So this was the first BART train of the morning which means we’re up way too early, but when you’re shooting on location, you have to account for potential delays, So hence the 4am hour at the BART station. At least it’s nice and peaceful…

So it’s been super busy of late.  With all the talk about the economic downturn we’ve started to see some effects such as events being cancelled or pushed back but at the same time we’ve been incredibly busy and hence the lack of updates to our blog recently.  I’m off to shoot on location in Minneapolis this week but had to post a couple shots from this weekend.

I worked with Esra Oktar on Jenn & Derek’s wedding in Sausalito on Saturday and they were such a great couple.  Jenn was totally styling in her dress, Manolos and veil and we took a quick stroll around the church to grab a few portraits.  This was at “Three Gates” just around the corner…
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So we shot another Do-ers Profile for the Nob Hill Gazette and it’s published in the current issue.   As it says in the print version, in the photo are:

Michael Barcun, co-chair of the Museum of Performance & Design’s Song & Dance Gala, A Celebration of Carol Channing on September 26 at the Fairmont Hotel. Michael’s sport jacket is courtesy of Wilkes Bashford.

Lynn Lubbock, co-chair of the Bay Area Arthritis Auxiliary’s 2008 Wilkes Bashford Fashion Show on October 2 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel. Lynn’s outfit is courtesy of Wilkes Bashford.

Full details on the shoot: Photographer: Gene X Hwang / Orange Photography; Photography assistant: Myleen Hollero / Orange Photography; Hair stylist: Monica Flentge of 77 Maiden Lane Salon & Spa; Makeup artist: Janina Macapinlac of 77 Maiden Lane Salon & Spa; Location: Wilkes Bashford.

We also shot the next cover for the October issue so keep an eye out for that as well!

Here’s a little clip of our extremely popular live projection/feed that we can pair up with our photo booth photography.  This was during Macy’s Passport in San Francisco last week and you can see the images being shot shown on the plasma screens pretty quickly after the shot.  The files are transferred wirelessly to a computer that then displays the shots.  We’ve done this with LCD projectors too but the plasma is also a popular option.  This works great for holiday parties as well and we often can do one photo station with the live feed and a separate one where we can print off photos for the guests.  A real hit and a great way to further your brand or experience!

You can view all the photos from the event here!

Recently I have been doing some test shoots with local models. I have so much fun with these, scouting around and shooting on-location, and they tend to turn into mini adventures. Here are a couple from a recent portrait session with Gabriela, at sunset in Bernal Heights. Thanks much to Myleen for the help and providing very important sparks for the sparklers.

Here’s Myleen standing in while we were setting up the lighting for a cover shoot for the Nob Hill Gazette.  It was at Harry Denton’s Starlight Room where we’ve shot many events before and did portraits of Harry years ago.  It’s a pretty nice spot and during the day you get a totally different view of the city.  This shot kinda reminded me of some Jill Greenberg shots since she’s been all over the internet lately for the McCain comments she made about her shoot for Atlantic Monthly.  Luckily this was a strictly non-political photoshoot!

We’ve been incredibly busy so we apologize for the delay in updating our blog.

Anyhow, this past weekend one of the many shoots we had was for the Chabot Space and Science Center which was having their 125th Anniversary Gala.  There were many luminaries there (no pun intended) including Bill Nye the science guy who unsuccessfully showed the impact of global warming (doh!) but otherwise thrilled the crowd.  Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums was also in attendance and we also had a green screen photo booth where Marti the Martian proved to be a popular companion for the prints we made on-site!