A Major Update to Our Website

Our major website redesign, crafted with planners, producers, and marketing stakeholders in mind, delivers greater clarity to our...

Another amazing year in event, conference, convention and incentive program photography

2025 was a fantastic year for us, and we're thankful for all our clients, planners, venues and our...

Announcing Our Tara’s Wellness Sanctuary Raffle Prize Giveaway!

At Orange Photography, we believe in creating meaningful experiences — not only through the images we capture, but...

Welcoming Two New Top Shooters to the Orange Photography Team

We’re excited to announce the addition of two powerhouse creatives to the Orange Photography team: Dustin and Malcolm Wallace....

2024 Video Project Highlights

In 2024, Orange Photography had the honor of working on several exciting video projects that brought unique events...

Non-Profit Showcase: Duke Lemur Center

Ever since I was young, I was fascinated with lemurs and years ago learned about the Duke University...

How to Make Effective Videos for Event Planners & Marketers – Tips and Techniques

In this article we dive deeper into how to make effective videos that lead to more engagement and...

Twitter, @x and Orange Photography – a behind the scenes look

Well last week was quite a whirlwind and Orange got a lot of attention since one of our...

What’s been happening in San Francisco Event Photography?

We always enjoy the fact that we get to experience so many different types of events and often...

Welcome back Norm!

Like the drinking buddy from Cheers, we're ecstatic to welcome back Norm (as in Normalcy!) in our industry....

Southwest Highlights

 The second segment of my epic road trip was in the Southwest and even though it was in...

Leveraging the Current Environment with Custom Stock Photography

So what’s a great way to emerge out of the pandemic and let your audience know that you’re...

Orange Photography co-founder’s pandemic photo journal featured

Check out the feature here and also a feature commissioned by Mission Local that was published in April...

Thank You MPINCC For The Partner Of The Year Honoree!

We're very honored to receive the Partner of the Year Award from Meeting Professionals International Northern California Chapter...

Video: The Women’s Building – Impacting The Local Community

We’re so proud to have recently produced a video for The Women’s Building located in San Francisco! As...

The Events Industry in the Age of the Coronavirus

As we’ve all seen, events have been cancelled at an alarming rate over concern of the virus spreading...

Video: Girls In Tech Gala

Tech Trends: Emergence of Video Marketing and Why It Has Become So Powerful

eBay at PRIDE: Creating Videos That Highlight Company Culture

WWF Bridging the Gap Between Climate Change and the Youth

Back in September 2018, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) joined in the first ever Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco to...

Beyond the Office

During our transition to being a virtual company, I took the opportunity to reexamine my own situation after...

Facial Recognition Technology at Intel’s Award Reception

Event photography can either be a great asset or a big headache for organizations because guests will want...

Green Business Awards at the California Academy of Sciences

We’re very proud to be part of the San Francisco Green Business Program which itself is part of...

New Year = Changes

As a new year is upon us we are happy to have wrapped up 2018 with such a...

Happy Hour at the Hibernia

As we approached The Hibernia at 1 Jones Street, I knew instantly that we were in for a...

Looking Forward, Giving Back 2018

As part of our Giving Back program, we’ve been associated with First Exposures for years and it’s one...

Conference Photography Services – what you need to know…

As a conference photography services agency, we’ve shot hundreds of conferences and conventions over the years.  Through all...

Night at the Circus with Standard Party Rentals

It’s Polaroid Week – and what is a Polaroid exactly?

Instant photography was a popular thing a while back but has recently picked up in popularity and it’s...

New CMYK Photo Booth!

  We have been very busy tinkering in the studio to create and showcase some new, and colorful,...

Y&YY 2017

So I finally made it out to Yes & Yes Yes, a sort of ‘un-conference‘, as it will...

Leveraging Video – how to get the most out of it!

As a still and motion photography studio we’ve seen how much more video is being used lately and...

Drones and events – an interview with drone pilot Eddie Codel

dones and events are a trend that is only gaining traction - we look at some of the...

Featured Vendor – Hyatt Place San Jose

We were super happy to spend a few days photographing the beautiful Hyatt Place Hotel in downtown San...

Platon: Abstract: The Art of Design

Finally got around to watching Abstract: The Art of Design’s Season one, episode 7 which featured photographer Platon.  I’ve...

Orange Annual Team Summit

With the new year in full swing, Orange spent a much needed sunny Wednesday recapping our successes and...

Talent Profile: Alex Lexson | San Francisco

Alex Lexson is yet another associate who earned her stripes by working as part of our internal team. Her...

What the holidays mean…

At Orange we’re always so busy during the holidays since we photograph a ton of holiday parties and do...

Help-Portrait 2016 with First Exposures

We again participated in Help-Portrait this year donating printers to print the donated portraits. We're sharing Help-Portrait 2016...

World Evolved Animated GIF Photo Booth

WeWork brought out their enthusiastic Halloween spirit in our custom GIF photo booth! Take a look at their admirable costume game under colored lighting...

Event Photography Ideas: California Meetings + Events

We’re excited about the Fall 2016 issue of California Meetings + Events! On the cover they call out Picture...

Inspirational reading for photographers: Brené Brown and Austin Kleon

Inspiration is something every creative we know has struggled with from time to time.  We’re the same and...

Orange Gets Away

  Every summer Orange tries to take a couple days off and go on our annual retreat. We...

Meet our Studio Assistants

Everyone who makes up our internal Orange team can be found on our About Us page, but there...

Orange Runs Relay for Life

Over this past weekend, Orange Photography had the pleasure of doing our part in the fight against cancer....

Orange Covers Super Bowl 50!

