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Seattle Event Photography: William Grant Western Region 2016 Annual Meeting Kickoff Dinner

Managers from William Grant's Western Division along with senior company leadership, distributor partners and brand ambassadors joined at the Newcastle Golf Club outside Seattle for a kick-off dinner prior to company meetings in early July, 2016. Along with custom cocktails using the company's brands, the group enjoyed spectacular views and comradery. Seattle Corporate Event Photography ©2016 Ari Shapiro - AShapiroStudios.com

William Grant Western Region 2016 Annual Meeting Kickoff Dinner     Inside and Outside.  Bright sunlight to darkly lit rooms.  People, action, product, landscape, architectural – event photography can be any of those, but sometimes – sometimes – it’s all of those. 75 people from 28 states, plus the regional leadership from the company’s office […]

CONCACAF Gold Cup Event Photography – Part 5: Data Management

With gigs and gigs of data from 9 event photography shoots in 7 cities in less than a month, how do I manage the workflow to make sure I don't loose images? Event Photography ©2015 Ari Shapiro - AShapiroStudios.com

7 Cities. 9 Events. Still Photography and Video. Gigs, and gigs, and gigs of data.  As I write this, we’re barely over half-way through this run of 9 shoots, and – including the transcoded and rendered video files – we’re already over 1 TB of data.  How to manage it all is a big question. […]

Making The Shot: Skagen Watch

Making The Shot: Skagen Watch. Commercial Photography by Ari Shapiro - AShapiro Studios

I saw it – I loved it – I wanted to take a picture of it.  The mesh strap, the carbon fiber background, the small pops of color on this Skagen Watch…  Yeah, let’s do this. First, let’s talk set-up.  I really wanted to go minimal on this one.  1 light, no special equipment, kitchen […]

The iPhone 5s Cometh

Apple's iPhone 5s features Touch ID - a fingerprint reader to replace entering a passcode

Yes, it’s true, I’m an Apple fanboy.  It’s a badge I wear with pride.  Having been born in Northern California and living in Cupertino for 8-ish years, I remember the day my elementary school received a gift of 10 Apple IIe computers from the parents of one of my schoolmates who worked for the small, […]