by Julian | Jul 13, 2022 | CONFERENCES
Conference photography doesn’t have to be boring As live events return in force conference centres are filling up and conference photographers and videographers are busier than ever. These past few months it seems that every event that was delayed or cancelled... 
by Julian | Mar 10, 2020 | CONFERENCES, EVENTS, FREELANCERS, TIPS, TRADESHOWS, VR
Today I’ve been invited to speak as a guest with Sue Smith for a show on the gig economy that will air on the national broadcaster in Canada (CBC), and as I prepared my notes for the show I started thinking about the impact of the coronavirus COVID-19 will have on... 
by Julian | Jun 16, 2019 | CONFERENCES
A recent trend in company town halls and employee meetings is presenting in the round, where the stage is set in the middle of the conference room flanked by audience members (usually split into four sections). In the spirit of lessening the distance between the... 
by Julian | Oct 6, 2018 | CONFERENCES, EVENTS, FOR CLIENTS
At a recent conference I was covering, during a break between sessions one of the organizers stood up and introduced The Human Search Engine to the audience: an opportunity for anyone in attendance to take the mic and give a one minute pitch on what they are working... 
by Julian | Sep 28, 2018 | CONFERENCES, EVENTS, FOR CLIENTS, FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
Conference planners (and the event companies that often interface for them and manage the local suppliers) often book photo/video teams well in advance of their conference, and usually long before the agenda for the event is finalized. The upside of this practice for... 
by Julian | Sep 18, 2018 | CONFERENCES, EVENTS, FOR CLIENTS
Everything happens faster now. Event photography has always been a bit like the fast food business with a need to deliver fresh photos quickly, but today it is more like Netflix where clients expect to have a steady stream of images on demand, delivered almost...
