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 […]
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 […]
About 15 years ago, bowling saw a huge rebirth. The Big Lebowski had just come out, there were 24 hour bowling alleys… and then things started to decline. Real estate developers realized the land under these bowling alleys was worth much more than the pines and lanes that sat on them, and long-standing bowling alleys […]
Sometimes an event shoot is working the inside of a blank room with 50 people in the same clothes looking at Powerpoint, and sometimes an event shoot is people sliding around on ice. Yesterday’s shoot for Hendrick’s Gin was the later! Hendrick’s Gin National Ambassador, Mark Stoddard, is in Seattle this week talking to gin-lovers […]
Large, tall rooms with dark ceilings. Dark clothing. Fast-paced. This was a fun one to shoot! Last night at The Ruins, an exclusive private events venue and supper club in Seattle, bartenders, media and other liquor-industry trade were joined by global and regional ambassadors and Master Distiller Leslie Gracie – Founder of Hendrick’s Gin – […]
While the Caribbean does have many local products, much is imported. Partly due to the cost of transportation and partly because of the low-volume need, the cost of living can be very expensive in the islands. One area that does not carry a premium is in locally produced beverages. Time for a drink! Distilled spirits […]
Over last weekend, June 15-16, AShapiro Studios had the opportunity to photograph Portland Pride for Absolut Vodka – and we had an absolute blast! (pardon the pun 😉 This was the 3rd year shooting Pride in Portland for Absolut and although it was smaller than previous years there were some great new additions – like […]