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Headshot and Portrait: Demystifying The Confusion

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:35:38-07:00February 11th, 2010|

The difference between a headshot and portrait? A headshot is sternum up, tightly cropped, with a standard backdrop. Some even refer to [...]

Zahra in SF Weekly

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:35:45-07:00February 10th, 2010|

Friend and funny lady Zahra Noorbakhsh is featured in SF Weekly this week for her upcoming Valentine's Day comedy show [...]

The Power of Google and Cheap Tickets

Jack Huynh2026-10-23T18:35:51-07:00February 8th, 2010|

Last week I received a call from Florian of Germany. He told me that he was going to be in SF for [...]

Photo booth fun at Crushpad!

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:36:18-07:00February 1st, 2010|

If you haven’t been to Crushpad before it’s a great space for events. We were there last weekend for a party that [...]

Pictures.com

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:36:21-07:00January 25th, 2010|

This site pictures.com aggregates images searches so you can see (broken down by site) what YouTube, eBay, flickr, and more think of [...]

The Barbary Coast, Arrrr!

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:36:27-07:00January 25th, 2010|

Take a look at these fun portraits Jack shot for Barbary Coast Consulting’s new website. Their unique use of the images introduces [...]

Mike and Antonia

Jack Huynh2017-07-25T15:34:56-07:00January 4th, 2010|

We’re humbled, another honor!

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:36:47-07:00December 22nd, 2009|

We're proud to announce that we've been selected as a Finalist for the 2010 Event Solutions Spotlight Award in the category of [...]

Falling into the Gap for some Holiday fun!

Gene X Hwang2026-10-23T18:37:00-07:00December 11th, 2009|

We had a great time shooting at The Gap this week and even took time to take some of our own shots. [...]

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