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 […]
Don’tcha love it when people say “The fun thing about…”? Like there’s only 1 fun thing about what they’re talking about. Yeah, no – too black and white. Being an event photographer is just fun! The places, the events, the energy, and of course – the people. Shooting events in the liquor industry? Those are […]
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 […]
It just keeps getting better. The Washington Cigar and Spirits Festival is exactly what guests of the event hope it will be. Like a certain fruit-named computer company from Cupertino, CA, the guests don’t even know they want it until they see it, and then they realize that this year was the best yet, and […]
Every once in a while I have the pleasure of shooting an event that is not only fun, and (what I think is) a well produced event, but also very challenging to shoot. Last night’s shoot for The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch Whisky at Georgetown Ballroom was one of those events! The Balvenie is only […]
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. […]