Gilbert B Hammer Photography
Product / Commercial

Commercial

Studio and location work for commercial clients, across construction, farming, and product photography.

For over two decades, I have been creating still and video images for clients across various sectors, including corporate, agriculture, retail, non-profit organizations, and magazines.

My first camera, a Nikon FTN, was a gift from my father, which he brought back from a business trip to Japan. It sits on a shelf near my desk and reminds me that compelling images are as much a function of the photographer’s eye as the camera platform they use.

I still shoot with Nikon cameras, as I appreciate their fluid interface and excellent optics.

Construction

Structural work on high-rise builds, shot from the deck alongside the ironworkers and concrete crews putting it up.

Construction worker measuring rebar, high above the city skyline Crane lowering a concrete bucket to workers on a high-rise Fisheye view of workers on a high-rise construction deck
Crane lowering a concrete bucket for a pour, city skyline behind
Workers guiding a concrete bucket marked OUT, city skyline behind
Construction worker portrait with jackhammer
Construction worker's back and arm, jackhammer detail
Older construction worker portrait with jackhammer Hands adjusting a jackhammer bit, close detail
Workers pouring concrete into a foundation excavation
Agriculture

A different scale of work — grain elevators, wheat fields, and the equipment that keeps a working farm running.

Grain bins from above, aerial detail Looking up a grain bin ladder Grain silos at dusk
Wheat field at sunset, truck kicking up dust along a dirt road
Grain bins from below, looking up between them
Grain bin ladder at dusk, sky glowing pink Grain bins from above, red support beams Farm tillage equipment in a field
Big Bud tractor in a field under a blue sky
Lineup of Big Bud and Steiger tractors in a field, vintage photo
Product

The same attention to light and form, shot on location — here, a vintage Porsche 356 built for print.

Vintage Porsche 356, product shot on location, front three-quarter view Vintage Porsche 356 Panamericana racer, head-on shot on location Vintage Porsche 356, low angle shot on location Vintage Porsche 356, product shot on location