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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 →
Bay to Breakers 2008
They’re up! Check out the photos from Bay to Breakers 2008. Can you believe all this happened before 10:30am? It was an early start Sunday morning, but we powered through on mimosas and all that zany energy in the air. Some of my favorite were the Tetris folks and Girl with A Pearl Earring with her very own Vermeer. oh yeah and the return of the Elvises.Your favorites?
Birth of the Cool – Oakland Museum
We had a grand time shooting the gala opening for The Birth of Cool exhibit at the Oakland Museum. We set up a greenscreen photo station to recreate the above Julius Shulman image, “Case Study House #21”. The original 1958 image (left) features Pierre Koenig, the architect of the house, standing at the stereo. While poking around the web, I found some images of the same house, that Shulman returned to shoot fifty years later when it [...]
Bay to Breakers 2008 photo booth and bar!
How convenient! Our studio is located right along the Bay to Breakers race course. Yet again, we'll be setting up a bar [...]
Tipping Point Benefit @ Bimbo’s w/Rodrigo Y Gabriela
So last night Tipping Point had their 2008 Benefit party at Bimbo’s. They raised a lot of money for the groups they support and all sorts of luminaries were on hand. The work Tipping Point does is really impressive and you can find out more in this video they produced.
Amy Arbus at Orange Photography for Fotovision
Renown portrait photographer Amy Arbus was in our studio over the weekend conducting ‘Portraits Without Walls’, a Fotovision.org 2-day workshop. The course was designed to encourage students to photograph people in an entirely new way; to develop a sense of movement and urgency in their photographs. On Sunday, the students photographed the Cherry Blossom Festival Grand Parade at Civic Center and then discussed their experience. Towards the end of the workshop, students were able to get feedback [...]
AdAuthority Launch Party
Last night AdAuthority had a party at Slide that packed the club. DJ Scotty Boy flew in from Las Vegas to spin and there was dancing breaking out all over. Lotus Vodka was poured for the ladies complimentary and everyone seemed to have a great time. Ad industry folks definitely know how to enjoy themselves…
We’re Hiring!
We just posted the job opportunity on Craigslist so check it out here! No calls please, just forward details on to the email listed in the posting. We’re growing our sales team to handle the amount of business we have and if you are interested in a career with a growing national event photography agency and you have experience in the events/hospitality/destination management industry or know someone who does, please get in touch!
Girls Day at the Boys and Girls Club
It was just us girls at the Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco event Saturday. They’ve created a fantastic clubhouse complete with pool tables, computer lab, photo studio, darkroom, and silk screening. The girls were really showered with attention by all the volunteers. Was great to see and document.
Ghana Youth Photo Project Fundraiser @ 111 Minna!
Ghana Youth Photo Project Fundraiser @ 111 Minna!
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