Four hour event coverage
One photographer, candids, speakers, and details, with a same night preview gallery.
Covering Chicago events since 2013
Photos your comms team can use tomorrow morning
We shoot conferences, galas, and awards nights, then send a preview gallery the same night so your team can post before the buzz dies.
13 yrsshooting events
900+events covered
Same nightpreview gallery
3 daysfull delivery
Coverage options
One shooter, or a team across three rooms
Multi day conferences are quoted per shooter per day with a volume rate.
Full day conference coverage
Eight hours with one photographer covering keynotes, breakouts, and networking.
Second and third photographer
Added shooters for concurrent sessions, step and repeat, and dinner service.
On site headshot station
Lit backdrop with an operator, delivering retouched headshots to attendees within 48 hours.
Step and repeat red carpet
Dedicated arrivals photographer with instant tethered previews for guests.
Same night rush edit
Twenty five fully edited images delivered by midnight for press and morning social.
About the team
Five shooters who know how a run of show works
Owen Fitzgerald started shooting nonprofit galas in 2013 and built a team of five who now cover conferences across the Midwest. We read the run of show before we arrive, we know that the check presentation matters more than the salad course, and we stay out of the sightlines. Marketing teams keep booking us because the gallery lands while the event is still news.
•Preview gallery of 30 to 50 images the same night, every time
•Full delivery in three business days, edited and captioned
•We read your run of show and build a shot list around your must haves
•Backup bodies, backup cards, and dual card recording on every camera
Reviews
From event and comms teams
“Our board chair posted photos from the gala before he got home. That has never happened with any other photographer we hired.”
Denise F., Nonprofit development director
“Three concurrent breakout tracks, three shooters, and every speaker got usable frames. The shot list they built was better than ours.”
Aaron P., Conference producer, Rosemont
“The headshot station cleared 140 attendees in six hours and people are still using those on LinkedIn.”
Lila M., Corporate marketing, Oak Brook
FAQ
Booking event coverage
How soon do we get the photos?
A preview gallery of thirty to fifty images goes out the same night, usually within three hours of the event ending. The full edited set lands within three business days. If you need press ready images before midnight, the rush edit add on covers that.
How many photographers do we need?
One shooter covers a single room event of up to about 300 people. Add a second when there are concurrent sessions, a separate reception, a step and repeat, or a room over 500. We will tell you honestly if one is enough, since overselling shooters is easy and obvious.
What if the venue is dark?
Ballrooms and theaters are usually dim on purpose, which is fine. We shoot fast lenses at high ISO and use bounced flash only where it will not disrupt a program. For award presentations we position for the stage wash rather than blasting the podium and ruining the mood in the room.
Who owns the images and how can we use them?
You receive an unlimited license for your organization's use, covering web, social, print, press, and internal materials, with no expiration. We keep copyright and may use selected frames in our own portfolio unless your event is confidential, in which case we sign whatever your legal team needs.
Contact
Send us your date
Give us the date, venue, headcount, and run of show if you have one. We will confirm availability and send a firm quote within a business day.
Phone(312) 555-0198
Address1740 West Hubbard Street, Suite 5, Chicago, IL 60622, Chicago, Illinois
HoursMon to Fri 9am to 6pm, event coverage nights and weekends
AreaChicago, Evanston, Oak Brook, Rosemont, Naperville, plus national travel