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

Catching Lighting

2026-09-11T10:20:48-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|

So flying back from Costa Rica above El Salvador I saw this storm cloud out the airplane window. There was lightning in the cloud but it was hard to catch being night time and having to hand hold the camera as well as try to catch a series of lighting. Most of them were just the clouds glowing but I lucked out on this shot. Canon 50mm 1.4 lens at 2.0, 1/15 sec. and ISO 640

Amy Arbus at Orange Photography for Fotovision

2008-04-21T09:59:35-07:00By |Categories: Company & Industry News|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

We’re Hiring!

2026-09-11T10:20:50-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|

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

2026-09-11T10:20:51-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|

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.

Mitsubishi features Orange Photography (on-site printing and green screen)

2026-09-11T10:20:53-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: |

We’ve been using Mitsubishi printers ever since we started doing some on-site printing at events and we’ve always been pleased with the results. Their printers are well built and really stand up to constant use. Since we’ve also spoken at numerous seminars and conferences, we got to talking with them directly and they’ve decided to feature Orange Photography. We’re honored to be on their website and continue to use their products. Many photographers have asked us about [...]

The other Olympics…

2026-09-11T10:11:26-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|

So while the Olympic torch was stashed away for Wednesday’s torch run, and a rally was held at United Nations Plaza to support Tibet, there was another event going on in the same spirit of the Games… the Arby’s Olympics – held at San Francisco’s only Arby’s in the Outer Sunset. The event was organized on Yelp and was an eclectic group of folks. The idea was hatched last year at Scott Howard of all places and [...]

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