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Gene X Hwang

Gene X Hwang leads Orange Photography’s photography team and is one of San Francisco’s most sought-after event photographers. His background in corporate marketing communications during the late-’90s dot-com boom gives him an insider’s view of what client teams need, and his push for social responsibility made Orange the first photography studio in San Francisco to earn Green Business certification. Read Gene’s full bio →

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Sideways Photo Booth Redux

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:19:52-07:00December 11th, 2013|

You may have seen the sideways photo booth before, but we did one again last night and this one was a total [...]

Star Trek Tricorder XPRIZE photo shoot

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:20:00-07:00December 5th, 2013|

We had a blast recently doing a shoot for the Star Trek Tricorder XPRIZE competition. We had some Star Trek fans at the [...]

Change is good: Peter Hurley The Art Behind the Headshot

Gene X Hwang2026-09-11T10:02:13-07:00December 2nd, 2013|

Chances are if you are a portrait photographer you’ve seen or heard of Peter Hurley. If you haven’t seen his presentation at [...]

Photo Booth fatigue? Creative photo booth ideas!

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:20:29-07:00November 27th, 2013|

Find yourself doing the duck face too much? Or pointing to the person next to you? Wanna break out of that photo [...]

Exploratorium After Dark

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:20:36-07:00November 8th, 2013|

Have you been to Exploratorium After Dark? We’ve been working at the Exploratorium for a while now but tonight we had a [...]

Bill Gates on Philanthropy

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:20:43-07:00October 24th, 2013|

Last week we photographed Bill Gates talking about philanthropy and a host of other subjects at the AirBnB headquarters in San Francisco. [...]

Vegas photo shoot locations: Neon Museum/Boneyard

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:20:50-07:00October 2nd, 2013|

We shoot quite a bit in Las Vegas, and people are always interested in what types of photo shoot locations there are. [...]

Introducing our Slow Motion Photo Booth

Gene X Hwang2026-09-11T10:07:11-07:00September 9th, 2013|

Yes, this is the hottest thing out there right now and yes, we have it! As we recently featured for the Roast [...]

Slow Motion Photo Booth for Comedy Central ROAST of James Franco

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:20:56-07:00August 30th, 2013|

Our fearless leader, Gene getting a swift tooth-jarring jab! Have you seen what is going viral all over the web? [...]

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Plan better event content

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An event media checklist that aligns your planning, production and creative teams before the event begins. Best used during production planning or vendor briefings.

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Planning and logistics: coverage assignments, workspace and internet requirements.

Media management: onsite editing, secure backups and facial-recognition galleries.

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Turn one event into months of content

A strategic white paper that aligns media capture with long-term campaign goals before production begins, so every shot serves a broader purpose.

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Strategy and planning: a framework to build your event-content strategy around multi-channel goals.

AI video workflows: an 8-step guide, with sample prompts, for turning long-form talks into short clips with tools like OpusClip, without losing brand safety.

Distribution playbooks: a 30-day post-event publishing plan for LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram and email.

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