. I worked for the Ventura County Transportation Commission through their agency,...
by Jim Bass | Feb 10, 2017 | On Assignment
The Ventura County Medical Center began constructing a new hospital in 2013, and I have been keeping a photographic chronicle since demolition of the old structure began. There have been many fascinating moments watching the new facility come together. In December, I...