Orange Photography tackled Super Bowl 50 at  Levi’s Stadium! Our team had a great time photographing pregame parties...

Spring at First Exposures

A day out with First Exposures, a San Francisco-based, nationally recognized youth mentoring program that strives to make...

Arcade Expo 2.0 and INDISC Pinball

This past weekend was Arcade Expo 2.0 and we made the jaunt down to Banning, CA to check...

Help This Lady Find Her Furever Home

Meet Bright Eyes. This sweet, 5.5 year old Welsh Corgi mix was our special guest last Friday courtesy of the SF...

San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Winterfest

As a San Francisco Green Business, we have been fans of what the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition has...

Orange Goes Outside

I think most people can say, they spend a huge amount of time at a desk, in front...

Flightcar Review

Recently I traveled for a shoot in Texas and needed a car.  FlightCar popped up as an option...

Project Pinball at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital

Last week we were very excited to be on hand for Project Pinball dedicating a Stern Star Trek...

Inspirational reading for photographers: Brené Brown and Austin Kleon

Inspiration is something every creative we know has struggled with from time to time.  We’re the same and...

Hog Island Oyster Farm tour

Recently we returned to Hog Island Oyster Co. up in Marshall, CA on the beautiful Northern California coast....

Google Photos App / Quick Review

Yesterday we covered Google I/O and were pretty impressed with some of the announcements they made and of...

Orange Photography goes Droning

In this day and age we’ve all had those moments where we feel like we’ve been dropped into...

Bespoke event venue opening at Westfield SF

We were very excited to collaborate again with Westfield and DPEM | Event Marketing for the latest and...

Github Dodgeball and Rocket Fuel Olympics Build Comradery

Bonding with your coworkers doesn’t have to be at happy hour. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy chatting...

Orange Teams Up with Kicks LA and Converse for New Store Launch

Kicks LA recently unveiled a new store location in Los Angeles. To spread the word of the opening, Kicks...

Back to the Future themed parties are THE hot trend for 2015!

Do you know where you’ll be on October 21, 2015?  Chances are it’ll be a Back to the...

Mini Review: On Photography by Susan Sontag

This isn’t so much a review since On Photography has been out for so long and should be...

Top Five Event Entertainment Ideas for 2015!

Did you see a ton of cool stuff at your company holiday party this past month?  I know...

LOMO INSTANT Review

We got our new LOMO’INSTANT just before the holidays so of course had to take it out and...

Company Holiday Party Tips – Do’s and Don’ts and Photobooth ideas

Funnily enough The Bold Italic beat us to this (How to Survive Your Company Holiday Party) but we...

2014 Summer Offsite Retreat

Orange Photography is made up of a really hard working group of people.  Not only do we have...

Levi’s Stadium Ribbon Cutting Photo Ops

Yesterday we were on hand as Levi’s® Stadium – Home of the San Francisco 49ers had their ribbon cutting.  It...

Orange Photography Announces Partnership with 1% for the Planet

We’re excited to announce that we’ve joined 1% for the Planet (1%), pledging to donate 1% of annual sales...

Video Pro Bono Program looking for Local Non-Profit

As you may know, our Video Department at Orange has grown this past year with the popularity of...

Farewell Don!

This week we lost a dear friend in Don Anderson.  Don was a mentor at First Exposures which...

Happy Beer Week!

San Francisco Beer Week has been growing by leaps and bounds every year and we’ve been fortunate enough...

Rip-Tie velcro® straps to keep you organized

I’m sure a bunch of people will have New Years resolutions to be more organized and as a...

Change is good: Peter Hurley The Art Behind the Headshot

Chances are if you are a portrait photographer you’ve seen or heard of Peter Hurley.  If you haven’t...

Bill Gates on Philanthropy

Last week we photographed Bill Gates talking about philanthropy and a host of other subjects at the AirBnB...

Slow Motion Photo Booth for Comedy Central ROAST of James Franco

WEC 2014 Retouching Coupon

Use the coupon code ‘WEC2014’ at the check out process before August 31 2014 to receive FREE retouching...

Salesforce Appreciation Event

Book Review Imagine How Creativity Works

Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer is a good book for photographers since it delves into creativity and...

Studio Booth or Photo Booth?

Studio booth or Photo booth? Having trouble deciding what kind of experience to give your guests? Or still...

Visit Denmark!

We got to work this event that Key Events put on for Visit Denmark and SAS Airlines and...

Become an Orange Ambassador!

  We are forever grateful of the loyalty and genuine referrals we have received throughout the years. Now,...

Alexis + Patrick

See the photos now on our facebook page

Speakeasy photo booth

A great theme for a photo booth is a speakeasy photo booth .  What better place to do...

Chrystina + Richard Wedding

ISES-NCC Education program: The Psychology of Events by Kevin White

Photographing events gives us a pretty broad exposure into the world of how events are run and how...

Reagan 5th Birthday

The new Speakeasy Tap Room!

You may have heard that Speakeasy has a new taproom designed by Kelly Malone and we finally checked...

Sonya + Zack’s Wedding Studio Booth

7th San Francisco Green Business Awards Reception

We were super excited to attend and shoot this event since we were getting our new plaque for...

Associate happy hour and photo booth fun!

It’s Friday!  It’s San Francisco Beer Week!  In honor of that earlier this week we hosted some of...

Review: Instant The Story of Polaroid

Ever since Polaroid announced that it was done with instant photography and the Impossible Project started up, I’ve...

01.15.12 Calypso Studio Booth

Help-Portrait wrapup 2012

12.15.12 Gensler Holiday Party

12.04.12 Holiday Photo Booth at M.Y. China

Holiday photo booths are a big hit and in 2013 holiday parties are being booked up fast because...

