AShapiro Studios – Commercial Event Photography

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

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

    William Grant Western Region 2016 Annual Meeting Kickoff Dinner [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] [linkedin_share style=”none”] 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…

  • Seattle Corporate Event Photography: Macho Libre 2016

    Seattle Corporate Event Photography: Macho Libre 2016

    As an event photographer, one of the major uses of my images is to help producers grow their program.  It’s great when I get to watch that happen. Back in 2015, Macho Libre started as an idea for Cinco de Mayo – a Lucha Libre wrestling match with cigars and drink specials.  Turn out was…

  • Seattle Corporate Event Photography: Tasting In The Dark with Coppola Wines

    Seattle Corporate Event Photography: Tasting In The Dark with Coppola Wines

    Last night is a great example of why I love being a corporate event photographer. Start-up companies sometimes use something called “Blue Sky Thinking.”  Shortly, it means that you have no limits.  Think as grandiose as you’d like – no time, budget or operational restrictions.  When someone is given that ability, it’s amazing what they…

  • Seattle Corporate Event Photography: Hyundai Hope on Wheels at Seattle Children’s Hospital

    Seattle Corporate Event Photography: Hyundai Hope on Wheels at Seattle Children’s Hospital

    Sometimes.  Sometimes I get to be a part of an event that really just feels good.  Last week one one of those times. As part of their corporate giving, Hyundai (yes, the Korean car maker) has established the Hope On Wheels program to benefit Pediatric Cancer Research.  Since 1998, the program has donated over $100M,…

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup Event Photography – Part 8: Phoenix

    CONCACAF Gold Cup Event Photography – Part 8: Phoenix

    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…

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup Event Photography – Part 7: Chicago

    CONCACAF Gold Cup Event Photography – Part 7: Chicago

    Everything that Dallas was – slow, away from the action, small stadium, etc – Chicago was exactly the opposite The Chicago event was outside a sold-out Soldier Field. Still no press credentials so we couldn’t shoot any of the game play, but a very busy footprint made for a very fun day. This is a…

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup Event Photography – Part 6: Dallas

    CONCACAF Gold Cup Event Photography – Part 6: Dallas

    Not every shoot goes according to plan. You can prepare, and plan, and it’s always the thing you weren’t expecting that will come up to bite you. Like I mentioned in Part 4, even tho this blog series is called “Shooting the CONCACAF Gold Cup,” Dallas – the 3rd shoot in the run – is…

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup Event Photography – Part 5: Data Management

    CONCACAF Gold Cup Event Photography – Part 5: Data Management

    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.…

  • Seattle Event Photography: Whisk(e)y Week Kick-Off with Beam Suntory at Palace Ballroom

    Seattle Event Photography: Whisk(e)y Week Kick-Off with Beam Suntory at Palace Ballroom

    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…

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup Event Photography – Part 4: Houston

    CONCACAF Gold Cup Event Photography – Part 4: Houston

    Less than a month. From the first call, it was less than a month until the first shoot in Houston. In Part 1 of the series I talked about getting the call, then spent Part 2 planning the trip and Part 3 planning the equipment – now it’s time to shoot! I just want everything…