About gene x

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

Orange to Speak at International Photographic Convention

2017-07-24T20:48:25-07:00By |Categories: News, Press Releases|

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.

Jan. 2008 SFiS

2017-07-24T20:48:25-07:00By |Categories: Point of View|

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.

Carolands

2017-07-24T20:48:25-07:00By |Categories: Point of View|Tags: , |

Carolands
We’ve shot at Carolands before but it’s really a magnificent property. We were there for the San Francisco Host Committee and Consular Corps Holiday Reception where former Secretary of State George Shultz was also honored by Poland. The Mayor was also on hand as well as several supervisors and the consular corps. You can find out more about Carolands on

Eat, Drink, Be Merry!

2017-07-24T20:48:26-07:00By |Categories: Personal, Point of View|Tags: |

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So we had a rare evening off and took the studio out to dinner and drinks last night. We had a solid dinner at the Oak Room at the Westin St. Francis and then went for drinks at Bacchus Kirk following. Now it’s back to more client holiday party photography as we’ll be doing about ten over the next couple days… Happy Holidays!

49ers vs. Vikings

2017-07-24T20:48:26-07:00By |Categories: Point of View|

Maurice Hicks gains some yardage during San Francisco’s 27-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at Monster Park on Sunday Dec. 9th, 2007. We were on hand to shoot the game as we also photographed the opening ceremony for Standard Pacific’s awarding of scholarships to three students on the field. Unfortunately the 49ers weren’t able to pull out a victory for the home team though.

Green Screen Photography for Holiday Parties

2017-07-24T20:48:26-07:00By |Categories: Point of View|Tags: , , , , , |

Green screen photography is a really popular type of event photography that we do here at Orange. During the holiday season, many of our clients ask for green screen photography which entails shooting against a chroma-key backdrop. Then the background is dropped out digitally and the image is then put onto whatever other image/scene you want. At one of our Saturday evening parties, our client had us shoot several different scenes from around the world. Here’s three […]

Tony Award winner Duncan Sheik

2017-07-24T20:48:26-07:00By |Categories: Point of View|

Tony Award winner Duncan Sheik was in town for ACT’s Producers Circle dinner tonight. I was fortunate enough to have seen Spring Awakening on Broadway with my sister earlier this year so it was nice to see the man behind the music. Of course having grown up in the 80s I also recall him from his big hit back then. He still looks pretty young but then I guess I hope I don’t look too old too!

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