Orange launches new website and conference highlights!
Having been in business for over two decades, our website has effectively showcased our work. However, it's been more than five years since we last made any significant updates. This past month, we undertook the task of revamping it. Given the evolution within our industry and our company structure, the old website felt dated, reflecting assets from a time when our team was much larger.
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 co-founders, Gene X Hwang (me) was all over the news cycle when [...]
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 get to see and do things we may otherwise have never gotten [...]
Non-Profit Showcase: Duke Lemur Center
Ever since I was young, I was fascinated with lemurs and years ago learned about the Duke University Primate Center (as it was then called). The facility was founded in 1966 on the campus of [...]
Badlands and Yellowstone National Parks photography
As part of my project to find subjects that practice Buddhism, I embarked on a 6 week tour of the northwest part of the US. Naturally, part of my motivation is to visit national parks along the way and my first two stops where Badlands and Yellowstone.
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 the specific techniques you can use in your next video project.
Fall 2023 Video Projects
We had the privilege of collaborating with the Trust for Public Land for their 50th anniversary celebration event in December. The gathering boasted an illustrious guest list, including the Mayor of San Francisco and other prominent figures. Our contribution involved delivering top-notch photo booth services and comprehensive video coverage, ensuring we captured the true essence of the celebration.
2023 in Orange Photography, Wrapped!
So it's finally 2024 and we had a whirlwind of a year in 2023. We didn't post too much on our blog mostly because of just being busy and not focusing enough of our time on it. So here's a wrap up of the last year.
Secrets to Successful Headshot Station Activations
We recently engaged in one of our biggest headshot activations for Workday's SKO. Over the course of three days, we had six headshot stations and photographed about 2300 people! In the past year since the pandemic has subsided, we've done a lot of headshot activations and there a number of factors that make it a successful activation for the booking client as well as the end user (the subjects getting the headshots).
Winter 2023 Photography Studio Updates
The marketing team of Allianz engaged with us for their wonderful client reception at the venerable Ferry Building. Additionally, we were on the show floor at Riskworld interviewing their employees on video on how they support their clients in a risky world and how nice it was to be back in-person at these live events.
Recent Non-Profit Photography and Video Projects for Fall 2022
With so many corporate clients on our roster, it's always a nice change0up when we work with some of our favorite non-profits such as the World Wildlife Foundation. We had the chance to document one of their important events in NYC with regards to the challenges of plastic waste in the world.
Summer Highlights
We're excited to be working again with one of the industry leaders in large production management, Opus Agency. We've worked with them for many years prior to the pandemic and was grateful that we were about to serve them on a year-long engagement for Amazon Web Services. AWS hosts developer summits in numerous metropolitan cities and worked directly with us to manage their photo needs in all those markets.
Jack’s Southern Migration Tour
Jack embarked on a southern migration a few weeks ago to escape the Michigan winter and work on his multimedia project, Beyond the Cushion. Having been in lock down for the past several years like everyone else, this is the first time he is able to use this nimble conversion van for an extended period to efficiently travel and stay inconspicuous! It has been a fruitful journey being to interview a number of people for the project and see some of the less visited national parks! Here are a few small samples of the journey thus far.