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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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Poladroid

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:39:38-07:00May 21st, 2009|

Poladroid is a ridiculously easy-to-use piece of software that you can download for free. You drag in any image and it spits [...]

Annenberg Space for Photography

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:39:45-07:00May 19th, 2009|

I was down in Los Angeles last week and was able to stop by the newly opened Annenberg Space for Photography. Their [...]

Elle Driver versus Julia Butterly Hill

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:39:52-07:00May 19th, 2009|

My favorite Daryl Hannah character was Elle Driver of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad in Kill Bill, so it was fun to [...]

Another B2B Behind Us!

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:39:07-07:00May 18th, 2009|

Thanks to everyone who came out for our annual B2B photo station! I took this shot of a group of revelers who [...]

Portraits from Bike to Work Day!

Gene X Hwang2026-09-11T10:30:34-07:00May 15th, 2009|

A few portraits from yesterday at the studio - thanks to all the bikers that dropped by for the free portraits! You [...]

Bike to Work Day and free portraits!

Gene X Hwang2026-09-11T10:19:25-07:00May 13th, 2009|

So Thursday is Bike to Work Day here in San Francisco and we're always psyched about it since 80% of our studio [...]

We’re in Hyphen’s Family issue!

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:39:14-07:00May 12th, 2009|

Check out Andria and Jack's portraits in the current issue of Hyphen magazine (Issue 17, Spring 2009. Online the lead image is [...]

Bay to Breakers 2009 Photo booth action!

Gene X Hwang2026-09-11T10:11:18-07:00May 11th, 2009|

Yep, it's that time of year again and we'll be back out on the street to help you celebrate Bay to Breakers! [...]

Orange at Work

Gene X Hwang2026-09-11T10:19:27-07:00May 4th, 2009|

We've been trying to capture more shots of each other at work, especially doing stuff like photo stations, since clients are often [...]

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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