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 […]
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. […]
I get lots of questions about my photography. I like answering them. The #1 place people look at my photos are on their phones (websites, social media, etc), and the #1 tool I use to show people my photos (in person) is my phone. The #1 question I get about the photos is “Did you […]
Along with still photography of the event, we also worked with the Snoqualmie Casino to produce an event recap sizzle film of the 2014 Washington Cigar and Spirits Festival. All footage was shot on a Panasonic AC-90, with audio captured using a Sennheiser EW112P wireless lav and Rode NTG-2 shotgun mic. Light was either ambient […]
I was at a photography industry event recently and brought along my newest camera (the Panasonic GX7 which I still need to write about). It was an informal, social gathering and I was helping the social media efforts of the group, so I pulled it out to snap a couple pics. One of the other […]
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 […]
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, […]