Splendora’s new site…
So the new Splendora site has launched and we’re honored for them to have us in the wedding photographers section for San Francisco. You can check out their review of us online!
Team Orange at the Del
I’ve been down in San Diego at the famous Hotel Del Coronado for one of Orange’s biggest engagement to date. We’re covering Bank of America’s Award of Excellence programs through 4 different cities for the next several months. Our strategy to serve our clients in numerous cities at a “higher standard” (to borrow Bank of America’s motto) is beginning to really come into fruition in the last several years. Our organic growth has allow us to maintain [...]
The Orange Element!
So things have been off to a great start here in 2007 with some really exciting shoots we’ve had and hence our lack of attention to our blogging! Anyhow, here’s a shot of our new company car – a 2007 Honda Element. You may see us tooling around town in it or see if parked in front of the studio in SOMA.
Crash!
On the way back from an event tonight I passed by this wreck on Oak Street. It was around 10:23 p.m. and there were all kinds of cars on top of each other. Click on the photo to see a few other shots. Not sure what the outcome of this was or how it exactly happened although I heard that the Porsche Cayenne was the one that rammed into some parked cars?
The Business of Photography or the Photography Business?
Todays What the Duck comic strip had a pretty relevant entry today. This past week we were in Orlando shooting for Bank of America and some of the assistants we used were asking a lot about photography and how they weren’t being taught any business skills in school. Obviously (or perhaps not) business skills are as important as your photography skills. We’ve seen too many people who focus only on improving their photography skills at the expense [...]
Polarizing filters
This shot was all done in camera. I was flying into Orlando International last night and saw the sun peeking through the clouds. I was thinking of how when you get that kind of light, it’s often when you can see a rainbow (if it were actually raining). Since the sunlight was going into the water below, I thought about quickly putting on my polarizing filter and catching a shot to see if I could record that [...]
Snow!
This is a busy month with shoots for me in four different states and my first trip was out to Chicago where I was greeted by this wonderful scene outside my hotel – yes that’s the hotel pool covered in snow. One of the hard things when traveling around the country and hitting regions with wildly varying climates is how to pack. The photography gear is pretty consistent, but the clothing is what gets you.
Chinatown Toys
Whenever I get free weekend mornings, I like taking my camera into Chinatown. With 40,000 members of the local community, some kids grow up never having to leave the 20 block area. There’s really no reason to venture out when there are more toys in Chinatown than all of San Francisco combined.
Petting Alligators
One of the many cool things about being a photographer is the access you have to events you may not otherwise have attended. This morning despite an early morning shoot time, I had the chance to play with a snapping turtle and alligator. This is “Al” the alligator at the California Academy of Sciences.
SFis Orange
If you pick up the latest issue of SFiS throughout San Francisco you’ll see Orange photographers Jack Huynh, Vasna Wilson and Gene X Hwang’s work featured in a variety of spreads. The cover was shot by John Lee who does some really nice work, but pop it open and check out some of the Orange crews work!