Film Reviews: Chasing Ice, More Than the Rainbow

Two recent documentaries we’ve watched focus on two very different photographers.  The first is Chasing Ice, which follows...

Indian Weddings and Event Trends

This past week we Americans were more than ready to get together with family and gobble up a...

Heroku Halloween photo booth 10.31.2012

10.10.12 UCSF Photo Booth

Back to School, First Exposures returns!

Another school year has kicked off and that means that another year of First Exposures has kicked off...

09.06.12 Bloomingdales Lady Gaga Studio Booth

08.22.12 Orange 11th Anniversary: Cabana Photo Booth

08.22.12 Orange 11th Anniversary: Video Booth

What does retouching mean?

Orange’s guide to natural retouching. (roll over Rebecca above to see her before picture) The topic of retouching...

Event photography is great cardio!

This past weekend we covered Venue Connect 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the IAVM.  It occurred to...

Gear tip: Photoflex backdrop stands

We’ve used a lot of different gear at the studio here, but one thing we had a recent...

Shooting with the Gigapan

I remember first seeing/hearing about the Gigapan when David Bergman shot with it at President Obama’s inauguration (see...

Steam Whistle Brewery tour

  On a recent trip to photograph up in Canada, we had a chance to stop by and...

Review: My Kid Could Paint That (documentary)

Having seen Amir Bar-Lev’s other work including The Pat Tillman Story, I was compelled to finally check out...

Book Review: What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There

Successful people have little reason to change… makes sense doesn’t it? That’s sort of the gist behind Marshall...

Review: Bottle Shock

Recently I saw Sideways again during a trip up to wine country as part of an incentive trip...

05.12.12 50th Birthday Studio Booth

Productivity tools

As a growing business we’ve now got people in more than one location so we’ve been doing more...

Happy Earth Day week/end!

As a San Francisco Green Business we’ve always loved Earth Day and supported efforts to green our business...

Slap Cancer with the San Francisco Giants!

Our Social Photography program has been in high gear of late and we’re excited to be a part...

Video, iPhones and more… tools vs creativity

Now as photographers we’ve probably all heard enough of how DSLR video was revolutionizing what everyone could do...

Jewish Film Festival

Game Pop Green Screen Photo Booth

Art Basel is not the only thing going on in Miami’s art scene

On my most recent trip to Miami, I had the fortune to actually get out of South Beach...

President Barack Obama in San Francisco

We were honored to photograph President Barrack Obama during a recent fundraiser held at the Nob Hill Masonic Center.  Gene was...

Noise Pop photography

Last week  was the Noise Pop Festival where there were a ton of great bands in town. Shooting...

Gorgeous & Green Mad Men Photo Booth

At the Gorgeous and Green benefit we donated a Mad Men Photo Booth complete with Mad Men props...

Alice 97.3

Orange launches new brand, Crush

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Orange Photography celebrates launch of new brand, Crush, by announcing 10K Crush Contest on Valentine’s...

April Mistakes

ISES-NCC Biennial Vendor Showcase

We were very proud to be a part of this week’s ISES Northern California Chapter Biennial Vendor Showcase. The...

Yang Family Portraits – Palace of Fine Arts

With so many stunning backdrops to play with, the Palace of Fine Arts was the perfect location to have a...

Behind the Scenes: Help Portrait 2011

Great work & thank you to everyone who came out to Bayview Opera House for Help Portrait 2011 on December...

Joe & Nicole Get Hitched – Nicasio, CA

Nicole and Joe’s wedding took place at the historic St. Mary’s Church in Nicasio, a quaint town set in...

Review: Herb & Dorothy – A Film by Megumi Sasaki

If you don’t know who the Vogels are (and even if you do) you should definitely check out...

Momentum Cover featuring Gary Fisher

Momentum Magazine just came out with their new issue, Winter Issue #54, featuring Gary Fisher on the cover,...

Holiday Giving & Urban Sprouts

Give your office the gift of Orange. Buy 10 $250 holiday gift certificates from Orange, and get 25%...

Holiday Winter Wonderland

Dress up the kids and bring them into your office for “Bring Your Kids to Work Day” or...

ISES Happy Hour | Roe Nightclub

The International Special Events Society – Northern California Chapter (ISES – NCC) sponsored their first-ever free Networking Mixer +...

Early Birds, Book by October 30th

Holiday bookings have begun! We’re offering a Holiday Portrait Special that will be running from Oct. 1 – Dec. 1....

The rooftop Airstream RV in San Francisco

I’ve always dug that old Airstream on the roof of a building in the Tenderloin and I just...

Book Review: Tell to Win

As a small business we’re always striving to improve and this occurs on several fronts. We are always...

Nike Photo Booth

Rich Relevance

For Japan With Love – San Francisco

For Japan With Love is a benefit that has so far raised over $70K for emergency relief in...

Onward Book Review

Chances are you’ve been into a Starbucks at some point and if not, that you know the brand....

SFMOMA Family Day

Jim & Maria’s Wedding

Book Review: Purple Cow by Seth Godin

Seth Godin should be a familiar name if you are a photographer and/or marketer.  He has been writing...

Freaky bodies of bodybuilding and fitness

Now that Arnold Schwarzenegger is done with his responsibilities as Governor of California, he had more time to spend...

Documentary Review: Art & Copy (psst, just watch it!)

As photographers we are often in the same boat as the creatives who work in advertising – with...

Andres & Susan – San Francisco City Hall Wedding

Love when I can walk to a wedding shoot. We’re so lucky to have San Francisco City Hall...

