We participated in a new wedding fair for us up in Marin put on by Modern Bridal. There wasn’t quite the traffic we anticipated but we were really happy with the feedback we got. Several times we heard the word ‘artists’ used which is great to hear. We try hard and put a lot into our wedding photography so it’s nice to hear feedback that people see that in our work. That was our last bridal fair [...]
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 [...]
We were hired by the mayor’s swearing in committee to cover Mayor Newsom’s 2nd inauguration. Even though there were a bunch of press photographers at the event, i was fortunate to get special access to the mayor. I haven’t photograph many politicians but Gavin is definitely one of the most charismatic that i have observed.
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.
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.