About gene x

Co-founder of Orange Photography. Pinball enthusiast, Polaroid shooter, bike rider.

New Intel® Centrino® 2 Processor Technology @ Mezzanine

2026-09-11T10:30:04-07:00By |Categories: Conferences and Special Events|Tags: , , , |

Intel launch at Mezzanine SF
Yesterday we were shooting over at Mezzanine where New Intel® Centrino® 2 Processor Technology was unveiled.  The event really transformed the space, which we’re more accustomed to seeing live bands at or dancing to DJs.  They’ve been doing a lot more of these type events and they pull them off quite well.

ORANGE PHOTOGRAPHY NOMINATED FOR ISES ESPRIT AWARDS

2026-09-11T10:24:13-07:00By |Categories: Company & Industry News|Tags: , , |

ORANGE PHOTOGRAPHY NOMINATED FOR ISES ESPRIT AWARDS
International Special Events Society

Gene X. Hwang, a founder of Orange Photography of San Francisco, CA has been nominated for the prestigious ISES Esprit Awards from the International Special Events Society (ISES) in the category of Best Event Photography / Videography. Orange Photography has been a special event professional for seven years. In that time, Orange has been nominated for numerous other Awards winning both a Webby and […]

Lighting Workshop with Glenn Matsumura

2026-09-11T10:20:31-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: |


In June, we hosted a couple of Fotovision lighting workshops taught by Glenn Matsumura. I was able to attend the advanced workshop and with infinite patience, Glenn really broke all his techniques down for us. We did a bunch of hands-on stuff in the latter half and actually pulled off some great portraits of each other in the studio kitchen.

Do-ers Profile

2008-07-01T16:28:08-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: , , , , |


I helped Gene out with this fun profile fashion shoot a few weeks ago. The select was just published in the Nob Hill Gazette.

Since the theme was “Luxury at the Pump,” we set up shop at the ol’ San Francisco Petroleum Co. station in the Dogpatch. Cement trucks and double decker tour buses kept stopping by to fill up with diesel, so definitely got some looky loos. I suppose their typical customer isn’t […]

Levi’s photo booth at Pride 2008

2026-09-11T10:20:32-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Levi's photo booth at Gay Pride 2008
So this past weekend was incredibly busy for Orange with over ten shoots lined up! On Sunday we had set up a Levi’s photo booth that used green screen. Levi’s was one of the sponsors of Pride this year, and we had a great time shooting there. Margaret Cho stopped by the […]

The ladies still love Ponch!

2026-09-11T10:20:33-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

erik estrada - aka PonchThe PCBC 2008 Conference is in full swing now over at Moscone North and South and has some big hitters in town giving presentations such as Carly Fiornia, Malcolm Gladwell and Tom Peters. Of course the biggest draw might have been Ponch aka Erik Estrada!  I was a long time C.H.I.P.s fan growing up so […]

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