Questions

The whole program, start to finish.

Yes. Highlights go out the same day, or straight to your team as the program runs. If your social lead needs something at lunch, that's fine.

A private gallery at full resolution.

Most of my work is within an hour of home, so a 6:30 load-in is a drive and there's no flight into Dulles to go wrong. It also means I know the rooms. I've already photographed events in a lot of DC venues.

Not inside the DC metro.

Before the doors open, so I get the room dressed and empty.

Both, and they're different jobs. The program needs the speaker, the honoree and the moment the number is announced. The party needs the dance floor. I plan the night so I'm in the right place for each.

Yes. I note sponsor moments on the run of show and deliver them as a separate set for your sponsorship lead.

Highlights the same day if you ask for them. The full gallery usually in one to two weeks.

You're hiring me for the photographs. The people in them still own their own faces. For the everyday uses, the recap, your social posts, the newsletter, the press, your own walls, a sign at the door saying photography is happening is the normal practice. If you want a specific person on a billboard, a mailer or a paid ad, that person has to agree to it in writing. That part sits with you as the client, the same as it would with any photographer, and it's worth deciding before the shoot so we can plan those frames.

A company gathered people and there was no program. Holiday parties, mixers, product launches, team days, networking evenings, a night at the rink. If a program runs it, it's a conference; if a cause runs it, it's a gala.

Not when it's done quietly. I work available light where I can and stay out of the room's way.

Yes, and that's usually why a company books this. Your careers page ends up with your own people on it.

Highlights when you need them. The full set usually in one to two weeks.

You're hiring me for the photographs. The people in them still own their own faces. For the everyday uses, the recap, your social posts, the newsletter, the press, your own walls, a sign at the door saying photography is happening is the normal practice. If you want a specific person on a billboard, a mailer or a paid ad, that person has to agree to it in writing. That part sits with you as the client, the same as it would with any photographer, and it's worth deciding before the shoot so we can plan those frames.

No. The studio comes to you. While I prefer more dynamic live backgrounds, a conference room, a corner of the floor or a coworking lounge all work.

It depends on how many people and how long I'm on site. I can usually get 30 people completed in an hour.

A retouched frame of their own, consistent with everyone else photographed that day.

Whatever they'd wear to meet a client. What to wear for corporate portraits has the detail.

Wherever the portrait is going to be used from. Your office, a room that says something about the work, or a studio setup I bring with me. The location is part of the picture, so we choose it together.

An hour or two.

A short set of retouched frames, chosen with you. Usually three to six.

Yes. A speaker needs a frame for the slide and one for the program. A founder needs one for the announcement and one for the site. We plan the set around where it's going.

No. Empty rooms photograph best, and I work the gaps between your bookings.

Half a day for a single venue. Longer for a larger property, or when you want both day and evening light.

Both, and they sell differently. Empty shows a planner the room; in use shows them what their event will feel like.

You're hiring me for the photographs. The people in them still own their own faces. For the everyday uses, the recap, your social posts, the newsletter, the press, your own walls, a sign at the door saying photography is happening is the normal practice. If you want a specific person on a billboard, a mailer or a paid ad, that person has to agree to it in writing. That part sits with you as the client, the same as it would with any photographer, and it's worth deciding before the shoot so we can plan those frames.

On site, usually. A plate photographed in the restaurant's own light, on its own table, sells the restaurant as well as the dish. A bottle on a seamless can be done anywhere, including your back room.

It depends on the dishes and the angles. Send me the list.

For food, your kitchen plates it and I photograph it as it comes out. If you want it styled, bring your stylist and I'll work with them. For product, a clean sample and the packaging is enough.

Everything a company needs that isn't an event: the team at work, the building, the details, the process, the things you sell. A half day usually covers a website's worth.

Yes, and it's the efficient way to do it. Portraits in the morning, the office and the work in the afternoon, one day on site.

You're hiring me for the photographs. The people in them still own their own faces. For the everyday uses, the recap, your social posts, the newsletter, the press, your own walls, a sign at the door saying photography is happening is the normal practice. If you want a specific person on a billboard, a mailer or a paid ad, that person has to agree to it in writing. That part sits with you as the client, the same as it would with any photographer, and it's worth deciding before the shoot so we can plan those frames.