Holly & Juan – Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park

I’m excited to share images from Holly and Juan’s winter wedding at Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park....

GeneX – Found Local on The Bold Italic

The Special Event 2011 wrap-up and learnings

So last week was The Special Event in Phoenix, AZ and I was honored to be a speaker...

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is awesome!

So a while back we shot an opening for the Asian Law Caucus’ new digs on Columbus.  ...

Rowena & Scott – Landmarks Tiburon Art and Garden Center Wedding

It was a bit drizzly the afternoon of their wedding, but spirits were high. Rowena was radiant! It...

Behind the Scenes of Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Official Portrait

Gene and I recently had the honor of shooting Mayor Gavin Newsom’s official portrait in City Hall. Gene,...

Tiffany and Rob’s Extremely Fun Wedding

Tiffany and Rob had an amazingly fun time at the Casa de la Vista on treasure island! Since...

If you like Orange, you’ll love WHORANGE!

We’ve been following the WHORANGE blog for a while. The folks there do a fantastic job curating all...

Serendipity and Preparedness in wedding photography

Well, actually, this applies to all sorts of photography but more so any type of photography that has less controlled...

Views and Brews: World Series Game 2 Atop Anchor Brewing Company

Our neighbors from around the corner called last week to have us capture a special World Series 2010...

Anna & Ray’s Wedding

Dexter Photo Booth Fun – Loveable Serial Killers

At Orange Photography, our public face is that of a socially responsible, green friendly, hardworking and fun, full...

Action:Reaction – wedding photography from both sides of the aisle

or in this case, alley… I feel like the only times I end up in a photo that...

Hanna & Dong’s wedding – Palo Alto Garden Court Hotel

These two had a large ceremony in Korea a couple weeks prior, so they were able to relax...

Julia & Kevin’s Wedding at Mill Valley Outdoor Art Club

Julia and Kevin were married at the charming Mill Valley Outdoor Art Club, a lovely Bernard Maybeck structure...

Kevin & Emily’s Wedding

Meet Kevin and Emily! They had a lovely wedding at the charming and historic Webb Barn in Wethersfield,...

Orange Team Plays Hooky, Bowling Ensues

It’s that time of year again, time for the annual team offsite! The Orange Team headed for the...

Eytan & Reva Engagement Session

Check out a few photos from our engagement session in Santa Cruz. Eytan and Reva chose this scenic...

The Haberdash: A Men’s Fashion Show & Party

A few pics snapped on Wednesday – The good folks over at The Bold Italic have assembled many...

Jenn & Fred Engagement Shoot

Engagement sessions are a great way to get to know the couple before their wedding. We three got...

Sofia Outtakes

I usually suggest to clients to do baby/kid portraits on location/at home but Sofia came into our studio....

Hyphen Magazine T-Shirt Shoot

Look at that munchkin! Back in May, Natalie helped me out with a t-shirt shoot for Hyphen Magazine....

Zenfolio interviews Orange about event photography

Recently, Zenfolio posted a blog entry where they interviewed me about event photography. It was fun talking to...

Nicole and Shaheen

If you’ve never been to the San Francisco City Club, you’ve been missing out on a treasure: a...

Ayaka & Ryo – Japanese wedding details

Ayaka and Ryo are from Japan. They planned everything for their Bay Area wedding while overseas, so the...

Erin & Matthew

Erin and Matt got married in late April, and throughout the day I was praying that my wife...

Hipstamatic + Mexico City

I have this camera app, Hipstamatic, on my phone that filters everything through its lens to create Holga...

ISES Napa-Sonoma Presidents Award

We were both surprised and honored to receive a Presidents Award from the Napa-Sonoma Chapter of ISES earlier...

Adria & Wayne – St. Francis Yacht Club

Adria and Wayne got hitched at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco. Blue skies and blue...

Chip Conley’s new book

If you work in hospitality in the Bay Area then you most likely know (or should know) who...

Anchor Brewery press coverage

So the big news has been out for a bit now, but we were on hand to take...

Sarah Silverman backstage and on City Arts & Lectures

We’ve said it many times before that one of the great things about shooting events is the variety...

Successful First Exposures photobooth and auction!

The First Exposures program is one we’ve supported for quite some time.  I remember first thinking about doing...

Marriage, and the Baby Carriage

We recently had the pleasure of reconnecting with two of our 2008 wedding couples to capture the next...

Gorgeous Design, Food & People.

Wedding 360 from Orange Photography on Vimeo. One last highlight from Wedding 360’s The Academy for Planners +...

3rd & 22nd

If you haven’t heard, we moved! We loved our 5 years downtown on Howard and will miss many...

Happy Birthday Gene!

Though he’s in Seattle shooting this weekend, we’re still sending on the birthday love. Happy Birthday Gene, hope...

Badminton, baby!

Spring is here and in Sausalito it seems like the weather is always gorgeous and one spot we’ve...

Point and Shoot digital camera review: Pentax Optio W80 underwater camera

Being professional photographers, one of the most common questions we get is: “What’s a good point and shoot...

Orange Industry Reception

Now that I have your attention with some food photos… Last week we hosted one last bash at...

2010 Event Solutions Spotlight Awards!

So we were super honored to be a finalist for “Event Supplier of the Year” in the 2010...

Photo Booth & Baby Games?

This past Sunday Jack and I had our baby shower for Uma at the studio. Everyone from the...

WWF’s Year of the Tiger at the Asian Art Museum

Tuesday night we covered the WWF’s Year of the Tiger event at the Asian Art Museum. One of...

Sunrise to Sunset – Orange at Work & Play at Silver Oak Winery

This past weekend, Orange was happy to partake in Silver Oak’s 2010 Winter Release Party. Part of The...

