A few weeks ago, I had the chance to photograph a local event with entrepreneurs from Detroit, who had traveled to Grand Rapids to visit with other “makers” in the area. There were talks and hands-on interaction; a lot of which I’m used to with corporate events. But there was
Whether you are growing an event photography business or just enjoy capturing family functions, there are some important tips that can help you to get the most out of the day. Event photography is not easy at first. The venues change, the lighting can be gorgeous one minute and dark
An organization recently asked me to do event photography for a high-profile fundraising event. I accepted, despite never having done it before. It went quite well. Here’s how I went about doing it the first time out. “Can you take some photographs for us?” The Development Director of a large
About 80% of my workload has to do with photographing corporate events. These can range from a speaking event to a social, happy hour event, but one thing is clear — there are five “must-take” photographs for every event I shoot. 1) The speaker One of the most important shots
Photographing events can be very fun. You feel the energy of the event, everyone around you is laughing and smiling, and people are generally having a good time. Photographing events has led to some of my favorite photography experiences, but they certainly weren’t the easiest gigs. Things move fast when
(Editor’s Note: We welcome this guest post from Bert McLendon. After a long career in the video game industry, Bert used his skillset to build his company, McLendon Photography, and services some of the biggest brands like Dell, Facebook, Google, Indeed, 3M, Dropbox, Atlassian, EA, Freightliner and more. He is
This is the first article in a four-part series discussing the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II. In future articles, I’ll discuss using the camera for landscapes, portraiture and advertising. Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to win an Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, and I’ve since made it my camera
