Just thought we’d share the wealth for those who are going to WPPI this year. We’ve exhibited there before and gone several years and this year it will be in Las Vegas from March 17-19. You can use this pass to go to the expo for free!
So January is National Mentoring Month. At Orange we’re participating in First Exposures, which is a mentoring program for youth and of course involves photography. It’s a great program but there are tons of opportunities to volunteer as a mentor. We encourage you to check out the numerous opportunities to do so in the Bay Area! Here’s a link to a video for the ReelPeople Project that Friends of Youth put together – they manage some of [...]
We had a chance to photograph Dennis Richmond a few years ago as part of our SF Faces exhibit. We just heard about the news that he’s going off the air at KTVU. Au revoir Dennis!
So things have been pretty hectic getting back to the studio and while early January is usually a bit slow for us this year things have been hopping! Anyhow, Imaging USA was once again a very useful conference with a lot of good knowledge being shared and of course lots of neat stuff at the expo. The biggest trends did seem to be online, actions and albums. I’ve posted the PDF of my presentation (Event Photography Marketing [...]
Once again this year we were invited to participate for the Five Star Afternoon at the Four Seasons. Being that it’s invitation only there’s a high percentage of top vendors for weddings and we’re always proud to be involved. This year we also launched our photo booth offering and it really took off! Thanks to everyone who either stopped by our booth to check out our wedding photography as well as everyone who enjoyed the photo booth! [...]
So Day 1 of Imaging USA is under wraps and it’s the biggest year ever here with around 9000 folks participating. Most of the sessions have been overflow with something like 800 or more people in attendance per presentation. The Expo was packed as well with lots of the top names in photography presenting at many of the various booths. At one of the networking parties, Express Digital set up their own green screen setup which is [...]
A quick look at a section of the very busy expo hall at Imaging USA 2008 in Tampa, FL. Blurb had a presence this year and the top vendors were probably books/albums and online services. Of course photographers being the gearheads they are, all the gear booths were swamped as well.
Just wishing our Canadian and British clients a great Boxing Day. We’ve just got one more shoot left this year and that’s on New Years Eve. We’re looking forward to a big 2008. Look for more images and insight in 2008 as we are focused on posting a bit more to our photoblog. Feel free to comment on any suggestions for what you might like to see more of as well.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local Photographer Speaks at International Photographic Convention SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Gene X Hwang of Orange Photography in San Francisco, CA will present his program, “Event Photography– Marketing Strategies that Work!” at Imaging USA 2008, the first convention and expo of the year, designed exclusively for photography and imaging professionals. Imaging USA will be held January 6-8 in Tampa, Fla.
Check out the latest issue of SFiS. There are several shots inside from a fashion show that Jack Huynh shot for SFiS so pick up a copy at a newsstand nearby.