Show and Tell: Things I Saw in Asia

The Power of Google and Cheap Tickets

Last week I received a call from Florian of Germany. He told me that he was going to...

Makin Whoopie fundraiser!

This past weekend we were excited to have donated a live auction item and sponsored a photobooth for...

Firefox & Nokia are heading your way

We all enjoyed the in-studio shoot last week for Firefox mobile’s Press Reviewers Guide. (You’ll notice the screens...

Hartmann Studio’s Designer Showcase

We were glad to partner up Hartmann Studios for their designer showcase. Tasty food, wine, and plenty of...

Catherine and Kieran

Catherine and Kieran celebrated their wedding day all around San Francisco. The bridesmaids looked stunning in pink with...

Sonja and Steven

A sweet wedding took place at City Hall right here in San Francisco between Sonja and Steven. These...

Family Portrait Charity Model Search Contest

Are you North America’s Cutest Family? We’re giving you the opportunity to prove it! Orange Photography is participating...

New beginnings

_shifu, our official dog, dresses for his own transformation Please excuse the non super polished version of our...

A Groovy Holiday at Silver Oak

The wonderful folks at Silver Oak had one of the best holiday party themes this season! We know...

Platon’s portraits of world leaders

Listen to Platon’s commentary! This guy does amazing work and I loved his shots of Craig Newmark and...

Aimee and Max

Aimee and Max are clearly a charming couple with a lot of spirit and a great sense of...

Let the Holiday Parties begin!

Well we’ve got a ton of holiday parties on deck this year and the cheer has already started...

Dining By Design – DIFFA

Yesterday evening, Design Industry Foundation Fighting AIDS put on their annual Dining by Design gala at the San...

Happy 100th, KCBS!

Last Friday, KCBS celebrated their 100th year right here in San Francisco at the beautiful Palace Hotel. We...

Twilight: New Moon cast stops by San Francisco

A selected number of fans got the chance to step into the spotlight with Kellan Lutz and Ashley...

Linda and Mike

This couple was definitely having a good time on their wedding day. Here’s a preview of all the...

Non-stop shooting and maintaining your creativity

Wow, October has been insane and we’d like to stay on top of our blog but it’s almost...

Kari and Berndt

These two held their ceremony and reception at Axis Cafe in Potrero Hill in San Francisco. It looked...

Alicia & Adam

These two got hitched at the very elegant estate and grounds of Hacienda de la Flores in Moraga,...

Martin Cooper, inventor of the first cellphone

‘Do you feel lucky?’ Well, do ya punk?

Last month, we had the pleasure of photographing a Scotia Bank VIP event. None other than Mr. Clint...

SFMOMA Teen Mural Project

Currently up on the second floor of SFMOMA is a small exhibit documenting the teen mural project advised...

Orange’s Eighth Anniversary – Photobooth Recap

Thanks to all who came out and made it special. It’s good to know the studio doesn’t smell...

Long Exposure Night Photos

Here are a few outtakes from the shoot for our eighth anniversary party invite. We used a digital...

celebrate eight

Can you believe? Orange Photography is turning eight!

Golden Gate Bridge photographed at Night (with Jupiter and an almost full moon)

So I was coming back to the City last night from shooting a fantastic wedding up in Sonoma...

Muscular Dystrophy Association 2nd Annual Stars of San Francisco

Tonight we shot the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s 2nd Annual Stars of San Francisco at the Fairmont Hotel on...

Verna & Ray

St. Hilary’s Landmark is located on a hillside in Tiburon, CA and seems to be such an ideal...

Enjoy All the Smiles with Audrey and Bryan

A beautiful ceremony and reception at the The Tavern at Lark Creek – take a peek at Audrey...

Tim and Patty’s Wedding Day

The bride and groom could not look any happier on their special day. The weather was perfect for...

dribblenaut launch party!

Dribblenaut is a new space on the web for those who appreciate wine and want to discover how...

Hyphen Magazine Summer Party

SF-based Hyphen Magazine is blowing up 111 Minna next Friday with a big ol summer party to celebrate...

Hartmann Studios

Our images we shot for the new Hartmann furniture collection are now up on their site! Go check...

Happy Birthday Andria!

Andria had her birthday on Friday before she went on vacation to Vancouver, so we hope you are...

Thank You MPINCC

We must extend our thanks to MPINCC for honoring us with the Supplier of the Year Award at...

Claudia and Turan – Black, White and Red All Over

Deep red roses, elegant strapless black gowns, the beautiful gothic church of St. Anne’s – its picture perfect....

Cathy and Brian’s Sonoma Wedding – The Sweetest Thing

Check out Cathy and Brian’s beautiful wedding day shot by Vasna. The location was charming and picturesque, at...

Poladroid

Poladroid is a ridiculously easy-to-use piece of software that you can download for free. You drag in any...

Elle Driver versus Julia Butterly Hill

My favorite Daryl Hannah character was Elle Driver of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad in Kill Bill, so...

Portraits from Bike to Work Day!

A few portraits from yesterday at the studio – thanks to all the bikers that dropped by for...

Bay to Breakers 2009 Photo booth action!

Yep, it’s that time of year again and we’ll be back out on the street to help you...

William Clinton Fundriaser

On Earth Day, the Wednesday before the Orange fundraiser party, Jack had the opportunity to see how it’s...

Cavallo Point Cooking School/team building/education & Smart Meetings

We were on hand at The Smart Meeting hosted by Smart Meetings magazine this week and it was...

Photo of the Month and Spring Promotion!

Each month we aim to bring you an amazing image and an equally impressive discount on Orange Photography...

bring on the night!

