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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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ORANGE PHOTOGRAPHY NOMINATED FOR ISES ESPRIT AWARDS

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:42:39-07:00July 13th, 2008|

ORANGE PHOTOGRAPHY NOMINATED FOR ISES ESPRIT AWARDS International Special Events Society Gene X. Hwang, a founder of Orange Photography of San Francisco, [...]

ISES photography award – another win!

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:42:19-07:00July 8th, 2008|

We're proud that another image of ours was selected by an industry group and is now featured on the ISES home page. [...]

Lighting Workshop with Glenn Matsumura

Gene X Hwang2026-09-11T10:20:31-07:00July 3rd, 2008|

In June, we hosted a couple of Fotovision lighting workshops taught by Glenn Matsumura. I was able to attend the advanced workshop [...]

Do-ers Profile

Gene X Hwang2008-07-01T16:28:08-07:00July 1st, 2008|

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

Levi’s photo booth at Pride 2008

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:42:27-07:00June 30th, 2008|

So this past weekend was incredibly busy for Orange with over ten shoots lined up! On Sunday we had set up a [...]

CollegeTrack Fundraiser at Pixar Studios

Gene X Hwang2026-09-11T10:30:05-07:00June 28th, 2008|

Well look who hit up our Wall-E photostation... It's Chris Tucker lookin suave in a white suit. He emceed the fundraiser event [...]

The ladies still love Ponch!

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:42:25-07:00June 26th, 2008|

The PCBC 2008 Conference is in full swing now over at Moscone North and South and has some big hitters in town [...]

Orange Photography a 2008 ISES Esprit Award Nominee!

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:42:32-07:00June 19th, 2008|

We're extremely honored to be one of the three finalists in the "Best Event Photography / Videography" category for the 2008 ISES [...]

Photo Permits

Gene X Hwang2026-09-11T10:20:34-07:00June 12th, 2008|

I read a good article on photo permits that Scott Kelby from Photoshop Insider posted. Here in San Francisco we do a [...]

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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