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 […]
Hot. Too Hot. When the call first came in (which I talked about in Part 1 of this series), I remember one of the thoughts that went through my head was about the heat. Houston, Dallas, Chicago, Phoenix, NJ, Atlanta and Philadelphia… in July. In Houston, Thunderstorms cooled things off right at the peak of […]
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 […]
I’ve said the words many times. I’ve heard many-a-person say the same. “I’m A Planner.” Well, I think everyone is a planner… to different degrees. Sometimes when I talk about my travel and event photography work, I see a lot of gaping mouths and a lot of ‘wow’ comments; the same as when I watch […]
I don’t know how they got my name initially. I wish I did. Octagon is a Sports, Music and Entertainment Marketing company based in Connecticut, with 68 offices spread around the world. Their team in Chicago, among other things, manages their Allstate Insurance business and their sponsorship of soccer events throughout the US. I first […]
What do I do? How do I help my clients? There are many other photographers – what does AShapiro Studios do differently? Short answer: We help event producers show value to people that spend money. That could be the sponsor of an event, a company’s customer or client, the people that attend an event, and […]
With the launch of new versions of software come change. Sometimes the change is good, sometimes bad, and sometimes it just gets in your way. Along with the launch of iOS 8 today, the new operating system for iPhones and iPads, there’s a new feature that I could see some people really liking, but for […]
You may or may not know; in addition to being a commercial and event photographer and corporate film-maker, I also own a Photo Booth company (PartyBoothNW – also on Facebook) and am a whisk(e)y educator, blogger and podcast producer. Sometimes I cross-pollinate a little and get to take photos for one of these other ventures. […]
Today’s real estate market in Seattle is brisk. There’s very little inventory available; houses don’t stay on the market very long. I’ve been working with Cynthia and Mack – a husband and wife team with Nice Seattle Homes – to photograph their real estate listings, and today’s was a treat. Seattle may not have homes […]