Gene X Hwang

So we got a proclamation from the Mayor’s Office today and it really is Orange Photography Day! This was a shot we took of ourselves in the self-manned photo booth we set up for tonight’s party!

So they threw a party for us at the Embarcadero today and all kinds of luminaries showed up – below is home run king Barry Bonds talking to Charlotte Shultz while our illustrious Mayor Gavin Newsom looks on in his special Orange tie!

So Fashion Week in San Francisco is here and Gen Art hosted the Fresh Faces in Fashion Show last night at the Regency Center. The show showcased some emerging talent including Fashion Designers Amy Sarabi, distilled, JANEZIC, Podoll and Sara Shepherd. Also showcased were Accessories Designers amytorello, bryna nicole and NolaBella Jewelry. Our neighbors Gorin Bros. provided hats. On hand were many local luminaries including Joy Bianchi (below):

Brought to you by Mission District artist Kate Pocrass. From her discussion last night at Yerba Buena as part of Campari Talks. Try it! Slow down, observe, enjoy…

So today one of our clients, VMware, went public and we were at their new HQ in Palo Alto this morning as their CEO rang the bell at the NYSE. Here’s a happy employee after the stock opened around $50.

Tonight we shot Gen Arts‘ Fashion Collector’s Circle event at LeeQuen Atelier which is on Heron, one of my favorite alleys in SF. This is the two designers who compromise LeeQuen Atelier – Colleen Quen and Rick Lee standing next to Gen Art’s Dana Castro (left). Gen Art is building up to their big “Fresh Faces in Fashion” event on August 22nd which is a great event that we recommend checking out if you want to see [...]

I’ve been using the freight elevator for a few shots when I do studio work with physique athletes and today used the back side of the elevator to get some silhouetted shots. I like how the edge lighting works on the silhouette when the light bounces around the elevator shaft. This is IFBB Professional figure athlete Aida Aragon who is competing next weekend in Dallas, TX.

This past weekend I was covering the USA Figure and Bodybuilding Championships. I had met Juliana in Seattle earlier in the year and she was competing at the show so we set up a shoot. She’s a great model and although it was ridiculously hot outside, we got some nice shots in. This was just laying on a rare patch of grass while the 2nd shot was in a fake rock cave – how very Vegas!

Our travelling photo booth made an appearance at the Google Family Cirqus event last week. Some lovely mermaidens from San Francisco Circus Center helped us out, posing with Googlers.