Dexter Photo Booth Fun – Loveable Serial Killers

2026-10-23T18:31:25-07:00By |Categories: Photo Booths and Experiential, Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Dexter photo booth

At Orange Photography, our public face is that of a socially responsible, green friendly, hardworking and fun, full service photography agency. But underneath that mask, a killer is lurking.. Our dark secret was recently documented in our all new themed photo station concept. With friends and fake blood, friends of Orange embraced our Dexter photo booth with open arms and knives in hand. Check […]

Polaroid SX-70, Impossible Project films and sparking creativity

2026-10-23T18:31:19-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: , , , , , |

I’ve always loved the Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera and finally found one in great condition on eBay so bidded on it and won.  I had been saving some Impossible Project Fade to Black Film 10/09 film just to use with this and did a personal project with it to see how it’d turn out.  Of course with expermental film like Fade To Black you […]

On-location business portrait lighting

2026-10-23T18:31:39-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: , , , , |

So one of the things we’ve heard that folks are interested in is more behind-the-scenes and diagrams etc of how we shoot and create the images we do for our clients.  This shot shows one of the rooms that we had to use for some business portraits.  A lot of the time space constraints are some of the biggest challenges we have […]

Book cover photography – Dangerous Curves

2026-10-23T18:31:52-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: , , |

We’ve photographed a number of authors for their book cover photos and public relations use, as well as another book cover for Cheesemonger, that Myleen shot at our old studio space.

Our next book cover is for Dangerous Curves, a collaboration with a long time friend, book designer and artist Pete Halverson whom I went to high school with.  I worked with Shawna Walker […]

Zenfolio interviews Orange about event photography

2026-10-23T18:32:37-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Recently, Zenfolio posted a blog entry where they interviewed me about event photography. It was fun talking to the Zenfolio team, whom we’ve developed a close relationship with since we use them for online hosting and sell prints and other photo-products through their service.  They are a really solid platform and they have a great value proposition with lots of features always being added and it’s really […]

What’s in your bag: Gene X Hwang

2026-10-23T18:32:43-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: , , |

People are often fascinated by the gear we carry and I know a ton of photographers who are total gearheads.  I admit that I also enjoy seeing what gear other photographers are using although ultimately it’s more the eye and creativity from the mind that matters more than what you are using.  That being said, there are a lot of […]

The Special Event – Gene X Hwang presentation on photography trends: twitter live stream demo

2026-10-23T18:32:50-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: , , , , , |

Update: You can view our blog post wrap-up of The Special Event 2011 here.

Printing Onsite – what gear to use?

2026-10-23T18:32:43-07:00By |Categories: Photography & Industry Perspective|Tags: , , , , , , |

We get asked a lot about onsite printing, and at several presentations I’ve given in the past the first question is almost inevitably “what gear do you use?”  Of course photographers are often very interested in gear, and ever since the advent of digital and the advances in technology in general, the gear seems to change at an ever faster rate.  Since it’s important to […]

Fort Mason Center Picnic

2026-10-23T18:33:34-07:00By |Categories: Conferences and Special Events|Tags: , , , , |


We had a blast  at the “Summer Picnic” industry event for our friends at Fort Mason Center in the old Firehouse. Kara’s Cupcakes, Best Beverage Catering, Classic Party Rentals, Winery Collective, Global Gourmet Catering, McCalls Catering & Events, Beautifull, and Fingersnaps were all there to partake in the picnic splendor […]

ISES Napa-Sonoma Chapter Annual Awards Dinner photos

2026-10-23T18:33:40-07:00By |Categories: Conferences and Special Events|Tags: , , , , , , |

We had a great time shooting the ISES Napa-Sonoma Chapter Annual Awards Dinner which was held at the Vintners Golf Club in Yountville. It was a perfect day and the golf tournament that kicked off the event was a lot of fun with several holes in one being sunk.  The new board was sworn in and various awards were given out and we are so honored […]

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