Event entertainment trend: Pinball machines

2017-07-24T21:22:57-07:00By |Categories: Business, Event|Tags: , , , , |

pinball machines san francisco pinball departmentPinball machines are popping up all over.  Is this a trend or something old becoming cool again?  We decided to investigate mostly because our company has a couple big pinball fans in our midst and we hope that it’s both a trend and becoming cool again.

We talked to Luiza Flodr of Video Amusement, which is a company that rents video games, […]

Hartmann Studios Client Appreciation 2013

2017-07-24T21:22:57-07:00By |Categories: Event, Photography|Tags: , , , , |

Hartmann Studios Client Appreciation photos Hartmann Studios Client Appreciation Fort Mason 2013 photosHartmann Studios threw their 2013 Client Appreciation event last night at Fort Mason Center and it was the event to be at for event industry professionals.  Here’s a few of our shots from the evening but we’ll be posting the full gallery online soon.  We’ve also posted some of […]

Creative tools: the Polaroid Close Up Stand Model 7500

2017-07-24T21:22:57-07:00By |Categories: Personal, Photography, Point of View, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

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As you probably know if you’ve followed our agency or this blog, we love instant photography and have been happy to promote it to our clients as well often shooting vintage Polaroid cameras with Impossible Project film.  Well we lucked out and got a Christmas/Holiday present from the Impossible Project folks of a Polaroid Close-Up Stand this past December […]

Variety Children’s Comedy Benefit

2017-07-24T21:22:58-07:00By |Categories: Event, Giving Back, Point of View|Tags: , , , , , , |

151_6095_KB_585Sometimes we get so busy that we forget to blog about fun events that we get to cover.  One of those was the Variety Children’s Comedy Benefit that headlined Zach Galifianakis.  It happened during the always fun SF Sketchfest, and was help at The Punchline’s in support of Variety’s Therapeutic Scholarship Program.  The program proving scholarships to deserving disabled children to receive specialized care and to achieve greatness through their Mobility […]

ISES-NCC Education program: The Psychology of Events by Kevin White

2017-07-24T21:22:58-07:00By |Categories: Business, Event, Photography, Point of View, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , |

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Photographing events gives us a pretty broad exposure into the world of how events are run and how people respond to them.  However, on Tuesday March 19th, Kevin White, CSEP, and Chief Strategist at XPL presented on the psychology of events.  This was an interesting topic since it went much deeper into how to make events with maximum impact.

The keys can down to something that all photographers are familiar […]

Orange does the Anchor Brewery Tour

2017-07-24T21:22:58-07:00By |Categories: Personal, Photography, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , |

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Most beer lovers recognize Anchor Steam as the quintessential and/or original S.F. beer brand. But not everyone knows they can book a a tour (up to two months advance notice often required)  to see the brewery and learn how their world-class beer is made. Anchor has also been one of my favorite clients over the past few years (we’ve photographed everything from their holiday party/Christmas Ale releases to their […]

The new Speakeasy Tap Room!

2017-07-24T21:22:58-07:00By |Categories: Event, Giving Back, Photobooth, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

6184_KellyMaloneSpeakeasy_RAW_0302fYou may have heard that Speakeasy has a new taproom designed by Kelly Malone and we finally checked it out during a fundraiser for her.  The place is gorgeous and we set up a photobooth for the benefit too and because of the design it was a cinch to make it look amazing since the design and interior is so sweet.  The gangster speakeasy style comes through from […]

2013 MPINCC Annual Conference and Expo

2017-07-24T21:22:58-07:00By |Categories: Event, Photography|Tags: , , , , , , |

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What’s the best part about event and hospitality conventions? Going home with all the freebies? Well, aside from that, it’s a chance to get great personal interaction and insight from the kinds of companies that you cross paths with every day. It also provides a rare opportunity, as so much is done virtually these days, to put everyone and everything into perspective. Visiting an exhibit booth […]

San Francisco Beer Week is almost over :(

2017-07-24T21:22:59-07:00By |Categories: Event, Personal, Point of View|Tags: , , , , , |

genex2013_0045fIn case you hadn’t noticed that the city might be a bit more tipsy than usual, that’s because it’s San Francisco Beer Week!

We covered the Opening Night gala on Friday which has grown tremendously over the years and during the week there are a ridiculous number of events going on. There’s probably a lot of “working from home” or calling in sick (which I guess could be […]

San Francisco Beer Week Opening Celebration #sfbeerweek

2017-07-24T21:22:59-07:00By |Categories: Event, Point of View|Tags: , , , , |

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If you aren’t already at the DIPA Fest then you might be remembering all the great beers from last night’s opening celebration for San Francisco Beer Week!

Like many, we first had to grab a taste of Pliny the Younger.  Always a hugely popular brew, I felt kind of sorry for the Russian River folks with such a huge line right from the start.  But there were plenty of great […]

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