By Kim Carpenter
Communications Manager, LDT
Since Lansing Delta Township is GM’s newest assembly plant, our team is used to having their picture taken. We have been featured in both local and national publications, so we know how to say “cheese.” Given all our experience with photographers, we also know what people like to take pictures of:
- In the Body Shop, photographers go for the robots and the weld flash.In General Assembly, it’s the glass cell where we install the windshield; the marriage area where the automated guided vehicles support our team members as we marry the engine to the frame with precision; and the light booth on the final line for great glamour shots of our new crossovers under the bright lights.
So when I got the call requesting permission for a group of
Lansing
Community College (LCC) students to come to the plant for a class project in September, I expected our team to experience the typical “one-two-three-shoot” style of photography. But with the first snap of the shutter, I learned these students had a different idea of what makes a great shot. In fact, these photography students viewed this project as an amazing perspective.
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