About gene x

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

Buying Stock Photos / Custom Stock Libraries (aka how to stand out!)

2026-09-11T09:51:32-07:00By |Categories: Conferences and Special Events, Feature Marketing|Tags: , , , |

66-5825-SC-0632Recently I got to hear Joanne Dennison speak about intellectual property rights. She had some great insight into how to use creative and intellectual property correctly to avoid lawsuits and such. Many event professionals may be aware that using popular music at events and in presentations requires a license but […]

Drone Photography and Event Photography

2026-09-11T10:10:55-07:00By |Categories: Feature Events, Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: , , |

Drones have been in the news quite a bit and the recently held National Association of Broadcasters conference in Vegas had a dedicated Drone Pavilion.  We’ve been playing around with the best ways to do event photos with unique perspectives with drones and it reminded me of some drone light painting we did in Berlin a couple years ago. […]

Volunteering in San Francisco at the SF-Marin Food Bank

2026-09-11T10:01:55-07:00By |Categories: Feature Non Profit, Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: , , , , , |

SFMarin_FB-1095f Right here in our neighborhood is the SF-Marin Food Bank and as part of our Giving Back program, we’ve done some volunteering with them.  The organization itself is really great as it provides over 47-million pounds of food per year to those in need.
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Vacation Photography Tips: Thailand

2026-09-11T10:01:56-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: , , , , , , |

genex2015_0015fVacation photography is something that’s kind of a challenge for a photographer.  When we go on vacation we’re supposed to not be working, but then photography as a hobby is something we would still want to do so it’s always a challenge to figure out whether you want to bring any gear, […]

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