Today’s Post by Joe Farace
Canada’s Labour Day is also celebrated on the first Monday of September. More than 80 countries, such as France, celebrate International Workers’ Day on May 1 that is the old European holiday of May Day, and several other countries have chosen their own dates for a Labor Day.
Here is the America, Labor Day is generally thought of as a day commemorating the last throes of summer (although that actually won’t officially happen until September 21) and is celebrated by people having cookouts on the grille and generally kicking back and enjoying having a Monday off.
In reality, Labor Day is a celebration of the American labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of workers who have added to the strength, prosperity and well-being of their country.
How Mary Made this Shot: Mary photographed this welder for a commercial assignment for a heavy equipment company’s brochure emphasizing the services they provide. Shot with a Hasselblad 500CM and (I think) Carl Zeiss 150mm f/4 as part of series that was bracket at different shutter seeds. Electronic flash was used as the main light. Shot on film with Kodak Ektachrome.
For another look at what Labor Day means to me, along with a tribute to my Dad visit my car photography blog and click on this post for some memories of my father.