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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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Breaking Bread with Breakthrough

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:38:11-07:00September 24th, 2009|

Recently, we here at Orange covered a fundraising event for Breakthrough Collaborative. An outstanding organization, striving to aid eager students with their [...]

SFMOMA Teen Mural Project

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:38:18-07:00September 23rd, 2009|

Currently up on the second floor of SFMOMA is a small exhibit documenting the teen mural project advised by (atrium artist) Kerry [...]

Vice President Biden

Gene X Hwang2026-09-11T10:04:13-07:00September 13th, 2009|

You may have seen the motorcades cruising through town while U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was in town and we were on [...]

Orange’s Eighth Anniversary – Photobooth Recap

Gene X Hwang2026-09-11T10:30:33-07:00September 1st, 2009|

Thanks to all who came out and made it special. It's good to know the studio doesn't smell like a dive bar [...]

R.I.P. DJ AM (1973-2009)

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:38:31-07:00August 28th, 2009|

Here he is from a party he DJ'd in San Francisco with his then girlfriend Nicole Ritchie. I can't say that personally [...]

Long Exposure Night Photos

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:38:38-07:00August 19th, 2009|

Here are a few outtakes from the shoot for our eighth anniversary party invite. We used a digital SLR on a tripod, [...]

celebrate eight

Gene X Hwang2026-09-11T10:11:12-07:00August 14th, 2009|

Can you believe? Orange Photography is turning eight!

Golden Gate Bridge photographed at Night (with Jupiter and an almost full moon)

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:38:12-07:00August 8th, 2009|

So I was coming back to the City last night from shooting a fantastic wedding up in Sonoma at Viansa Winery when [...]

Mug Shot!

Gene X Hwang2026-09-11T10:29:23-07:00August 5th, 2009|

Gene is, uh, unfortunately dealing with some legal woes. Good thing he has LegalTube.com, to turn to to find a good lawyer. [...]

Free resources

Plan better event content

Two practical downloads to help your team plan coverage, speed up delivery and turn one event into months of content.

Checklist · PDFFor production planning

Faster event photo and video delivery

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

What’s inside

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

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

Review and approvals: Frame.io workflows and same-day content approvals.

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White paper · PDFFor content strategy

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.

What’s inside

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.

Governance and ROI: guidelines for asset management, approvals and measuring long-term content yield.

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