Bay Area Event Photography performs a wide variety of services for Corporate events, Tradeshows, Press programs, Social events, and a whole lot more. 

Our rates begin at $500 and up for events, with discounts available for qualified community charitiable organizations. Given the wide variety of client requirements for our photography services, we ask that you contact us with your event plans so that we can provide an accurate quote for your photography services. 

Click <HERE> to receive a quote for your upcoming event.  Or for a quote over the phone, please call us at 1-877-FOTO-OPS (1-877-368-6677).
 
 
Photography Services and Post Production
 
Bay Area Event Photography provides a wide range of photography services. Our multi-faceted services cover both reactive photojournalism, and pro-active creative photography, typically for on-spec advertising.

Reactive photojournalism can best be described as capturing the human experience in a larger context. These images represent World Class photojournalism, as seen in the New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, and other national level news press services. Many of the portfolios presented on the home page clearly demonstrate our capability of creating World Class images, capturing the human experience. Typical work includes corporate conventions, conferences, tradeshows, social evenings, and press assignments.

Proactive Creative Photography can best be described as production studio photography. This level of production usually involves creative agencies, set crews, digital assistants, animal trainers, actors, agents, handlers, and of course, the photographer. Studio production can cover any location, depending on the customer's creative requirements, across North America.

The second half our services, the quiet part, is post-production imaging. All client work is put through retouching, whether minimalist adjustments for press, or full-on image retouching for creative and stock photography requirements. This key ingredient brings out the life in every photo we deliver.
 

Every photography service contains two components - on-site photography and post-production image editing. The post-production service is bundled with the level of service purchased, and defined as Tier 3, Tier 2 or Tier 1.

The graph on the right illustrates the amount of time spent per image for each Tier level.
 
Tier 3 - Editorial Imaging
Imaging is limited to cropping, color, highlights, shadows and contrast adjustments on the photo as a whole. This fits with ethics requirements for press release and editorial use. This imaging is based on industry standards of "darkroom techniques" employed with film processing. These techniques include color correction, shadow and highlight adjustments, contrast, dodging, burning, etc. No content editing is allowed for these images.
 
Tier 2 - Corporate Communications
More latitude is given in retouching, from Tier 3, to edit the content within the image. These techniques include object removal, color replacement, skin and facial blemish removal, etc. These images are referred to, as "illustrations" in the press industry.
 
Tier 1 - Stock Photography Imaging
Tier 1 imaging is the most intense, in terms of graphic editing, and time commitment. This level of imaging is based on imaging rules created by Getty Images, the world's largest stock agency. The time spent editing an image is, at least, one order of magnitude higher than Tier 2 imaging. The time chart, in figure 1, gives you an idea of how much more effort and time it takes to create "Getty Ready" images.
 
 
Usage Pricing of Photography Services
 
Usage, as it is known in the industry, is broken down into three categories - Editorial, Promotional, and Full Commercial. You will see these pricing models match each type of photography service described below. Editorial usage is part of the Standard Services Pricing. Promotional usage is part of the Premium Services Pricing. Full Commercial is a purchase of Premium Service plus a purchase of an exclusive usage period for unlimited commercial usage. The following three sections describe the levels of service and matching usage.
 
Editorial Usage (Standard Services Pricing)
Photography is used for the purposes of press releases, newspapers, internal documentation, and personal use. Other than for press, images are NOT allowed to be displayed or published on the Web, since this constitutes an uncontrolled release of the image. Typical assignments are corporate press programs, daily or weekly newspapers, social evening events, and personal events.
 
Promotional Usage (Premium Services Pricing)
Photography for these purposes include the Editorial usage, but also may be used in promotional materials related to the event or event services. Clients typically use these images for a web portfolio or case study of the event, but in a promotional manner. The most common printed form has been the incorporation of images into the next year's program guide and attendee materials.
 
Full Commercial Usage (Premium Services plus Commercial Pricing)
Full Commercial Usage is the next step above Promotional Usage. This is where images have either been created strictly for a commercial use, or are published out of the context of the event. An example of unrelated usage would be to use event images for selling baby diapers, cigars, or automobiles. With Commercial Usage, you receive full usage rights to the photos for any and all purposes. The offering of full commercial usage comes in two forms based on time:
 
1) 2-year exclusive usage. You receive usage for a full two years from the calendar date of the event, at a cost of 0.25 times the quoted rate for Production and Post Production costs found in the contract, "Event Services Quote".
 
2) Purchase Pricing - Lifetime exclusive usage. This is effectively a "buyout" of the images created for you. You receive exclusive lifetime usage rights, at a cost of 1.0 times the quoted rate for Production and Post Production costs found in the contract, "Event Services Quote". We retain copyright ownership and limit our usage to portfolio display.
 
 
Choosing Your Level of Service and Pricing
 
The following three sections describe the normal work Bay Area Event Photography provides for customers. You will most likely find your work covered in one of these scenarios. If you have any questions, please give us a call and we will help you determine your level of service.
 
Typical Standard Services pricing assignments:
Press Assignments for newspapers, magazines, newsletters,
Corporate ID and Press releases,
Social and Charitable events for attendees to have photos,
Personal Travel and Group Travel Entourage, for personal use,
Personal events, again, for personal use,
Graduation/Commencement ceremonies.
 
This level of service is typical for editorial usage and/or personal use. These images are for in-house use, personal prints, etc., and may not be used for promotional or commercial usage of any kind. These images may NOT be displayed on the Internet because this would constitute an uncontrolled release of the image.
 
Typical Premium Services pricing assignments:
Corporate Conventions, Conferences, Tradeshows, where images are used to promote next year's event,
Show productions and performances, where images are used for promotion, in print and web display,
Corporate ID Promotional Campaigns, such as showing busy attendees around a brand, again for use in promotional materials around the event.
 
This level of service is purchased so images can be used in promotional materials, as related to the event or event services. Images are created photo journalistically.
 
Typical Premium Services plus Commercial Usage Pricing.
In-studio Full Production Commercial Creative,
On-site Full Production Commercial Creative,
Executive Portraits,
Tradeshow Booth Architectural Stills.
 
These images are created specifically for commercial usage, and "On Spec", as defined by the Client or Art Director. These services are billed at the Premium Services rate plus the applicable Full Commercial Usage rate.
 

 

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