Last night there was this Kelvin–Helmholtz instability (thanks Chris Noessel!) that I noticed while walking outside in the...

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco – Loving the Nightlife

Ever notice how beautiful museums are? Not just all of the gorgeous items housed inside, but the museum...

SOMA businesses thrive! Gama-Go opens retail store…

Our friends over at Gama-Go recently opened up a retail store so you can now buy and check...

Mary & Evan

Gene photographed Mary and Evan in Sausalito, California on a drizzly but beautiful Saturday in March. Overcast days...

Portfolio magazine photography & more on entrepreneurship

Last night we shot an event at 111 Minna Gallery for Conde Nast’s Portfolio magazine and the Commonwealth...

Product Shoot at Orange

Today we’ve got a product shoot going on at the studio and if you were on Tehama you...

Ice Cold!

Americans who are into Nature and preservation made it out to this year’s National Fish and Wildlife Foundation...

We Are Fans of All Things Cuddly and Cute

Lulu, Napa, California, 2008 – Photo by Jack Huynh I couldn’t resist posting this shot that Jack recently...

Genome talk with WIRED magazine…

One of the coolest things about shooting events is learning and meeting people you probably would not have...

Save $10 on any order over $30

To redeem this coupon, enter the coupon code: Save10 Enter the above code during check out (sorry, just...

Covering our Governator’s own bodybuilding event

Some of you may know that I shoot a lot of physique photography and in particular bodybuilding and...

Dynamo Donut

I walked into the studio this morning and was immediately hit with the smell of freshly brewed coffee...

Meet and Greet with Ronnie Lott

That’s our very own Jack Huynh, giving a fist pump to hall-of-famer NFL superstar (and former SF 49er)...

Crunch Fitness at Infusion Lounge & the Canon 5D Mark II

So last night I went to Infusion Lounge and met up with Phillip Gums of JE Model and...

Fail Party: Econo-Fail event photos

So Fail Party 2: EconoFail was quite the success and people celebrated various forms of failure and special...

Haworth and Pablo Designs

I recently did some interior work for Haworth and had the chance to connect with Pablo of Pablo...

Heroes & Hearts @ Union Square

We’ve shot the Heroes and Hearts benefit several times and this year the design looked fantastic. Here’s a...

Gearing up for the AIDS ride…

So we’re getting ready to sponsor Jack on his AIDS/LifeCycle 8 ride and I test mounted a magic...

Behind the Scenes at the Inauguration

Newsweek photographer Charles Ommanney had access to Obama before the inauguration and there’s a pretty cool slideshow on...

re:new for SF MOMA

Just tooting our own horn a bit. Look out for our photography in your SF MOMA membership renewal...

Young Barack and Michelle Obama

I thought this was a sweet photo. Unfortunately, I don’t have a photo credit. Any guesses as to...

SF Mayor Newsom’s Facebook Profile Image

I sent this image along to Mayor Newsom’s inaguration committee about a year ago. It seems they liked...

Here Comes the Guide and San Francisco Wedding Fair

We’re proud to be featured in the 2009 Northern California Here Comes the Guide. If you’re unfamiliar with...

Happy New Year!

Wow, what a year 2008 was.  We were busy growing Orange and got to see and photograph such...

Happy Holidays from Orange Photography!

A quick shot of San Francisco’s Holiday skyline from Treasure Island.  I didn’t even realize Coit Tower was...

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Current  promotions available on Zenfolio  -Orange’s  printing/fulfillment partner. Free Shipping Before completing your check out,  type “freeship” in ...

Torey & Khalid

Some people are so photogenic it just ain’t fair. Torey and Khalid are two such people. You may...

Elizabeth & Seth

After tying the knot in August, these two just embarked on a year long sailing trip. Last I...

Andi & Jeff

I have fallen behind on posting new weddings and I know you all can not get enough of...

View from Marin Headlands of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge

So this past week was incredibly busy so we apologize for not updating our blog as much. On...

Guinness Book of World Record Largest Irish Whisky at the Buena Vista featuring Tullamore Dew

Here’s Michael Carden, general manager, and Buena Vista owner Bob Freeman looking through the World’s largest Irish Coffee...

Group shots at AT&T Park

Here’s Myleen laying down the rules for a group shot of about 45 people yesterday at AT&T Park. ...

Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion 2008

Another wonderful fashion event put on by Gen Art at the very photogenic Regency Center Grand Ballroom. Have...

Orange sponsors Taste of the Bay benefit

Earlier this week we shot the Taste of the Bay benefit for the Hospitality Management Program at San...

Full Circle Fund sponsorship by Orange Photography

Once again this year as part of our Social Photography philanthropic program, we’ll be one of the sponsors...

Beautiful Elopement

So this weekend I got to shoot a wonderful couple up in Olema at the Bear Valley Inn...

Holiday Event Photography

Yep, tis almost the season. Christmas cards are already popping up at Walgreens and we’re already starting to...

Macy’s Passport photo booth video

Here’s a little clip of our extremely popular live projection/feed that we can pair up with our photo...

American Express Photo Booths at Macy’s Passport 2008

So tonight we shot at Macy’s Passport for American Express.  We set up two photo booths using officially...

Bill Nye @ Chabot’s 125th

We’ve been incredibly busy so we apologize for the delay in updating our blog. Anyhow, this past weekend...

Post Labor Day notes…

So it was a busy weekend at the Orange studios with the traditionally busy wedding weekend of Labor...

Stars of San Francisco Muscular Dystrophy benefit @ the Fairmont Penthouse

Last night we sponsored the Stars of San Francisco Muscular Dystrophy event up in the Penthouse at the...

