gene x - Orange Photography

Jennifer & Fred – Palm Event Center Wedding

2017-07-25T15:33:52-07:00By gene x|Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: barrel room, Palm Event Center, Pleasanton, vineyard, Weddings|

I really enjoyed spending time with these two during their summer engagement session, so was looking forward to their big day in October. Rain was expected but the weatherman was thankfully wrong again. For anyone keeping track this year, that’s Andria-3, weatherman-1. After sharing the slideshow with them, I received an email from Jenn that began “OMG!!!” and continued with equal enthusiasm about the photos, and that just made my day. Thank you to Patty Nason […]

If you like Orange, you’ll love WHORANGE!

2026-09-11T10:03:27-07:00By gene x|Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: design, fonts, orange|

We’ve been following the WHORANGE blog for a while. The folks there do a fantastic job curating all things awesome with regards to “The Color of Craving” – their tag line. The images above are a ripoff of their recent font competition picks from the design*sponge blog (another of our faves). Anyhow, we just sliced off the “WH” but check out the first […]

Serendipity and Preparedness in wedding photography

2026-09-11T10:03:28-07:00By gene x|Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: events photographer, Gene X Hwang, Weddings|

Well, actually, this applies to all sorts of photography but more so any type of photography that has less controlled situations. With weddings in particular, one of the challenges is that things never go exactly as planned. Even when they do, specific moments can happen in split seconds and unexpected moments pop up all […]

Francine & Greg – Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden Wedding

2010-11-11T14:03:37-08:00By gene x|Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: Golden Gate Park, Heart wine bar, Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden, The Mexican Party Bus, Weddings|

The Mexican Party Bus was the ultimate ride to their ceremony in Golden Gate Park. All the flowers at Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden were in full bloom, and despite a bit of morning rain, the clouds held steady for their outdoor ceremony. We took the bus (blasting M.I.A.!) back to the Mission District where the fun continued at Heart wine bar. I’m thankful I get to photograph such awesome celebrations.

Francine & Greg – Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden Wedding

2010-11-11T14:03:37-08:00By gene x|Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: Golden Gate Park, Heart wine bar, Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden, The Mexican Party Bus, Weddings|

The Mexican Party Bus was the ultimate ride to their ceremony in Golden Gate Park. All the flowers at Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden were in full bloom, and despite a bit of morning rain, the clouds held steady for their outdoor ceremony. We took the bus (blasting M.I.A.!) back to the Mission District where the fun continued at Heart wine bar. I’m thankful I get to photograph such awesome celebrations.

Marcelle & Nisan

2010-10-25T16:05:59-07:00By gene x|Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|

Dexter Photo Booth Fun – Loveable Serial Killers

2017-07-25T15:33:53-07:00By gene x|Categories: Photo Booths and Experiential, Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: Dexter, dexter photo booth, for fun, Gene X Hwang, Jack Huynh, Kevin Lewis, Natalie Jenks, Photo Booth, team, Vicki Suh|

At Orange Photography, our public face is that of a socially responsible, green friendly, hardworking and fun, full service photography agency. But underneath that mask, a killer is lurking.. Our dark secret was recently documented in our all new themed photo station concept. With friends and fake blood, friends of Orange embraced our Dexter photo booth with open arms and knives in hand. Check […]

Ashley and Jnani engagement pix!

2026-09-11T10:03:29-07:00By gene x|Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: engagement photography, Gene X Hwang, north beach, Portraiture|

These two are so cute together and we had a fun time in North Beach for their engagement shoot. I’m really looking forward to their wedding as they have so much warmth between the two of them. I used to be a bit ambivalent about engagement shoots but have found they are a great way to try new things. Most couples […]

San Francisco At Night

2026-09-11T10:11:01-07:00By gene x|Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: events photography, Fort Mason, Metreon, San Francisco Photographers, soma|

I am privy to a lot of fantastic city views as someone who gets to shoot in a variety of venues. And what a beautiful city we live in! I’m so lucky to live here. These night exposures were taken on some recent shoots. Some exposures are as long as 30 seconds, so obviously a tripod or flat balcony railing (hang on tight to your camera!) come in handy. In a […]

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

2026-09-11T10:03:30-07:00By gene x|Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: gavin farrington, Gene X Hwang, healdsburg, Weddings|

or in this case, alley… I feel like the only times I end up in a photo that my assistant shoots during a wedding happens to be when I’m on the ground and this was one that Gavin Farrington, who was assisting me at Prudence and David’s wedding, caught. The girls were dancing in the alley and I also saw this and was shooting […]

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