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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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Ed Kashi @ Orange Photography!

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:42:12-07:00October 17th, 2008|

Pipeline Crossing In Okrika, Niger Delta, Nigeria ©Ed Kashi 2006 We're totally honored to have Ed Kashi here at Orange. He will [...]

Another travel day…

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:42:21-07:00October 7th, 2008|

So this was the first BART train of the morning which means we're up way too early, but when you're shooting on [...]

Economic Downturn, what?

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:42:28-07:00October 6th, 2008|

So it’s been super busy of late. With all the talk about the economic downturn we’ve started to see some effects such [...]

Holiday Event Photography

Gene X Hwang2026-09-11T10:29:55-07:00October 2nd, 2008|

Yep, tis almost the season. Christmas cards are already popping up at Walgreens and we're already starting to book event photography for [...]

Pet photography

Gene X Hwang2017-07-24T20:47:21-07:00October 1st, 2008|

So we're proud to announce that we're doing much more pet photography now. We've shot quite a few pets in the past [...]

Another Do-ers profile for the Nob Hill Gazette

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:41:58-07:00September 23rd, 2008|

So we shot another Do-ers Profile for the Nob Hill Gazette and it's published in the current issue. As it says in [...]

Macy’s Passport photo booth video

Gene X Hwang2026-09-11T10:20:20-07:00September 22nd, 2008|

Here's a little clip of our extremely popular live projection/feed that we can pair up with our photo booth photography. This was [...]

Cal Berkeley Fundraiser photography coverage

Gene X Hwang2026-09-11T10:29:56-07:00September 21st, 2008|

We were shooting some environmental shots for the big fundraiser at Cal this past weekend. They are aiming to raise $3 Billion [...]

Test shoots

Gene X Hwang2008-09-18T17:14:23-07:00September 18th, 2008|

Recently I have been doing some test shoots with local models. I have so much fun with these, scouting around and shooting [...]

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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