Mark & Dennis

Mark and Dennis were married at San Francisco City Hall. I love the candid shots Jack captured. The...

Our own rock star photographer: Andria Lo

So we’re proud that our very own Andria Lo will be participating in an exhibition at SOMArts later...

Beijing Olympian Leila Ben-Youssef – Pole Vault – Tunisia

I actually shot a few meets that Leila competed in while she was at Stanford and so it...

There’s First Class and then there’s Emirates!

As they said in the Chronicle’s article – it’s like ‘Pimp My Ride’ on a jet. I guess...

Shweta & Vinayak

Yes yes… more weddings to share. We have been busy shooting and editing so it’s time to show...

Jennifer & Kenny

Congratulations to these two. Jack shot their wedding up in Sonoma. Completely utterly gorgeous, right? [autoviewer=5,600,450] Myleen told...

Tuesday at Orange Photography Studios – yoga and filming

So today was quite the busy day starting things off with a PR shoot for a financial services...

ORANGE PHOTOGRAPHY NOMINATED FOR ISES ESPRIT AWARDS

ORANGE PHOTOGRAPHY NOMINATED FOR ISES ESPRIT AWARDS International Special Events Society Gene X. Hwang, a founder of Orange...

Lighting Workshop with Glenn Matsumura

In June, we hosted a couple of Fotovision lighting workshops taught by Glenn Matsumura. I was able to...

CollegeTrack Fundraiser at Pixar Studios

Well look who hit up our Wall-E photostation… It’s Chris Tucker lookin suave in a white suit. He...

Alison & Josh

Gene finished putting the artistic touches on Alison and Josh’s wedding photos. They very recently tied the knot...

Michelle & Ian’s Wedding

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Here we come in… Here Comes the Guide

It will be a while, but we’ll have this full-page ad coming out in the new Here Comes...

Black and White Ball 2008

Perhaps a couple of weeks ago you passed by the Civic Center and noticed it gloriously lit up...

welcome megaphone

We acquired a megaphone this week – a most useful device. It has already boosted productivity in the...

Gyros revisited

So this past weekend during First Exposures mentoring I was out taking photos with one of the mentees...

Bay to Breakers 2008

They’re up! Check out the photos from Bay to Breakers 2008. Can you believe all this happened before...

Creativity Explored 25th Anniversary Benefit

Last night Creativity Explored had their 25th Anniversary Benefit at Foreign Cinema. The event had a silver theme...

Flowers | Weddings – San Francisco Bay Area

Last weekend we shot a wedding down in San Jose and when you do a lot of weddings...

Catching Lighting

So flying back from Costa Rica above El Salvador I saw this storm cloud out the airplane window....

AdAuthority Launch Party

Last night AdAuthority had a party at Slide that packed the club. DJ Scotty Boy flew in from...

Ghana Youth Photo Project Fundraiser @ 111 Minna!

Ghana Youth Photo Project Fundraiser @ 111 Minna!

Film (analog) and the romanticism of vignetting

One of the things that’s obvious with digital when it first came out was the lack of vignetting...

Photo booths with on-site printing

So we do a lot of photo booths at various corporate, private and social events. This was a...

American Conservatory Theater Opening night – Na zdorovia!

Last night was the opening night at ACT and there was a performance of Nikolai Gogol’s The Government...

Amy Arbus at Orange!

We will be hosting “Portraits Without Walls” that Fotovision is putting on here at the studios the weekend...

Bark & Whine Ball Photo Booth

We were a sponsor for the Bark & Whine Ball, the only ball you can bring your best...

Arnold again…

So another year another Arnold Classic to cover. This year was the 20th annual competition and it’s really...

Deniz & Chris’ wedding – Dog Patch Studios

So Deniz and Chris got married this past weekend and it was my first wedding of the 2008...

Crowden Music Center

Their gala event on Saturday, March 1st, will be our first time working with the Crowden Music Center...

Green Screen event photography

This past Saturday we were on hand to do some more green screen event photography up in Oakville...

a new wedding album

Coffee-table book albums have been really popular with the wedding clients lately. They’re like those gorgeous hardcover photobooks...

Cuba Libre? Mojito?

I love the focus these guys have on their drinks!

It’s National Mentoring Month

So January is National Mentoring Month. At Orange we’re participating in First Exposures, which is a mentoring program...

Mayor Newsom’s inauguration

We were hired by the mayor’s swearing in committee to cover Mayor Newsom’s 2nd inauguration. Even though there...

The Knot, Real Wedding

Lea and Gene’s wedding, one of my clients from 2006, is being showcased in the latest issue of...

2007 Weddings

Jack 2007/2006 Weddings Vasna Paul & Brooke Max & Xenia Mindy & Kevin Hadley & Felix Joel &...

Jan. 2008 SFiS

Check out the latest issue of SFiS. There are several shots inside from a fashion show that Jack...

Ann and Gordon Getty’s Birthday and Holiday party

This shot was taken by Geoff Callan who insisted that there be a shot of the photographer so...

Green Screen Photography for Holiday Parties

Green screen photography is a really popular type of event photography that we do here at Orange. During...

Imaging USA schedule posted

If you’ve received the latest copy of PDN or Professional Photographer magazine (or one of the many other...

illumina genome analyzer

Today we did a shoot for illumina. This is part of their team with their 200th Genome Analyzer....

Compassionate Chefs Cafe

Myleen and I donated part of our lazy Sunday to shoot this year’s Compassionate Chefs Cafe at the...

Yum: wedding caterers

So we shoot lots of weddings here at Orange and of course you get to eat a wide...

