Choosing a photographer - Why Bay Area Event Photography?

All successful events build a human experience around a theme or branding. Bay Area Event Photography is raising the bar on event photography by capturing the human experience around that theme or branding through World Class photojournalism. With World Class photography of your event, you can sustain your presence with customers through great moments around your brand. Bay Area Event Photography is your one-stop full service organization for all forms of photography. Here is a quick visual illustration of what we bring to the table:

Are not all photographers the same?

Emphatically No! Photography is a skill-set, not a commodity. The vast difference between photographers is technical know-how, perspective with experience, and having the right equipment on-hand. These three fundamentals allow your photographer to successfully execute great images in every situation.

How is Bay Area Event Photography Different?

Bay Area Event Photography staff use multiple cameras, multiple lenses, and multiple lighting techniques on every job. The result is a HUGE difference that makes our work an order of magnitude greater than the competition. It is effectively like having three photographers onsite instead of one.

Unfortunately, the event photography field is dominated with mediocre players. What we see on a daily basis is 99% of event photographers using one camera, one lens, and a flash mounted on top of the camera. Remember, this is one setup, with one look, and a mediocre one at best. The resulting images tend to look no different than what amateurs create with little point-and-shoot pocket cameras.

The best event photographers will use multiple cameras, multiple lenses, and different lighting techniques to capture a wide range of images. To drive this point home, here are two photos take by two photographers at the same event, one using the prefered off-camera lighting, the other with a flash on the camera.

What you see with the off camera lighting, is a natural image with depth. The other image looks flat and dark, like something an amateur shot with a point-and-shoot camera. Having a flash on-camera is detrimental to the work, but used by 99% of event photographers in the field. Using appropriate off-camera lighting on every job, is one major advantage Bay Area Event Photography has over the competition.

With all the equipment on-hand and extensive repertoire of techniques, Bay Area Event Photography is able to consistently delivery the highest quality images at every event. Our specialty is bringing World Class photojournalism to the table, with consistent images that you typically see in the New York Times, Washington Post, and other national press organizations.

Post Production - What you should be receiving in all photography

All photography services, whether film or digital have two components - onsite production and afterwards, the post-production. When the event is over, the job is literally half done. Be wary of the photographer that flips images at the end of the event! This is the second greatest Sin perpetrated by mediocre photographers (The first greatest Sin is using a flash on top of the camera!).

Post-production editing and imaging is a critical component to photography, many times left out of corporate event work. What would Ansel Adams be without his darkroom techniques? When Bay Area Event Photography shoots, the job is not over. Our operations team perform complete digital imaging in order to deliver to you the highest quality set of images. This is what separates the real professionals from the rest of the competition. No assignment is ever complete without this process. True to form, Bay Area Event Photography always delivers a complete set of edited, imaged photographs that represent the best of your event.

Your ROI Advantage

Are your investment dollars in photography services at risk? Yes, when your photographers cannot provide consistent World Class work. When you buy photography, having confidence in your purchase starts with knowing your team and track record. Bay Area Event Photography can demonstrate a proven track history of World Class images.

Remember, when the show ends, only the images remain. Having World Class images of past successes, lends itself to future business. You leverage BAEP's vast experience and talent with portfolio images for your next sale. Creating Portfolio images is BAEP's greatest concern, which is all about enhancing your bottom line. Whether you take delivery via the web or in print, you can trust your photography will be of World Class excellence.

When you have a moment, please visit our gallery of Featured Portfolios that exemplify World Class Photography.