About gene x

Co-founder of Orange Photography. Pinball enthusiast, bike rider, beer lover.

The Impossible Project has brought Polaroid back (and it’s now on sale!)

2017-07-25T15:34:52-07:00By |Categories: News, Point of View|Tags: , , |

As we’ve mentioned in our twitter feed, we were excited that The Impossible Project was attempting to preserve the Polaroid format and they’ve actually succeeded in phase one and they are now selling their first batches of film.  They’ve reformulated things and have a variety of options now on sale in their online shop – the prices are about the same as what you can […]

Congratulations Wedding 360 on the success of The Academy for Planners + Designers

2017-07-25T15:34:53-07:00By |Categories: Photography|Tags: , , , , , |

We were privileged this past week to sponsor Wedding 360’s first Academy for Wedding Planners + Designers. What a great success! Founders Jean Marks & Jubilee Lau were amazing hosts, and I still can’t imagine the time and energy they put into making this happen.

Their panel of speakers included Grace Ormonde, San Francisco’s own Gene Higa, & David Beahm to […]

2010 Event Solutions Spotlight Awards!

2017-07-25T15:34:53-07:00By |Categories: Event, News|Tags: , , , , , |


So we were super honored to be a finalist for “Event Supplier of the Year” in the 2010 Spotlight Awards and the actual ceremony was a lot of fun. We snapped off a few shots during the evening and posted them here. It was so nice to see some fellow clients, partners and vendors and of course the brand new Mandarin Oriental in City […]

The Bold Italic “Drag Race”

2017-07-25T15:34:53-07:00By |Categories: Event, Photography|Tags: , , , , , , , |


“Virginia Suicide” does Courtney Love

All I knew about this assignment is that there would be a gaggle of drag queens, a fashion contest in the vain of Project Runway, and it would take place at Mama Calizo’s Voice Factory down the street from our studio.
I didn’t quite know what to expect, but I knew it would be good!

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Photo Booth & Baby Games?

2017-07-25T15:34:53-07:00By |Categories: Event, Photobooth, Photography|Tags: , , , , , |

This past Sunday Jack and I had our baby shower for Uma at the studio. Everyone from the studio was on hand to celebrate with us, and our friends had some fun using the Open Air Photobooth too. We love the photo booth! It’s been to corporate events, weddings, private parties, kids parties and now a baby shower. Where will it be used next!? […]

Photo Booth & Baby Games?

2017-07-25T15:34:53-07:00By |Categories: Event, Photobooth, Photography|Tags: , , , , , |

This past Sunday Jack and I had our baby shower for Uma at the studio. Everyone from the studio was on hand to celebrate with us, and our friends had some fun using the Open Air Photobooth too. We love the photo booth! It’s been to corporate events, weddings, private parties, kids parties and now a baby shower. Where will it be used next!? […]

Happy Birthday, Natalie!

2017-07-25T15:34:53-07:00By |Categories: Personal|Tags: , |

birthday gal

Our studio manager extraordinaire, Natalie, turns a quarter of a century old today.
This snapshot is from her very first day at Orange, which ended up being a 13+ hour workday for her. After training at the studio, we spontaneously pulled her in to assist a photo shoot that went late into the night. She of course handled it with enthusiasm and grace. Today we celebrate you, happy […]

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

2017-07-25T15:34:53-07:00By |Categories: Event, Point of View|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Tuesday night we covered the WWF’s Year of the Tiger event at the Asian Art Museum. One of the most interesting things about shooting events like this is picking up knowledge about whatever it is you are photographing. I didn’t realize that in the wild, there are only about 3200 tigers left in the world.  And for those of you […]

Northern California Meetings & Events – Winter 2010 Issue Featuring Gene X Hwang

2017-07-25T15:34:53-07:00By |Categories: News|Tags: , , |

photo taken by Jack Huynh

If you’ve always wondered what the X stood for, here’s your chance to find out. Along with that little tidbit, is more information on why Gene is considered one of San Francisco’s premier event photographers and his part in establishing Orange Photography in the industry. The article is featured in this quarters addition of Northern California Meetings & Events. […]

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