Powdered Toast Man @ Holy Cow!

Having been a fan of Ren & Stimpy from years ago, I was psyched to see Powdered Toast...

Control/Anton Corbijn

Photographer Anton Corbijn’s debut as a director is Control, a biopic about Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis,...

More Olympians and Best-Selling authors

We shoot a lot of events and popular speakers are Olympians. For some reason we seem to get...

Girlstock

Orange was on hand to capture the 5th Annual Girlstock in downtown Oakland as part of our social...

Moon over the strip…

Well it’s been insane of late as things have taken Orange all over the World. Spain last week...

Olafur Eliasson Opening at SFMOMA

Olafur Eliasson’s exhibition opening was tonight at SFMOMA and the museum was packed with folks checking out his...

So it really is Orange Photography Day!

So we got a proclamation from the Mayor’s Office today and it really is Orange Photography Day! This...

Fresh Faces and Fashion Week

So Fashion Week in San Francisco is here and Gen Art hosted the Fresh Faces in Fashion Show...

VMware goes public!

So today one of our clients, VMware, went public and we were at their new HQ in Palo...

Juliana Jade

This past weekend I was covering the USA Figure and Bodybuilding Championships. I had met Juliana in Seattle...

The View from the Bay…

Last month was a blur. One of the neat things that I was reminded of was the great...

NYC photography

I remember reading about NYC considering requiring permitting for photography anywhere in the city (even on regular streets)...

Play Ball!

Today we kicked off shooting a bunch of the various festivities for Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game which...

Best of the Bay 2007

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our photo booth at San Francisco Magazine’s Best of the Bay Area...

at work…

My friend Walt Ostarly took this series of shots of me working while covering the 2007 Junior Nationals...

The Governator and da Mayor

Today our Governor was in town as a guest of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. He was...

Bay to breakers 07

Another successful year with our photo station set up on the sidewalk. fortunately(?), there were so many people...

Bay to Breakers!

It’s that time of the year again – Bay to Breakers – and once again we’ll have our...

boys & girls club

in the midst of all our busyness, i found some time to reminded myself why i took up...

First Fridays – Phoenix, AZ, USA (photo by Betsy Schneider)

Having a few days in between my shoots, I was lucky enough to find out about First Fridays...

planet b-boy

I’m in NY for the week and have been able to snap photos of some incredible breakdancers. For...

Favorite tool of the trade

_after _before With the volume of work they do, while trying to maintain a high standard of artistic...

Boogie Knights

Last night we shot the Boogie Knights event at Poleng Lounge. 7×7 Magazine and Smirnoff hosted the party...

Smile!

So I took this shot at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero today for a shoot and loved how it...

Florida Everglades

Today we went out on the Everglades on an airboat tour run by Miccosukee Indian Johnny Tigertail. It...

An Orange Day…

After a crazy start to the year we were finally able to take the whole studio out for...

2007 CityBeat Luncheon

Today we shot the annual San Francisco Chamber of Commerce’s CityBeat Luncheon. The mayor was there as usual...

Headshot setup

So this is the setup we used today for our headshots. This is quite a typical setup that...

CityBeat Luncheon

We’ll be covering the annual San Francisco Chamber of Commerce’s CityBeat Luncheon on the 19th of March. Look...

Splendora’s new site…

So the new Splendora site has launched and we’re honored for them to have us in the wedding...

Crash!

On the way back from an event tonight I passed by this wreck on Oak Street. It was...

Orange to host Fotovision, Magnum photographer Alex Webb and Fastback Book Awards

So we’re honored to be hosting a great event that Fotovision is putting on featuring Master Photographers: Alex...

Petting Alligators

One of the many cool things about being a photographer is the access you have to events you...

Nordstrom gives back

We shot a nice event at Nordstrom recently which was the Nordstrom Scholarship Awards. The company gives scholarships...

Team Effort

This week we were shooting in San Diego for a large corporate gig. We’ve worked with Mark Ross...

Anna and the Elephant

The weather in Las Vegas was a bit cooler than we anticipated so we had to adjust but...

Our city hall…

We’re lucky to have such a nice City Hall building here in San Francisco. We’ve photographed many weddings,...

Free WPPI passes!

Once again Orange will have a booth at WPPI and we’ve got free passes to the show as...

“Where’s Waldo?” a poem

So an astute reader pointed out that I was in a photo in Swells, Catherine Bigelow’s society column,...

Holiday Parties part deux

More holiday party fun…

Gellin’

Had a chance to shoot someone in one of our Orange Exposure tank tops at the studio on...

Shining

Lately I’ve been out at Shine quite a bit. This past Saturday night after shooting the Branson School...

Orange to be featured again on KGO Channel 7

Last night Orange was on hand at 7×7 Magazine‘s Bring on the Night photography award and benefit party...

Party Ideas

Working in the hospitality and events industry we come across a lot of interesting stuff. Ice bars seem...

halloween

I can’t remember the last time I’ve been around kids on Halloween but it’s definitely a fun spectacle....

Dirtybird at Shine

Last night I had a rare night off so I had dinner with my friend Julie for a...

Our beautiful city

Tonight I shot a private event at the Hotel Vitale and the view there is really nice especially...

Stanlee Gatti’s brain…

So I shot the Artists Ball at Yerba Buena and it was a party aptly titled Stanlee’s Brain...

Professional Photographer magazine features Orange!

So Professional Photographer magazine featured one of the Orange crew in their “It Happened to Me” section in...

San Francisco Magazine Fallfest – Wells Fargo First Class Lounge

Today we shot at the Wells Fargo First Class Lounge at San Francisco Magazine’s FallFest down at Justin...